Temple Owls (8-13) vs. Tulane Green Wave (12-9)
February 4, 2024 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: Tulane Green Wave -9.5; Over/Under: +152.5
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The Temple Owls will play the Tulane Green Wave in an AAC game on Sunday afternoon at the Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, Louisiana. Temple has lost six games in a row, while Tulane has lost four of their last five. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Temple vs Tulane prediction.
Temple Preview
The Temple Owls are 8-13 (1-7) this season after they lost to East Carolina in overtime by a score of 70-64 in their last game. Temple trailed 27-26 at halftime, but they were able to force overtime, before allowing 10 points in the overtime for the loss. The Owls shot 36.1% from the field and were -3 in rebounding margin in the game. Temple has lost six games in a row and they have scored 65 points or fewer in four of them. The Owls are scoring 70.1 points per game with 37.2 rebounds per game and 11.1 assists per game, while allowing 72.5 points against per game this year. Hysier Miller is averaging 16 points per game, 3.8 rebounds per game, and 4.4 assists per game. Temple is shooting 37.9% from the field, 72.3% on free throws, and 30.1% on three pointers this season.
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Tulane Preview
The Tulane Green Wave are 12-9 (3-6) this year after they lost to SMU by a score of 80-76 in their last game. Tulane trailed 38-32 at halftime, but they did score 44 points in the second half in the loss. The Green Wave shot 45.9% from the field and were -19 in rebounding margin in the game. Tulane lost to Charlotte by a score of 75-71 and UTSA by a score of 89-88 in the two games prior to SMU. The Green Wave are scoring 84.8 points per game with 33.1 rebounds per game and 14.6 assists per game, while giving up 79.3 points against per game this season. Kevin Cross is averaging 18 points per game, 7.7 rebounds per game, and 4.5 assists per game. Tulane is shooting 48.6% from the field, 73.3% on free throws, and 35.9% on three pointers this year.
Temple vs Tulane Betting Prediction
Both of these teams have struggled in recent games, but Temple is on a six game losing streak and will be on the road for this game. The Owls are only shooting 37.9% from the field, which is one of the lowest in the country, while Tulane is shooting 48.6% from the field. Tulane’s offense has been very dangerous this year, but their defense is allowing 79.3 points against per game. Tulane loves to get into high scoring games and I think the Temple offense will find some success here. Take the over in this game.
