Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Temple Owls Prediction, 2/19/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Temple Owls

Date: Sunday, February 19, 2023

Location: Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Temple Owls (14-13) will play the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-20) at Liacouras Center on Sunday.

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane faced off with South Florida and went home with a loss by a final score of 96-69 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Golden Hurricane finished with 16 while South Florida totaled 24 fouls. They also buried 9 out of their 22 attempts from distance. South Florida finished 60.0% at the charity stripe by making 15 of their 25 shots. Moreover, South Florida snagged 30 boards (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. South Florida distributed 21 dimes and had 15 steals in the game. With respect to defense, Tulsa allowed the other team to go 62.1% from the field on 36 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 7 assists for this game as well as forcing 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 31 with 12 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Golden Hurricane knocked down 15 of their 26 tries for a rate of 57.7%. Tulsa walked away from the game with a 40.4% FG percentage (23 of 57) and made 8 of 24 shots from 3-point land.

Bryant Selebangue is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. He walked away with 21 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He played 32 mins and grabbed 10 rebounds. He ended up shooting 61.5% from the field but finished the game without a dime.

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Tulsa heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 5-20 on the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.5 times per game and as a team they are committing 15.8 fouls every game. As a unit, Tulsa is collecting 32.5 rebounds per contest and has earned 295 dimes this year, which ranks 323rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Golden Hurricane are connecting on 31.0% from downtown (194 of 626) and 64.2% from the free throw line. They average 67.1 pts per game (295th in D-1) while hitting 41.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Golden Hurricane are able to force 11.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 342nd in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 413 relinquished this year. The Golden Hurricane defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.3% (729 of 1,540) and they surrender 39.0 boards per contest as a unit. They surrender 31.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 352nd in college hoops in points per game allowed (78.6).

When they last played, the Temple Owls went home defeated by a final of 79-65 when they played Wichita State. The Owls pulled down 20 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 25 in the matchup. They also gave up possession 10 times, while earning 5 steals for the game. Wichita State earned 13 fouls for the contest which got the Owls to the free throw line for 15 tries. They were able to make 9 of the free throws for a clip of 60.0%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Temple buried 10 out of 24 tries (41.7%). When the game finished, the Owls walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 56 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.1%. The Owls allowed Wichita State to make 27 of 58 attempts from the field which had them shooting 46.6% in this contest. They went 38.5% from beyond the arc by hitting 10 out of 26 and ended up going 15 out of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Temple allowed Wichita State to get 36 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Hysier Miller was important for the Owls in the game. He earned 17 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and earned 4 dimes for the contest. He buried 6 of 13 in the matchup for a rate of 46.2%, and tallied 1 rebound.

Temple has a win-loss record of 14-13 on the year. The Owls have committed 17.1 fouls per game while shooting 76.3% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.7 times per game (149th in the country) and they turn the ball over 14.0 times per contest. Temple has accounted for 1,875 pts for the campaign (69.4 per game) and they collect 35.2 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Owls are connecting on 42.3% from the field, which has them ranked 296th in college hoops.

The Owls defensively are ranked 185th in D-1 in points given up per game with 69.8. They are forcing 11.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.0% from the floor (147th in the country). The Temple defense gives up 32.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (170 of 525) and opponents are knocking down 67.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 13.0 dimes and 35.3 boards per contest, which ranks them 206th and 265th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tulsa

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