Temple Owls vs UAB Blazers Prediction, 2/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs UAB Blazers

Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025

Location: Bartow Arena in Bloomington, IN

TV: ESPN+

The UAB Blazers (17-9) are hosting the Temple Owls (14-13) at Bartow Arena on Sunday.

The Temple Owls faced off with Charlotte and took a loss by a final of 78-72 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Owls walked away with 18 while Charlotte recorded 24 personal fouls. They also converted 10 of their 26 tries from 3-point land. Charlotte went 88.9% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of 18 tries. In addition, Charlotte snagged 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Charlotte totaled 14 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. In reference to defense, Temple allowed the other team to shoot 44.8% from the floor on 26 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 6 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 27 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Owls knocked down 19 of their 26 tries for a rate of 73.1%. Temple wrapped up the contest with a 46.3% FG percentage (25 out of 54) and knocked down 3 out of their 14 three-point shots.

Zion Stanford is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He finished 60.0% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended. He was on the court for 39 mins and also totaled 4 rebounds. He totaled 26 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

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Temple heads into this contest with a mark of 14-13 this year. They cough up possession 11.2 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Temple is collecting 36.7 rebounds per game and has racked up 295 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 345th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Owls are hitting 36.5% from downtown (187 of 513) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 80.2 pts per contest (45th in the country) on 45.0% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Owls are able to force 11.7 turnovers per game and they draw 20.1 personal fouls. They rank 319th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 404 relinquished for the campaign. The Owls defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.5% (744 of 1,672) and they surrender 36.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They are conceding 34.1% on 3-point shots and they are 333rd in Division 1 in PPG allowed (78.6).

The last time they took the court, the UAB Blazers got the victory with a final of 90-89 against Rice. In relation to attacking the glass, UAB allowed Rice to get 32 in all (11 offensive). They went 55.0% from distance by shooting 11 out of 20 and ended up going 20 out of 28 at the charity stripe (71.4%). The Blazers allowed Rice to make 29 of their 61 tries from the floor which had them at 47.5% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Blazers shot 33 out of 72 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.8%. Concerning three-point shots, UAB buried 7 out of 15 attempts (46.7%). They were able to knock down 17 of those for a rate of 77.3%. Rice was called for 17 personal fouls in this contest which took the Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 3 times, while recording 3 steals in the game. The Blazers corralled 19 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in the matchup.

Efrem Johnson ended up being a factor for the Blazers for the game. He earned 24 points in his 32 mins on the court and added 1 assist for the contest. He knocked down 10 of 13 in this game for a rate of 76.9%, but couldn't coral a rebound.

UAB has a mark of 17-9 this season. The Blazers have committed 15.8 fouls per contest while shooting 76.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 16.4 times per game (37th in the country) and they cough up possession 10.3 times per contest. UAB has totaled 2,176 pts on the campaign (83.7 per contest) and they average 40.4 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Blazers are connecting on 46.6% from the field, which has them ranked 91st in college.

The UAB defense concedes 35.2% on 3-pointers (198 of 562) and opponents are converting on 74.2% of their free throw shots. They give up 13.3 assists and 33.3 total boards per game, which ranks them 198th and 121st in college hoops. The Blazers on defense are ranked 306th in the country in points given up per game with 76.4. They have forced 11.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.5% from the floor (232nd in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UAB

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