Temple Owls vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 2/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Temple Owls (15-13) are traveling to Fifth Third Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Cincinnati Bearcats (18-10).

The Temple Owls faced off with Tulsa and went home with a win by a final score of 76-53 in their last game. Temple ended the contest having earned a 56.6% field goal percentage (30 out of 53) and buried 10 of 24 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Owls converted 6 of 8 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. In reference to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 34 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 21 dimes in the game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With respect to defense, Temple allowed their opponent to shoot 37.0% from the floor on 20 of 54 shooting. Tulsa totaled 11 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Tulsa grabbed 21 rebounds (6 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Tulsa finished 66.7% at the free throw line by burying 4 of their 6 attempts. They also converted 9 out of their 20 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to fouls, the Owls walked away with 11 and Tulsa recorded 13 fouls.

Damian Dunn is a guy who came through for the contest. He finished the contest at 69.2% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists. He was on the court for 33 minutes and snagged 3 rebounds. He accounted for 24 points on 9 out of 13 shooting.

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Temple steps onto the hardwood with a record of 15-13 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 13.9 times per game and as a team are committing 16.9 fouls per game. As a unit, Temple is grabbing 35.2 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 391 assists on the season, which has them ranked 111th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Owls are hitting 33.4% from downtown (225 of 674) and 76.3% from the charity stripe. They average 69.7 points per game (229th in college hoops) while connecting on 42.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Owls are forcing 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.4 fouls. They are giving up 32.8% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 156th in college hoops in points per game allowed (69.2). The Owls are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.8% (706 of 1,651) and they concede 34.9 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are ranked 215th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 361 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Cincinnati Bearcats got the win with a final of 73-71 against UCF. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Cincinnati permitted UCF to snag 21 overall (8 offensive). They shot 38.1% from distance by going 8 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). The Bearcats allowed UCF to knock down 26 of 55 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 47.3% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Bearcats ended up going 29 out of 53 from the field which gave them a percentage of 54.7%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Cincinnati converted 4 out of their 15 attempts (26.7%). They were able to make 11 of them for a rate of 73.3%. UCF earned 14 fouls for the contest which got the Bearcats to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while earning 4 steals for the game. The Bearcats were able to pull down 18 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for the game.

Landers Nolley was important for the Bearcats for this contest. He buried 8 out of 13 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He accumulated 18 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists in this game.

Cincinnati has a win-loss mark of 18-10 this year. The Bearcats are committing 15.6 personal fouls per contest and they go 69.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.9 times per contest (24th in the country) and they are turning it over 10.6 times per contest. Cincinnati has 2,158 pts this season (77.1 per contest) and they pull in 36.9 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bearcats are hitting on 45.0% from the field, which ranks them 164th in college basketball.

The Bearcats defensively are ranked 150th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 68.9. They have forced 12.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (112th in college basketball). The Cincinnati defense gives up 32.0% on three-point shots (166 of 518) and opponents are converting on 74.5% of their free throw shots. They have given up 12.7 assists and 34.8 boards every game, which is ranked 191st and 234th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Temple

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