Temple Owls vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, 1/12/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Location: Donald W. Reynolds Center in Tulsa, OK

TV: ESPNU

The Temple Owls (9-6) are headed to Donald W. Reynolds Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (6-7).

The Temple Owls faced off with East Carolina and earned the victory with a final of 78-75 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Owls left the arena with 16 and East Carolina totaled 18 fouls. They also buried 7 of their 15 shots from beyond the arc. East Carolina ended up shooting 94.1% at the free throw line by knocking down 16 of 17 shots. Additionally, East Carolina collected 27 rebounds (4 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. East Carolina recorded 18 dimes and had 3 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to defending, Temple allowed the other team to go 51.0% from the floor on 26 of 51 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing pulling down boards, they collected 25 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Owls knocked down 15 of 22 shots for a percentage of 68.2%. Temple ended the contest having earned a 49.1% FG percentage (28 of 57) and made 7 out of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Damian Dunn is one player who was a factor in this game. He finished the game shooting 62.5% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist. He played 32 mins played and also totaled 3 rebounds. He ended up with 33 points on 10 out of 16 shooting.

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Temple heads into this contest with a record of 9-6 so far this year. They turn it over 11.7 times per game and as a group are committing 17.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Temple is collecting 37.7 boards per game and has totaled 188 assists for the campaign, which is 189th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Owls are shooting 29.2% on 3-point shots (95 of 325) and 68.9% from the charity stripe. They average 67.7 points per game (283rd in college hoops) while shooting 41.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Owls are able to force 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.7 fouls. They are ranked 284th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 209 surrendered for the season. The Owls defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 40.4% (358 of 887) and they concede 36.0 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 32.2% on 3-point shots and they are 127th in D-1 in opponents PPG (66.3).

In their last game, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane took a loss by a final score of 67-64 when they played Memphis. The Golden Hurricane snagged 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 31 in the game. They also turned the ball over 19 times, while recording 10 steals for this contest. Memphis committed 20 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Golden Hurricane to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to make 13 of those for a rate of 86.7%. With respect to three-point shots, Tulsa knocked down 9 out of 28 tries (32.1%). When all was said and done, the Golden Hurricane shot 21 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.9%. The Golden Hurricane permitted Memphis to make 24 out of 52 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 46.2% for this game. They finished 29.4% from behind the 3-point line via 5 of 17 and finished the game at 14 of 24 at the free throw line (58.3%). Concerning rebounding, Tulsa allowed Memphis to pull down 34 overall (12 offensive).

Jeriah Horne was important for the Golden Hurricane in the game. He earned 20 points in his 37 mins of playing time, but didn't get an assist. He made 5 of 11 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Tulsa has a win-loss mark of 6-7 so far this year. As an offense, the Golden Hurricane are connecting on 44.8% from the floor, which is 156th in college basketball. Tulsa has accounted for 894 pts on the campaign (68.8 per contest) and they snag 30.5 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 11.7 times per game (285th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 11.9 times per game. The Golden Hurricane are committing 15.2 fouls every game while shooting 78.5% from the charity stripe.

The Golden Hurricane are ranked 150th in D-1 in points given up per game with 67.4. They are forcing their opponents into 16.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (308th in college basketball). The Tulsa defense gives up 36.6% on 3-point shots (120 of 328) and their opponents are connecting on 65.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 13.7 dimes and 34.1 total boards per game, which is 262nd and 148th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Temple

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