Temple vs Delaware State 12/22/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Delaware State Hornets will travel to the Liacouras Center to take on the Temple Owls this Wednesday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The Delaware State Hornets lost their 8^th straight game and dropped to 2-10 on the season after being defeated by the Wagner Seahawks, 93-51, this past Monday. Delaware State struggled on both ends of the court against Wagner and had no chance of fighting back into the game after going into halftime trailing by a 56-20 margin. Delaware State shot just 34.9% from the field & 13.3% from beyond the arc while allowing Wagner to shoot 45.6% from the field & 42.9% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Hornets was D’Marco Baucum who had 15 points, 2 rebounds, & 2 assists.

On the season, Delaware State is averaging 62.8 ppg on 39.6% shooting from the field. The Hornets are averaging 5.8 three-pointers per game on 28.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Delaware State has been led by Myles Carter (14.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.4 spg), Dominik Fragala (13.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.0 spg), D’Marco Baucum (7.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg), & Chris Sodom (4.2 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 2.0 bpg).

Defensively, Delaware State is allowing their opponents to average 73.2 ppg on 41.5% shooting from the field. The Hornets have a rebound margin of -4.1 and a turnover margin of -1.4.

The Temple Owls lost their 2^nd straight game and dropped to 6-5 on the season after being defeated by the UCF Knights, 65-48, this past Wednesday. Temple led by a 19-18 margin at halftime, however, the defense had no answers for UCF in the 2^nd half and the Owls could not fight back after the Knights took a 41-27 lead with 11:14 left in regulation. Temple shot 26.8% from the field & 10.0% from beyond the arc while UCF shot 38.9% from the field & 31.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Owls was Jeremiah Williams who had 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, Temple is averaging 66.0 ppg on 39.9% shooting from the field. The Owls are averaging 5.3 three-pointers per game on 26.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Temple has been led by Khalif Battle (21.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.0 apg), Damian Dunn (13.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.4 spg), Jeremiah Williams (9.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 4.3 apg, 1.0 spg), & Tai Strickland (9.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg). Temple will be without Khalif Battle for the remainder of the season due to a foot injury.

Defensively, Temple is allowing their opponents to average 67.6 ppg on 40.7% shooting from the field. The Owls have a rebound margin of 2.5 and a turnover margin of -0.6.

The Hornets are 16-35 ATS in their last 51 road games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Owls are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a losing road record and just 3-8 ATS in their last 11 home games.

Delaware State is not a good basketball team as they come into this game ranked 322^nd in scoring offense & 284^th in scoring defense, however, it’s hard to trust a Temple team that has just looked lost offensively since losing Khalif Battle for the season. Temple ranks just 291^st in scoring offense & 321^st in FG% and although I think they have no trouble winning this game, as they failed to put up more than 50 points in either of their last two games, I think Delaware State will do enough with the large number of points to cover. Good Luck!