Florida Atlantic Owls vs Temple Owls Prediction, 2/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs Temple Owls

Date: Sunday, February 16, 2025

Location: Liacouras Center in Columbus, OH

TV: ESPN+

Liacouras Center is where the Temple Owls (14-11) will go up against the Florida Atlantic Owls (14-10) on Sunday.

The Florida Atlantic Owls stepped onto the hardwood against Charlotte and went home with a win by a final score of 87-75 in their last game. Florida Atlantic finished with a 54.2% FG percentage (32 of 59) and buried 12 out of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Owls knocked down 11 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 29 with 5 of them being offensive. They also recorded 17 assists in this contest as well as creating 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. With respect to defense, Florida Atlantic allowed the other team to go 47.3% from the floor on 26 out of 55 shooting. Charlotte earned 13 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Moreover, Charlotte collected 23 rebounds (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Charlotte went 82.4% at the free throw line by burying 14 of 17 tries. They also made 9 of their 24 tries from distance. In relation to fouls, the Owls ended up with 17 and Charlotte totaled 11 fouls.

Kaleb Glenn is a guy who came through in the game. He accounted for 18 points on 6 of 8 shooting. He played 24 mins and totaled 6 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 75.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Florida Atlantic comes into this game with a mark of 14-10 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.6 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Florida Atlantic is pulling in 37.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 406 dimes for the season, which is 34th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Owls are connecting on 36.0% on 3-point shots (220 of 611) and 70.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 81.3 pts per game (33rd in the country) while hitting 46.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Owls are able to force 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.2 fouls. They give up 38.2% on 3-point attempts and they are 300th in the nation in opponents points per game (76.0). The Owls defense is allowing a FG percentage of 43.2% (634 of 1,467) and they concede 36.5 boards per game as a team. They are 218th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 335 conceded for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Temple Owls took a loss by a final score of 80-74 against Tulsa. In reference to rebounds, Temple permitted Tulsa to snag 31 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They shot 38.1% from 3-point land by going 8 out of 21 and ended up shooting 10 of 17 at the charity stripe (58.8%). The Owls permitted Tulsa to knock down 31 of their 58 tries from the field which had them shooting 53.4% in this game. When the game finished, the Owls went 25 for 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.4%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Temple converted 5 of 17 attempts (29.4%). They were able to make 19 of those for a rate of 79.2%. Tulsa committed 14 fouls for the game which took the Owls to the free throw line for 24 shots. They turned it over 7 times, while earning 6 steals in this matchup. The Owls corralled 24 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 32 for the matchup.

Jamal Mashburn Jr. was important for the Owls in this contest. He earned 19 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and totaled 6 dimes for the game. He made 6 out of 20 in the matchup giving him a rate of 30.0%, and added 3 rebounds.

Temple has a win-loss mark of 14-11 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Owls are hitting on 45.1% from the floor, which is ranked 168th in D-1. Temple has 2,012 points for the campaign (80.5 per game) and they collect 37.2 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.1 times per game (343rd in college hoops) and they are turning it over 11.5 times per contest. The Owls commit 17.6 fouls per game and they hit 73.9% from the charity stripe.

The Temple defense concedes 34.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (199 of 577) and their opposition makes 68.8% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 15.1 dimes and 35.8 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 321st and 269th in college hoops. The Owls are ranked 333rd in college in PPG given up with 78.5. They are forcing 11.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.5% from the floor (240th in college).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Temple and under the total points

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