In the American Athletic Conference, the Temple Owls will take on the Florida Atlantic Owls. The Temple Owls are having a horrific season, with just 8 wins in 24 games on the season. Temple ranks 14th in the conference. They have dropped nine straight games, including a home loss to Charlotte on Sunday.
For Florida Atlantic, they are ranked 24th in the most recent Associated Press Top 25 poll. They are coming off an overtime win on the road at Wichita State. Florida Atlantic is 8-2 in their last 10 games, and currently second in conference standings.
The Florida Atlantic Owls are massive favorites in this game. They come into the game -18.5 at home over Temple.
Temple Going through Tough Times
Nothing has gone right for the Temple Owls. The last time Temple won a basketball game was January 7th over Wichita State. That ended up being their only win of the entire month of January. So far in February they have lost all three, and allowed 83 points per game in the process.
Temple cannot play a quick up and down style of game. The Owls are not great on the offensive end, with just 70.8 points per game. Temple ranks as one of the worst shooting teams in the nation, as they are making just 38.3% of their shots. The Owls are shooting 29.8% from three point range.
The top scorer for Temple this season has been Hysier Miller. Miller is one of three guys scoring double digits per game for the Owls. He is scoring 15.6 points per game. Temple is also getting 12.3 from Jahlil White and 12.2 from Jordan Riley.
Florida Atlantic Seeking Repeat
It was unexpected, but the Florida Atlantic Owls made a run to the NCAA Final Four a season ago. Dusty May was recognized as one of the best up and coming head basketball coaches in the country. Now, at 19-5 and 9-2 in the league, they look to make a repeat trip to the final four. The Owls trail South Florida by a game for the conference lead
Florida Atlantic is one of the best offensive teams in the nation. The Owls are scoring more than 83 points per game. They are making 48% of their shots, and nearly 9 three point baskets a game. Florida Atlantic is also one of the most unselfish teams in the country; dishing out 15 assists per game.
The top scorers for Florida Atlantic are Johnell Davis, Vladislav Goldin and Alijah Martin. Davis is up to 18.6 points per game, while Goldin and Martin are at 14.2 and 13.2 respectively.
Owls Top Owls; Florida Atlantic Wins Big
Florida Atlantic is going to win this game, and win it easily. The Temple Owls just cannot keep up with the home team here. Florida Atlantic is going to want to push the basketball, and by doing that will send Temple into a tailspin. When betting on this game, the Florida Atlantic Owls are the way to go. Take the home team, FAU -18.5 over the road team from Temple. Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your NCAA Basketball betting!
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