Temple Owls vs UCF Knights Prediction, 1/5/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs UCF Knights

Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Location: Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, FL

TV: ESPN+

The UCF Knights (9-3) are welcoming the Temple Owls (7-6) at Addition Financial Arena on Wednesday.

The Temple Owls took the court against Houston and ended up losing by a score of 66-61 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Owls walked away with 22 and Houston had 14 personal fouls. They knocked down 4 of their 22 attempts from distance. Houston went 80.0% when shooting free throws by making 16 of their 20 tries. Furthermore, Houston totaled 35 rebounds (20 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Houston recorded 11 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. In terms of defending, Temple allowed their opponent to shoot 37.1% from the floor on 23 of 62 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes in the matchup while forcing 10 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled 25 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Owls converted 11 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 61.1%. Temple finished the contest having earned a 39.2% FG percentage (20 of 51) and converted 10 of their 27 3-pointers.

Jeremiah Williams is one player who was a factor for this game. He recorded 9 points on 3 out of 7 shooting. He played 37 mins played and snagged 4 boards. He went 42.9% from the field and also totaled 6 dimes.

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Temple heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 7-6 this season. They average 67.1 pts per contest (284th in the country) on 40.1% from the floor. The Owls are shooting 29.3% on shots from beyond the arc (82 of 280) and 68.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Temple is grabbing 39.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 159 dimes this season, which is 228th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Owls are forcing 11.6 turnovers per game and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They surrender 31.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 118th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (66.0). The Owls defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 39.7% (309 of 778) and they surrender 36.7 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 261st in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 179 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the UCF Knights took a loss by a score of 72-60 against SMU. When talking about attacking the glass, UCF allowed SMU to get 36 in all (8 offensive). They wrapped up this game 25.0% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 28 and finished the contest at 17 out of 22 at the free throw line (77.3%). The Knights permitted SMU to convert 24 of 56 tries from the field which had them sitting at 42.9% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Knights finished 23 out of 62 from the floor which had them at 37.1%. Concerning shooting from downtown, UCF made 7 out of 19 tries (36.8%). They were able to convert 7 of them for a clip of 63.6%. SMU was called for 15 personal fouls in this contest which got the Knights to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 4 steals in the matchup. The Knights collected 24 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the game.

Brandon Mahan ended up being a major contributor for the Knights in this matchup. He racked up 17 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the contest. He knocked down 6 of 13 for this contest giving him a rate of 46.2%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

UCF has a mark of 9-3 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Knights are shooting 45.8% from the floor, which is ranked 106th in college hoops. UCF has scored 881 pts for the season (73.4 per game) and they average 34.7 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 14.3 times per contest (123rd in D-1) and they turn it over 13.3 times per game. The Knights are responsible for committing 15.0 fouls per game and they shoot 78.2% from the free throw line.

The Knights are ranked 96th in the country in PPG surrendered with 64.9. They are able to force 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 40.9% from the field (104th in D-1). The UCF defense allows 28.7% on shots from beyond the arc (89 of 310) and their opposition makes 75.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 12.3 dimes and 32.0 boards per game, which ranks them 163rd and 70th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Temple

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