Tulane vs Temple Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 3/5/23

The Temple Owls and Tulane Green Wave meet Sunday in college basketball action at the Avron B. Fogelman Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Temple Owls are averaging 69.7 points on 42.8 percent shooting and allowing 69.3 points on 42.8 percent shooting. Khalif Battle is averaging 17.9 points and 3.6 rebounds, while Damian Dunn is averaging 15.2 points and 3.6 rebounds. Jamille Reynolds is grabbing 5.4 rebounds and Zach Hicks is grabbing 5.1 rebounds. The Temple Owls are shooting 33.5 percent from beyond the arc and 76 percent from the free throw line. The Temple Owls are allowing 32.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.8 rebounds per game.

The Tulane Green Wave are averaging 80.7 points on 46.6 percent shooting and allowing 76.4 points on 43.1 percent shooting. Jalen Cook is averaging 20.3 points and 5 assists, while Jaylen Forbes is averaging 18.9 points and 1.9 assists. Kevin Cross is the third double-digit scorer and Collin Holloway is grabbing 2.8 rebounds. The Tulane Green Wave are shooting 33.7 percent from beyond the arc and 78.4 percent from the free throw line. The Tulane Green Wave are allowing 35.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.5 rebounds per game.

The Owls are 6-1-2 ATS in their last 9 road games and 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Green Wave are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 Sunday games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The over is 7-2 in Owls last 9 overall. The over is 13-5 in Green Wave last 18 overall. The road team is 7-2 ATS in the last 9 meetings.

The Tulane Green Wave are the better team, but they’re not playing great ball at the moment, and Temple doesn’t go down quietly. Inf act, the Temple Owls lose as underdog by an average of 1 point and on the road by an average of 2.5 points. It’s not always pretty, but Temple plays defense enough to hang around.