Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Temple Owls Prediction, 2/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Temple Owls

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Location: Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Temple Owls (14-10) will go up against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (9-15) at Liacouras Center on Wednesday.

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane faced off with Florida Atlantic and ended up losing by a score of 79-55 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Golden Hurricane finished with 13 while Florida Atlantic finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They converted 12 of 28 attempts from 3-point range. Florida Atlantic finished the game shooting 63.6% at the charity stripe by making 7 of their 11 tries. Additionally, Florida Atlantic pulled down 41 boards (8 offensive, 33 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Florida Atlantic dished out 21 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. In the matter of defense, Tulsa allowed 50.0% from the field on 30 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 9 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In relation to hauling in boards, they earned 33 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Golden Hurricane converted 12 of 19 shots for a rate of 63.2%. Tulsa finished the contest with a 31.7% field goal percentage (20 out of 63) and converted 3 out of their 21 shots from downtown.

Tyshawn Archie is a guy who was a major factor for the contest. He ended up finishing with 11 points on 4 of 9 shooting. He was on the court for 25 minutes and also collected 4 rebounds. He finished 44.4% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Tulsa comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 9-15 this year. They average 72.4 points per contest (234th in D-1) while going 42.6% from the field. The Golden Hurricane are hitting 32.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (201 of 625) and 65.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Tulsa is pulling in 37.6 boards per contest and has 329 assists so far this season, which ranks 193rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Golden Hurricane are able to force 10.6 turnovers every game while drawing 16.5 fouls. They are ranked 181st in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 315 relinquished on the campaign. The Golden Hurricane are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.7% (655 of 1,466) and they relinquish 36.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 34.9% on shots from distance while they are 252nd in Division 1 in points per game allowed (74.0).

In their last game, the Temple Owls took a loss by a score of 90-82 when they played Memphis. The Owls collected 14 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 20 for the game. They also gave up possession 16 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. Memphis was called for 17 fouls in this game which took the Owls to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 89.5%. In terms of shots from distance, Temple converted 11 out of their 22 attempts (50.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Owls went 27 for 54 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Owls permitted Memphis to convert 32 of their 57 attempts from the field which left them shooting 56.1% in this matchup. They shot 42.1% from distance via 8 out of 19 and ended up shooting 18 out of 25 at the free throw line (72.0%). Concerning rebounding, Temple allowed Memphis to grab 23 in total (9 offensive).

Aiden Tobiason was important for the Owls for this contest. He knocked down 4 out of 4 for this game for a rate of 100.0%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this contest.

Temple has a record of 14-10 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Owls are shooting 45.3% from the floor, which ranks them 159th in the nation. Temple has tallied 1,938 points for the year (80.8 per game) and they grab 37.3 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 11.1 times per contest (341st in the nation) and they turn the ball over 11.6 times per contest. The Owls have committed 17.9 fouls per contest and they shoot 73.7% from the charity stripe.

The Temple defense gives up 34.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (191 of 556) and their opponents are connecting on 69.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 15.0 dimes and 36.0 boards every game, which is ranked 318th and 272nd in those defensive categories. The Owls on defense are ranked 331st in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 78.4. They have forced 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (218th in the nation).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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