Central Florida Knights (16-12) vs. Temple Owls (15-14)
March 2, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Temple Owls -1 / Central Florida Knights +1; Over/Under: +133
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The UCF Knights and Temple Owls meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Liacouras Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The UCF Knights Betting Preview
The UCF Knights are averaging 72.2 points on 42.9 percent shooting and allowing 65.7 points on 41.2 percent shooting. Taylor Hendricks is averaging 14.8 points and 1.4 assists, while CJ Kelly is averaging 12 points and 3.7 rebounds. Ithiel Horton is the third double-digit scorer and Darius Johnson is grabbing 3.2 rebounds. The UCF Knights are shooting 37 percent from beyond the arc and 76.5 percent from the free throw line. The UCF Knights are allowing 30.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.5 rebounds per game.
The Temple Owls Betting Preview
The Temple Owls are averaging 69.4 points on 42.3 percent shooting and allowing 69.8 points on 43 percent shooting. Khalif Battle is averaging 17.9 points and 3.6 rebounds, while Damian Dunn is averaging 14.3 points and 3.5 rebounds. Jamille Reynolds is the third double-digit scorer and Zach Hicks is grabbing 5.1 rebounds. The Temple Owls are shooting 33.1 percent from beyond the arc and 76.3 percent from the free throw line. The Temple Owls are allowing 32.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.9 rebounds per game.
UCF vs Temple Trends
The Knights are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up win. The Owls are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 Thursday games. The over is 7-2-1 in Knights last 10 overall. The over is 7-1 in Owls last 8 overall. The road team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Central Florida Knights have been the better team this season, and they’re comfortably playing the better ball right now. However, if there was a game for Temple to get back on track it would be at home on senior night with Kur Jongkuch and Ryan Sayers seeing their last home game. Give me the Owls in this toss up.
