Houston at Temple: 1/2/22 College Basketball Picks and Prediction

The Houston Cougars are led in scoring by Marcus Sasser who averages 17.7 points and 2.8 rebounds for this team. Kyler Edwards averages 12.5 points and 5.7 rebounds a night. Fabian White is the third leading scorer for the Cougars as he averages 10.2 points a game for this team.

The Cougars are averaging 79.4 points per game on 48% shooting from the field. They are allowing opponents to score 56 points per game. They are shooting 64.4% from the free throw line. 

The Owls are coming off of a blowout win over Delaware State in their last time out. Zach Hicks had a season-high 35 points in the win. Damian Dunn had 18 points and seven rebounds for Temple while Jeremiah Williams added nine assists and four blocks. 

The Temple Owls are led in scoring by Khalif Battle who averages 21.4 points and 3.9 rebounds for this team. Damian Dunn averages 13.6 points and 5.2 rebounds a game for this team. Jeremiah Williams is the third leading scorer for the Owls as he averages 9.2 points a game for this team.

The Owls are averaging 67.6 points per game on 40.2% shooting from the field. They are allowing opponents to score 66 points per game. They are shooting 69.1% from the free throw line. 

The Owls are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Sunday games but this should be a spot for them to get the cover as this is too many points for a Houston team who is missing their offensive star. Although the Cougars are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games overall, I think they begin to see a small decline without Sasser. They will win this one but I think Temple can keep it close so I’ll take the points with the Owls.