Temple Owls vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, 3/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Location: Reynolds Center in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN+

Reynolds Center is where the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (11-18) will meet the Temple Owls (15-14) on Tuesday.

The Temple Owls faced off with South Florida and earned the victory with a final of 73-71 in their last contest. Temple wrapped up the game with a 44.0% FG percentage (22 out of 50) and buried 6 of their 18 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Owls converted 23 of their 35 tries for a rate of 65.7%. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled 34 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 10 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Concerning defense, Temple allowed their opponent to shoot 49.1% from the field on 27 out of 55 shooting. South Florida recorded 12 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. In addition, South Florida totaled 23 boards (7 offensive, 16 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. South Florida finished the game at 68.4% from the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 19 shots. They converted 4 of 15 attempts from distance. When it comes to fouls, the Owls ended up with 18 while South Florida had 23 fouls.

Zion Stanford is one guy who was a contributor for this game. He finished the game at 50.0% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He played 37 mins played and grabbed 8 rebounds. He notched 25 points on 9 of 18 shooting.

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Temple heads into this game with a win-loss record of 15-14 this year. They currently have an average of 79.4 points per game (53rd in Division 1) while shooting 44.9% from the field. The Owls are shooting 36.1% on three-point shots (198 of 548) and 73.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Temple is grabbing 36.5 boards per contest and has totaled 315 assists on the year, which has them ranked 353rd in D-1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per game and as a team they commit 17.8 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Owls are able to force 11.4 turnovers per game while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 311th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 437 relinquished on the campaign. The Owls are giving up a FG percentage of 44.6% (802 of 1,798) and they surrender 36.2 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 329th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (78.4).

The last time they took the court, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane took a defeat with a final score of 79-77 when they played Tulane. The Golden Hurricane were able to corral 22 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 29 in this contest. They turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. Tulane committed 12 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Golden Hurricane to the charity stripe for a total of 12 tries. They were able to make 8 of the free throw tries for a clip of 66.7%. When it comes to shooting from distance, Tulsa made 11 of 25 attempts (44.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Golden Hurricane shot 29 out of 58 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. The Golden Hurricane allowed Tulane to knock down 29 of their 60 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.3% for the matchup. They finished 31.3% from 3-point land by shooting 5 out of 16 and finished the game at 16 out of 18 at the free throw line (88.9%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Tulsa permitted Tulane to get 31 in all (10 offensive).

Isaiah Barnes ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Hurricane for this contest. He converted 8 out of 14 for this game for a rate of 57.1%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He had 20 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this game.

Tulsa has a mark of 11-18 for the season. The Golden Hurricane are responsible for committing 15.3 personal fouls per game and they go 65.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.9 times per game (164th in the country) and they turn it over 11.7 times per game. Tulsa has 2,068 points this year (71.3 per contest) and they collect 36.3 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Golden Hurricane are hitting on 43.1% from the field, which ranks them 281st in college.

The Tulsa defense allows 33.9% on 3-pointers (205 of 604) and opponents are knocking down 69.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 12.6 assists and 37.0 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 130th and 314th in those categories on the defensive end. The Golden Hurricane on the defensive side of the court are 233rd in college in points given up per game with 73.7. They have forced 10.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the field (216th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Temple

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