Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Temple Owls Prediction, 3/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Temple Owls

Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025

Location: Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: ESPNU

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (12-19) are traveling to Dickies Arena on Thursday where they will try to beat the Temple Owls (17-14).

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane faced Wichita State and notched a win by a score of 73-63 in their last contest. Tulsa walked away from the game having earned a 50.8% FG percentage (30 of 59) and knocked down 5 out of their 18 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Golden Hurricane converted 8 of 13 shots for a rate of 61.5%. In relation to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 31 with 6 of them being offensive. They also dished out 12 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to defense, Tulsa allowed the other team to shoot 38.5% from the field on 25 out of 65 shooting. Wichita State recorded 11 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. Additionally, Wichita State collected 37 rebounds (13 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Wichita State shot 71.4% at the charity stripe by making 10 of 14 shots. They knocked down 3 out of their 16 attempts from downtown. Regarding personal fouls, the Golden Hurricane ended up finishing with 13 while Wichita State recorded 17 personal fouls.

Dwon Odom is one guy who played a role for this contest. He finished shooting 60.0% from the floor and totaled 4 assists. He saw the court for 28 mins and also snagged 3 rebounds. He ended up with 20 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

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Tulsa heads into this one with a record of 12-19 for the year. They have an average of 71.5 pts per contest (247th in the country) while going 43.5% from the field. The Golden Hurricane are connecting on 32.5% on shots from 3-point land (251 of 772) and 65.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Tulsa is collecting 36.0 rebounds per game and has tallied 429 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 188th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 11.4 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.4 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Golden Hurricane are forcing their opponents into 10.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.3 fouls. They are 92nd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 385 relinquished so far this year. The Golden Hurricane are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.1% (830 of 1,880) and they relinquish 37.1 rebounds per game as a group. They concede 33.8% from 3-point land and they are 233rd in D-1 in points per game allowed (73.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Temple Owls walked away with a victory by a final of 66-61 against North Texas. Regarding how they attacked the glass, Temple allowed North Texas to get 21 in all (5 offensive). They went 16.7% from three-point range by connecting on 2 out of 12 and finished the game at 19 out of 23 at the free throw line (82.6%). The Owls permitted North Texas to bury 20 out of their 52 tries from the field which had them shooting 38.5% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Owls shot 20 out of 42 from the floor which had them shooting 47.6%. Concerning shots from distance, Temple converted 6 out of 12 attempts (50.0%). They were able to make 20 of the free throws for a rate of 69.0%. North Texas had 21 personal fouls in this contest which got the Owls to the free throw line for 29 attempts. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 2 steals for the game. The Owls were able to snag 26 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the matchup.

Steve Settle III ended up being a factor for the Owls in the matchup. He recorded 15 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist. He buried 5 out of 10 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Temple has a win-loss mark of 17-14 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Owls are connecting on 45.0% from the field, which ranks 166th in D-1. Temple has 2,449 pts for the campaign (79.0 per contest) and they pull in 36.5 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 10.8 times per contest (346th in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 11.1 times per contest. The Owls are committing 17.9 personal fouls every game while shooting 73.8% from the free throw line.

The Owls on defense are ranked 322nd in college in points per game surrendered with 77.8. They are forcing 11.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.5% from the field (228th in college). The Temple defense allows 34.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (236 of 695) and their opponents are knocking down 70.4% of their foul shots. They surrender 14.9 dimes and 35.5 boards per game, which ranks them 311th and 254th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Temple

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