Temple Owls vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, 2/9/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs Memphis Tigers

Date: Sunday, February 9, 2025

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: ESPN+

FedExForum is where the Memphis Tigers (19-4) will play the Temple Owls (14-9) on Sunday.

The Temple Owls faced off with South Florida and took a loss by a final of 100-91 in their last game. Temple finished the game having earned a 36.9% field goal percentage (31 out of 84) and converted 6 of their 22 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Owls knocked down 23 of 31 tries for a percentage of 74.2%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled 43 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 14 assists in the game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When discussing the defense, Temple let their opponent shoot 50.7% from the field on 37 of 73 shooting. South Florida earned 26 assists and had 6 steals for the game. In addition, South Florida snagged 50 rebounds (12 offensive, 38 defensive), but didn't have a block. South Florida ended up shooting 60.0% from the charity stripe by making 15 of their 25 shots. They converted 11 out of their 29 attempts from 3-point range. When discussing fouls, the Owls ended up with 19 and South Florida recorded 24 fouls.

Zion Stanford is a guy who came through for the matchup. He finished the game at 39.1% from the floor and dished out 4 dimes. He played 38 mins and totaled 6 boards. He left the arena with 23 points on 9 out of 23 shooting.

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Temple will take the court with a win-loss mark of 14-9 for the year. They average 80.7 points per game (42nd in the nation) while going 45.1% from the field. The Owls are shooting 36.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (162 of 446) and 73.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Temple is snagging 37.8 rebounds per contest and has totaled 255 dimes this season, which ranks 342nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.4 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.7 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Owls are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.3 fouls. They are relinquishing 34.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 327th in college in opponents PPG (77.9). The Owls defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.7% (630 of 1,443) and they surrender 36.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 307th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 343 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Memphis Tigers got the victory with a final of 83-71 when they played Tulsa. The Tigers collected 16 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 in this contest. They also turned it over 8 times, while recording 10 steals in this matchup. Tulsa committed 12 personal fouls in this game which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They were able to make 6 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Memphis made 9 of their 21 tries (42.9%). When the final whistle was blown, the Tigers finished shooting 34 out of 60 from the floor which had them sitting at 56.7%. The Tigers allowed Tulsa to make 30 of 56 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.6% in this matchup. They finished 42.1% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 3 out of 6 from the free throw line (50.0%). In relation to team rebounding, Memphis permitted Tulsa to grab 27 in total (9 offensive).

PJ Haggerty pitched in for the Tigers for the matchup. He converted 10 out of 16 in the matchup for a rate of 62.5%, and had 3 rebounds. He accumulated 23 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for this game.

Memphis has a win-loss mark of 19-4 so far this season. The Tigers are committing 17.6 personal fouls per contest while shooting 71.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.0 times per game (162nd in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.3 times per contest. Memphis has scored 1,816 points for the season (79.0 per game) and they pull in 34.8 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Tigers are hitting on 48.0% from the floor, which ranks them 42nd in college.

The Memphis defense surrenders 32.6% on three-point shots (186 of 570) and their opponents are knocking down 71.4% of their free throw attempts. They concede 14.0 dimes and 34.9 boards every game, which is ranked 261st and 212th in college hoops. The Tigers on defense are ranked 227th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 72.8. They have forced 14.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.0% from the floor (95th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis

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