Temple Owls vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 3/10/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Friday, March 10, 2023

Location: Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: Temple (+5)

Dickies Arena is the site where the Cincinnati Bearcats (20-11) will meet the Temple Owls (16-15) on Friday. Cincinnati opens this contest as 5-point favorites from oddsmakers. The betting total comes in at 142.

The Temple Owls played Tulane and took a loss by a final of 83-82 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Owls ended up finishing with 21 while Tulane recorded 20 personal fouls. They knocked down 9 out of their 16 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Tulane finished the game shooting 72.7% when shooting free throws by making 16 of 22 shots. In addition, Tulane pulled down 26 rebounds (3 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Tulane recorded 15 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. In the matter of defending, Temple allowed the other team to go 50.9% from the floor on 29 of 57 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they compiled 36 with 13 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Owls converted 18 of their 25 tries for a rate of 72.0%. Temple wrapped up the game having earned a 43.8% field goal percentage (28 of 64) and made 8 of their 29 shots from downtown.

Damian Dunn is a player who came through in this contest. He accounted for 21 points on 7 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 40 minutes and pulled down 5 rebounds. He shot 43.8% from the floor and also recorded 2 dimes.

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Temple heads into this one with a record of 16-15 on the campaign. They have an average of 70.1 pts per contest (215th in the nation) while connecting on 42.8% from the field. The Owls are connecting on 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (249 of 749) and 75.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Temple is snagging 35.0 rebounds per game and has totaled 432 dimes so far this season, which is 136th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 17.0 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Owls are forcing 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.6 fouls. They are 183rd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 401 relinquished for the campaign. The Owls are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.0% (778 of 1,809) and they concede 34.4 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are conceding 33.3% on three-point shots and they are ranked 168th in the country in points per game allowed (69.8).

In their last game, the Cincinnati Bearcats took home the win by a final score of 97-74 when they faced SMU. The Bearcats recorded 22 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while earning 4 steals in the matchup. SMU was called for 18 fouls for the contest which got the Bearcats to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They were able to bury 16 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Cincinnati converted 11 out of 25 tries (44.0%). Overall, the Bearcats ended up shooting 35 out of 63 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.6%. The Bearcats permitted SMU to convert 25 out of their 62 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 40.3% for this game. They finished 30.0% from 3-point land by hitting 3 of 10 and ended up shooting 21 of 26 from the free throw line (80.8%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Cincinnati permitted SMU to snag 28 in all (11 offensive).

David Dejulius ended up being a major contributor for the Bearcats for the game. He made 11 of 18 for the game giving him a rate of 61.1%, and had 2 rebounds. He racked up 30 points in his 34 mins of playing time and totaled 6 assists for this game.

Cincinnati has a mark of 20-11 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Bearcats are shooting 45.5% from the field, which has them ranked 130th in the country. Cincinnati has scored 2,416 pts this season (77.9 per game) and they collect 36.9 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 15.9 times per game (23rd in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 10.8 times per game. The Bearcats are responsible for committing 15.9 fouls per contest and they hit 70.2% from the charity stripe.

The Cincinnati defense surrenders 32.2% on 3-point attempts (182 of 566) and their opponents are making 74.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 12.6 assists and 34.3 rebounds every game, which ranks them 179th and 198th in college hoops. The Bearcats defensively are ranked 165th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 69.7. They are able to force 12.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.8% from the floor (125th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-5)

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