Temple Owls vs Charlotte 49ers Prediction, 2/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs Charlotte 49ers

Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Location: Halton Arena in Valparaiso, IN

TV: ESPN+

Halton Arena is the location where the Charlotte 49ers (9-16) will meet the Temple Owls (14-11) on Wednesday.

The Temple Owls faced Tulsa and took a loss by a score of 80-74 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Owls ended up with 12 while Tulsa accounted for 14 fouls. They also buried 8 of 21 shots from distance. Tulsa finished the game at 58.8% from the charity stripe by converting 10 of their 17 attempts. Moreover, Tulsa snagged 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Tulsa recorded 19 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. In terms of defending, Temple allowed 53.4% from the field on 31 out of 58 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they compiled 32 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Owls buried 19 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 79.2%. Temple wrapped up the game with a 42.4% field goal percentage (25 of 59) and buried 5 of their 17 three-point attempts.

Jamal Mashburn Jr. is a player who came through for the contest. He accumulated 19 points on 6 of 20 shooting. He was on the court for 34 mins played and grabbed 3 boards. He finished the game at 30.0% from the field and also distributed 6 assists.

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Temple enters this game with a win-loss record of 14-11 for the campaign. They average 80.5 pts per game (42nd in Division 1) while hitting 45.1% from the floor. The Owls are hitting 36.8% on 3-point shots (178 of 484) and 73.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Temple is pulling down 37.2 rebounds per contest and has racked up 278 assists this season, which ranks 334th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Owls are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.0 fouls. They are ranked 326th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 378 relinquished this year. The Owls defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.5% (693 of 1,558) and they concede 35.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 34.5% on 3-point attempts and they are 333rd in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (78.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Charlotte 49ers took a loss by a final score of 87-75 when they played Florida Atlantic. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Charlotte permitted Florida Atlantic to collect 29 in total (5 offensive). They finished 48.0% from three-point range by hitting 12 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 13 from the charity stripe (84.6%). The 49ers permitted Florida Atlantic to make 32 out of their 59 tries from the field which left them shooting 54.2% for this contest. When the game finished, the 49ers ended up shooting 26 for 55 from the floor which had them sitting at 47.3%. In terms of shooting from distance, Charlotte buried 9 of their 24 tries (37.5%). They were able to make 14 of them for a clip of 82.4%. Florida Atlantic earned 17 fouls for this contest which got the 49ers to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. The 49ers were able to snag 18 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 for the matchup.

Robert Braswell was important for the 49ers in the game. He converted 6 of 10 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 2 rebounds. He recorded 20 points in his 24 minutes of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for this game.

Charlotte has a win-loss record of 9-16 for the season. The 49ers are committing 17.0 fouls every game and they go 74.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 12.6 times per game (270th in college) and they are turning it over 9.5 times per contest. Charlotte has accounted for 1,784 pts this year (71.4 per game) and they pull in 31.7 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the 49ers are hitting on 42.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 314th in the country.

The 49ers on the defensive side of the court are 273rd in D-1 in PPG allowed with 75.0. They are forcing 9.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.6% from the field (347th in college). The Charlotte defense surrenders 31.6% on shots from 3-point land (158 of 500) and their opponents are making 68.7% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 12.5 assists and 35.7 total boards per game, which ranks them 122nd and 261st in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charlotte

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