Drexel Dragons vs Temple Owls Prediction, 11/27/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Drexel Dragons vs Temple Owls

Date: Sunday, November 27, 2022

Location: Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Temple Owls (2-4) will try to defeat the Drexel Dragons (3-3) at Liacouras Center on Sunday.

The Drexel Dragons stepped onto the hardwood against Indiana State and took a loss by a final of 85-81 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Dragons finished with 15 while Indiana State recorded 15 personal fouls. They also made 7 out of their 23 attempts from distance. Indiana State finished shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 18 attempts. On top of that, Indiana State grabbed 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't have a block. Indiana State recorded 15 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. Concerning the defense, Drexel allowed the other team to shoot 55.2% from the field on 32 out of 58 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 27 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Dragons knocked down 10 of 15 tries for a rate of 66.7%. Drexel wrapped up the contest with a 52.6% FG percentage (30 of 57) and buried 11 of their 21 three-point shots.

Lamar Oden is one player who was a contributor for this contest. He scored 16 points on 6 out of 9 shooting. He was on the court for 32 minutes and collected 5 boards. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Drexel will play this contest with a win-loss record of 3-3 on the season. They are turning it over 11.0 times per game and as a group they commit 13.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Drexel is pulling in 38.2 boards per game and has accounted for 63 assists for the season, which has them ranked 250th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Dragons are shooting 33.1% on three-point attempts (51 of 154) and 61.6% from the free throw line. They average 69.0 points per outing (258th in Division 1) while hitting 43.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Dragons are able to force 12.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.2 fouls. They give up 28.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 39th in college hoops in points per game allowed (59.7). The Dragons are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.3% (140 of 347) and they relinquish 34.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are 159th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 63 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Temple Owls went home defeated by a final of 61-49 against Richmond. The Owls pulled down 24 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in the game. They also turned it over 16 times, while getting 1 steal in the matchup. Richmond was called for 11 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 7 attempts. They were able to knock down 3 of them for a clip of 42.9%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Temple made 10 out of their 27 attempts (37.0%). When all was said and done, the Owls shot 18 out of 49 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.7%. The Owls permitted Richmond to knock down 23 out of their 53 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 43.4% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 36.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 12 from the free throw line (66.7%). In relation to team rebounding, Temple permitted Richmond to grab 32 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Khalif Battle ended up having an impact for the Owls in the game. He knocked down 10 of 20 for the contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He tallied 26 points in his 40 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for this game.

Temple has a record of 2-4 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Owls are shooting 41.4% from the field, which is 285th in the country. Temple has scored 421 pts so far this year (70.2 per game) and they average 34.8 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 13.5 times per contest (181st in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.8 times per contest. The Owls have committed 18.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 78.6% from the free throw line.

The Owls on the defensive side of the court are 259th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 72.3. They are forcing their opponents into 11.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (288th in Division 1). The Temple defense concedes 29.6% on three-point shots (29 of 98) and their opposition knocks down 68.3% of their foul shots. They have conceded 13.2 dimes and 35.5 total rebounds per game, ranking them 230th and 221st in those categories on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Drexel

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