Temple at Tulane: 1/16/21 College Basketball Picks and Predictions

Tulane Green Wave (6-3) vs Temple Owls (2-3)

Game Info: Saturday, January 16, 2021 at 2:00 pm (Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse)

Betting Odds: Tulane Green Wave -1 -- Over/Under: 130 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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The Temple Owls and Tulane Green Wave face off on Saturday in a college basketball showdown at Devlin Fieldhouse.

The Temple Owls have really struggled this season but they are coming off a win in their last game In that last game against UCF, the offense scored only 62 points, but their defense gave up 55 points and that led to the victory. On the season, Temple is averaging 64.6 points per game while their defense is giving up 69.8 points per game. Temple is shooting 37.4 percent from the field and 33.4 percent from behind the three point line. Temple is led by Damian Dunn who averages 14.2 points and shoots 31.7 percent from the field.

On the other side of this matchup is the Tulane Green Wave who sit with a 6-3 record overall but they have lost two of the last three games. In the last game against Houston, the offense only scored 60 points and that led to the loss. On the season, Tulane is averaging 64.2 points per game while their defense is giving up 61.9 points per game. Tulane is shooting 38.1 percent from the field and 30.8 percent from behind the three point line. Tulane is led by Jaylen Forbes who averages 15.3 points and shoots 40.4 percent from the field and 39.3 percent deep. This is an important game for Tulane and they need the offense to get going to try and put the pressure on the Temple Owls. 

The under is 6-2 in Temple’s last eight games overall. The under is 12-5 in Temple’s last 17 road games. The under is 7-2 in Tulane’s last nine games overall. Tulane is 3-7 against the spread in their last 10 games played on Saturday. The over is 7-2 in the last nine meetings played between the two teams. 

Temple looked good in their last game and their defense was the difference. Look for the Temple Owls to keep this game close and cover the spread. IN terms of the total the under is the play. These are both solid plays. 

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.

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