Davidson Wildcats vs Temple Owls Prediction, 12/18/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Davidson Wildcats vs Temple Owls

Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Location: Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Davidson Wildcats (8-2) are on their way to Liacouras Center on Wednesday where they will play the Temple Owls (6-4).

The Davidson Wildcats took the court against Detroit and went home with a win by a final score of 86-51 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Wildcats finished with 10 while Detroit finished the game with 16 fouls. They made 6 of their 17 shots from downtown. Detroit went 58.3% when shooting free throws by converting 7 of 12 attempts. On top of that, Detroit collected 27 rebounds (10 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Detroit distributed 7 assists and had 8 steals in this game. In regard to defense, Davidson allowed the other team to go 31.7% from the floor on 19 out of 60 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 43 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats made 11 of their 14 attempts for a percentage of 78.6%. Davidson walked away from the game having earned a 49.2% FG percentage (30 out of 61) and buried 15 out of their 34 shots from 3-point land.

Bobby Durkin is one guy who was a contributor for the game. He walked away with 19 points on 6 out of 9 shooting. He played 25 minutes and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists.

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Davidson steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 8-2 for the season. They average 78.7 points per outing (121st in the nation) while shooting 47.4% from the field. The Wildcats are shooting 35.0% on shots from distance (85 of 243) and 73.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Davidson is collecting 34.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 168 assists on the season, which ranks 100th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 9.7 times per game and as a team they commit 15.4 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wildcats are able to force 11.3 turnovers every game while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They are surrendering 38.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 192nd in D-1 in opponents PPG (71.4). The Wildcats defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.8% (254 of 580) and they concede 33.9 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 78th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 118 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Temple Owls got the victory with a final of 60-42 when they faced Hofstra. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Temple permitted Hofstra to pull down 38 in total (8 offensive). They went 17.2% from beyond the perimeter via 5 of 29 and ended up shooting 9 of 15 at the free throw line (60.0%). The Owls allowed Hofstra to make 14 out of 56 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 25.0% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Owls went 20 for 64 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 31.3%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Temple converted 4 out of 16 attempts (25.0%). They were able to convert 16 of them for a percentage of 80.0%. Hofstra committed 17 personal fouls for the contest which took the Owls to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The Owls were able to pull down 35 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 46 in this game.

Jamal Mashburn Jr. ended up being a factor for the Owls in the game. He scored 12 points in his 29 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 dimes for the game. He converted 4 out of 14 for the game for a field goal rate of 28.6%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Temple has a record of 6-4 this year. The Owls are responsible for committing 17.3 personal fouls per contest and they hit 70.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 11.2 times per game (334th in college hoops) and they turn it over 9.9 times per contest. Temple has scored 788 points on the year (78.8 per game) and they average 38.1 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Owls are shooting 44.5% from the floor, which is 209th in the nation.

The Temple defense gives up 32.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (80 of 246) and their opposition makes 70.1% of their free throw attempts. They allow 13.9 dimes and 38.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 254th and 328th in the nation. The Owls on defense are ranked 242nd in college hoops in PPG given up with 73.5. They have forced 11.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.6% from the floor (79th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Temple

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