Buffalo Bulls vs Temple Owls Prediction, 12/29/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Bulls vs Temple Owls

Date: Sunday, December 29, 2024

Location: Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Temple Owls (7-5) welcome the Buffalo Bulls (5-6) at Liacouras Center on Sunday.

The Buffalo Bulls faced off with Georgia and ended up losing by a score of 100-49 in their last contest. Buffalo walked away from the contest with a 34.0% field goal percentage (18 out of 53) and converted 4 out of their 19 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Bulls made 9 of 12 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 24 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 8 dimes for the contest while forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In reference to the defense, Buffalo allowed their opponent to shoot 53.6% from the field on 37 out of 69 shooting. Georgia earned 24 dimes and had 15 steals for the game. Moreover, Georgia pulled down 39 rebounds (14 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Georgia shot 63.2% from the charity stripe by burying 12 of 19 attempts. They also knocked down 14 of 34 shots from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of fouls, the Bulls ended up walking away with 17 and Georgia totaled 14 fouls.

Tyson Dunn is someone who played a role for the game. He shot 40.0% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes. He saw the court for 26 mins and collected 3 boards. He ended up with 9 points on 4 out of 10 shooting.

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Buffalo comes into this game with a record of 5-6 for the campaign. They are averaging 73.6 points per contest (236th in the nation) while hitting 44.6% from the field. The Bulls are hitting 30.1% on shots from beyond the arc (82 of 272) and 69.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Buffalo is snagging 35.6 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 154 dimes so far this season, which is 279th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 15.4 times per game and as a team they commit 14.5 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Bulls are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game while drawing 17.4 personal fouls. They concede 36.8% from 3-point land and they are 343rd in college in opponents PPG (80.2). The Bulls defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.9% (328 of 730) and they relinquish 39.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 274th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 181 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Temple Owls took a loss by a score of 85-79 when they faced Rhode Island. When it comes to attacking the glass, Temple permitted Rhode Island to snag 32 in total (4 offensive). They finished shooting 36.4% from three-point range by going 8 of 22 and finished the game at 19 of 22 from the free throw line (86.4%). The Owls permitted Rhode Island to make 29 of their 56 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.8% for the matchup. Overall, the Owls finished the game shooting 29 for 64 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.3%. In reference to 3-point shots, Temple knocked down 9 of 23 tries (39.1%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Rhode Island committed 16 personal fouls for the contest which got the Owls to the free throw line for a total of 16 shots. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 11 steals for the matchup. The Owls pulled down 20 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for this contest.

Steve Settle III ended up being a factor for the Owls for this contest. He made 6 of 12 in this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and totaled 8 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 2 assists in this contest.

Temple has a mark of 7-5 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Owls are shooting 44.5% from the field, which has them ranked 215th in Division 1. Temple has totaled 929 pts for the year (77.4 per contest) and they average 37.2 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 10.9 times per contest (342nd in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.9 times per contest. The Owls commit 16.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 71.7% from the free throw line.

The Owls defensively are ranked 239th in college in points per game surrendered with 73.4. They are able to force 11.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the floor (91st in the nation). The Temple defense allows 32.5% from downtown (95 of 292) and opponents are making 71.5% of their free throw shots. They give up 13.9 assists and 38.3 boards per contest, which ranks them 241st and 324th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Buffalo

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