Temple Owls vs Rice Owls Prediction, 2/28/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs Rice Owls

Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Location: Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

Tudor Fieldhouse is the site where the Rice Owls (11-16) will try to beat the Temple Owls (10-17) on Wednesday.

The Temple Owls stepped onto the hardwood against Wichita State and took home the win by a score of 72-66 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Owls ended up finishing with 15 while Wichita State finished the game with 20 fouls. They also converted 4 out of their 13 tries from beyond the perimeter. Wichita State finished shooting 57.1% from the free throw line by knocking down 12 of their 21 tries. In addition, Wichita State collected 43 rebounds (13 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Wichita State earned 13 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. Pertaining to defense, Temple allowed their opponent to shoot 38.5% from the floor on 25 of 65 shooting. They also recorded 5 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 7 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected 45 with 17 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Owls made 22 of 31 tries for a percentage of 71.0%. Temple finished having earned a 31.9% field goal percentage (23 of 72) and converted 4 of 17 shots from 3-point land.

Jordan Riley is someone who played a role for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 30.8% from the floor and totaled 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 40 minutes and also totaled 11 rebounds. He left the arena with 15 points on 4 out of 13 shooting.

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Temple heads into this contest with a mark of 10-17 on the year. They are turning it over 10.4 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 17.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Temple is collecting 37.4 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 299 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 337th in the nation in terms of passing. The Owls are connecting on 29.8% on three-point shots (219 of 734) and 72.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 71.2 pts per game (259th in the country) while connecting on 38.4% from the field.

On defense, the Owls are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 249th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 378 surrendered for the campaign. The Owls defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.0% (693 of 1,576) and they concede 39.0 boards per game as a squad. They are conceding 32.7% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 245th in the nation in points per game allowed (73.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Rice Owls took home the win by a final score of 70-52 against East Carolina. The Owls earned 28 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this game. They also coughed it up 9 times, while earning 3 steals in this game. East Carolina earned 13 fouls in the game which got the Owls to the free throw line for 11 shots. They were able to bury 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.8%. In regard to 3-point shots, Rice converted 9 of their 24 attempts (37.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Owls finished 26 for 55 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.3%. The Owls permitted East Carolina to make 19 of their 54 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 35.2% in the game. They shot 33.3% from 3-point land by going 7 of 21 and ended up shooting 7 of 11 at the charity stripe (63.6%). With respect to how they rebounded, Rice allowed East Carolina to snag 27 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Travis Evee ended up being a major contributor for the Owls in this contest. He totaled 34 points in his 34 minutes on the court and earned 1 assist for the contest. He knocked down 12 out of 19 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 63.2%, and had 6 rebounds.

Rice has a mark of 11-16 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Owls are hitting on 44.7% from the floor, which ranks 182nd in Division 1. Rice has accounted for 1,995 pts for the year (73.9 per contest) and they collect 36.2 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.7 times per contest (86th in the country) and they cough up possession 12.0 times per game. The Owls commit 15.0 fouls every game and they connect on 69.8% from the charity stripe.

The Owls on defense are ranked 289th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 75.6. They have forced 10.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.7% from the field (250th in college basketball). The Rice defense concedes 36.3% on 3-pointers (230 of 633) and their opponents are knocking down 74.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 14.9 dimes and 35.5 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 322nd and 226th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Temple

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