Temple vs Delaware 11/27/2021 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Delaware Blue Hens and the Temple Owls meet in college basketball action from the Liacouras Center on Saturday.

The Delaware Blue Hens will try to bounce back from an 81-74 loss at the hands of Oakland last time out. Ryan Allen leads the Blue Hens in scoring with 16.8 PPG while Dylan Painter has 14.7 PPG with team-highs of 7 RPG and 2 APG this season. Jameer Nelson Jr. has 12 PPg with 4.2 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Delaware up to this point in the season. As a team, Delaware is averaging 78 PPG on 49.1% shooting from the field, 33.3% from thre and 80.7% from the foul line while allowing 76.3 PPG on 45.2% from the field and 40.1% from three this season.

The Temple Owls will be looking to add to their 75-58 win over Elon last time out. Khalif Battle leads the Owls in scoring with 19.8 PPG as the lone double-digit scorer for the Owls while Damian Dunn has 9.8 PPG and Tai Strickland has 9.2 PPG. Nick Jourdain has a team-high 6.4 RPG and Jeremiah Williams has a team-high 4 APG. As a team, Temple is averaging 65.6 PPG on 41.2% shooting from the field, 32.3% from three and 67.3% from the foul line while allowing 68 PPG on 44.1% shooting from the field and 38.5% from three this season.

Delaware is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games as a road underdog and 1-5 ATS in their last 5 road games following three or more straight home games while the over is 8-0 in their last 8 games overall. Temple is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games as a home gavorite while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games as a home favorite.

I get the case to be made for Temple laying the points at home but although this is a battle-tested Temple team, I’m not liking what I’m seeing from the Owls early on this season. Dekaware hasn’t had the loaded up schedule that Temple has, but this is a talented Blue Hens team that can make life difficult for the Owls. Give me Delaware here.