Temple Owls vs Houston Cougars Prediction, 1/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs Houston Cougars

Date: Sunday, January 22, 2023

Location: Fertitta Center in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN

Fertitta Center is where the Houston Cougars (18-1) will take on the Temple Owls (11-9) on Sunday.

The Temple Owls took the court against East Carolina and notched a win by a score of 73-58 in their last contest. Temple walked away from the game with a 40.4% FG percentage (21 out of 52) and buried 5 of their 23 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Owls knocked down 26 of 31 attempts for a rate of 83.9%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 29 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 15 assists for the contest as well as forcing 17 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to defense, Temple allowed 33.9% from the floor on 21 of 62 shooting. East Carolina earned 12 dimes and had 3 steals for the matchup. On top of that, East Carolina pulled down 41 rebounds (16 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. East Carolina finished the game shooting 57.1% from the free throw line by knocking down 8 of their 14 attempts. They also made 8 of their 31 shots from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Owls ended up with 13 while East Carolina accumulated 21 personal fouls.

Damian Dunn is a guy who was a contributor for this game. He scored 22 points on 3 of 8 shooting. He saw the court for 33 mins and collected 5 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 37.5% from the field and earned 4 dimes.

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Temple steps onto the court with a record of 11-9 on the season. They are turning it over 13.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.0 fouls every game. As a team, Temple is pulling down 35.8 rebounds per contest and has totaled 258 assists on the year, which is 162nd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Owls are hitting 31.3% on shots from beyond the arc (150 of 480) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. They average 69.3 pts per game (239th in college basketball) while connecting on 42.2% from the floor.

Defensively, the Owls are able to force 11.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.6 fouls. They are surrendering 30.2% from 3-point land while they are 153rd in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (68.3). The Owls defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.0% (500 of 1,191) and they concede 35.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 206th in college basketball in giving up assists with 246 conceded for the campaign.

When they last played, the Houston Cougars took home the win by a final score of 80-60 when they faced Tulane. The Cougars were able to corral 27 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for this game. They turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. Tulane earned 12 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Cougars to the free throw line for a total of 9 shots. They were able to knock down 6 of those for a rate of 66.7%. In reference to shooting from downtown, Houston made 12 of 24 attempts (50.0%). Overall, the Cougars went 31 out of 56 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.4%. The Cougars allowed Tulane to knock down 22 out of 55 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0% in the game. They finished shooting 23.1% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 of 26 and finished the contest at 10 out of 12 from the charity stripe (83.3%). With respect to team rebounding, Houston allowed Tulane to get 24 in total (5 offensive).

Marcus Sasser was important for the Cougars in this matchup. He racked up 23 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and had 4 dimes for the game. He knocked down 8 out of 13 in the game giving him a rate of 61.5%, and had 4 rebounds.

Houston has a record of 18-1 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Cougars are shooting 47.1% from the floor, which ranks 55th in the nation. Houston has 1,447 points for the year (76.2 per contest) and they collect 39.5 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 14.6 times per contest (93rd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 10.1 times per game. The Cougars are responsible for committing 15.5 fouls per contest and they hit 71.6% from the free throw line.

The Houston defense gives up 24.9% from downtown (113 of 453) and their opposition makes 70.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 9.1 assists and 31.8 boards every game, ranking them 11th and 60th in D-1. The Cougars are ranked 1st in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 53.3. They are forcing 15.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 34.3% from the field (2nd in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Temple

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