Temple Owls vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: The Super Pit in Denton, TX

TV: ESPN

The North Texas Mean Green (9-5) host the Temple Owls (8-8) at The Super Pit on Saturday.

The Temple Owls played East Carolina and took a loss by a final of 73-62 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Owls walked away with 11 while East Carolina finished the game with 15 fouls. They also converted 9 out of their 21 shots from beyond the arc. East Carolina went 90.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 11 tries. In addition, East Carolina pulled down 26 rebounds (2 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. East Carolina doled out 15 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. When it comes to defense, Temple let their opponent shoot 54.0% from the floor on 27 out of 50 shooting. They also doled out 7 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In terms of hauling in boards, they collected 29 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Owls converted 15 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 78.9%. Temple finished the contest having earned a 36.4% FG percentage (20 out of 55) and converted 7 of their 27 three-point shots.

Jordan Riley is one player who came through in this game. He accumulated 15 points on 5 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 26 minutes and totaled 5 boards. He finished 41.7% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Temple enters this one with a record of 8-8 for the campaign. They have an average of 72.4 points per contest (245th in college hoops) while going 38.3% from the field. The Owls are shooting 30.2% on shots from beyond the arc (139 of 461) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Temple is collecting 38.1 boards per contest and has tallied 181 assists for the year, which is 297th in the nation in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 10.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Owls are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.6 fouls. They are 297th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 226 conceded this season. The Owls are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.6% (419 of 960) and they surrender 39.5 boards per game as a group. They are conceding 33.0% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 217th in the nation in PPG allowed (72.6).

When they last played, the North Texas Mean Green got the win with a final of 70-56 against Tulane. The Mean Green earned 32 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 44 in this contest. They also turned it over 9 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. Tulane was called for 18 fouls in the matchup which took the Mean Green to the charity stripe for 23 shots. They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 73.9%. Regarding 3-point shots, North Texas made 11 out of their 22 attempts (50.0%). In all, the Mean Green ended up shooting 21 for 53 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.6%. The Mean Green allowed Tulane to bury 19 out of their 51 tries from the floor which had them shooting 37.3% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 27.8% from 3-point land via 5 out of 18 and ended up going 13 out of 20 from the charity stripe (65.0%). In the matter of team rebounding, North Texas allowed Tulane to collect 22 overall (4 offensive).

Jason Edwards pitched in for the Mean Green in this game. He accumulated 37 points in his 40 mins on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He knocked down 10 out of 15 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 1 rebound.

North Texas has a mark of 9-5 for the campaign. The Mean Green have committed 17.5 fouls per contest and they hit 75.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 10.8 times per game (337th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest. North Texas has earned 974 pts on the year (69.6 per game) and they pull in 37.2 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mean Green are hitting on 43.5% from the field, which ranks them 252nd in college hoops.

The Mean Green defensively are ranked 4th in college hoops in PPG given up with 58.9. They are forcing 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 38.2% from the field (11th in college basketball). The North Texas defense concedes 29.1% on shots from 3-point land (76 of 261) and opponents are making 68.3% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 9.1 assists and 31.9 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 5th and 48th in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Temple

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