Temple Owls (13-9) vs. Central Florida Knights (13-7)
January 28, 2023 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: Central Florida Knights -6.5 / Temple Owls +6.5; Over/Under: +130
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The Temple Owls and UCF Knights meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Addition Financial Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Temple Owls Betting Preview
The Temple Owls are averaging 69.1 points on 41.9 percent shooting and allowing 68 points on 41.8 percent shooting. Khalif Battle is averaging 17.4 points and 3.6 rebounds, while Damian Dunn is averaging 15.2 points and 3.8 rebounds. Jamille Reynolds is the third double-digit scorer and Zach Hicks is grabbing 4.9 rebounds. The Temple Owls are shooting 31.3 percent from beyond the arc and 77.4 percent from the free throw line. The Temple Owls are allowing 30.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.6 rebounds per game.
The UCF Knights Betting Preview
The UCF Knights are averaging 72.1 points on 43 percent shooting and allowing 65.4 points on 40.6 percent shooting. Taylor Hendricks is averaging 14.4 points and 1.6 assists, while CJ Kelly is averaging 12.6 points and 4 rebounds. Ithiel Horton is the third double-digit scorer and Darius Johnson is grabbing 2.9 rebounds. The UCF Knights are shooting 36.1 percent from beyond the arc and 76.8 percent from the free throw line. The UCF Knights are allowing 31.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.9 rebounds per game.
Temple vs UCF Trends
The Owls are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Knights are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 Saturday games. The under is 9-4 in Owls last 13 overall. The over is 4-1 in Knights last 5 overall.
Randy’s Free Pick
UCF is the better team and should have an even bigger edge at home. However, Temple isn’t a tam you just throw a bunch of free points to, as this team gets after it defensively. Temple loses on the road by an average of just 2.8 points and wins in the underdog role by an average of 1.1 points. Give me the buckets with Temple.
