Memphis vs Temple Prediction 1/16/25 College Basketball Picks

The Memphis Tigers and the Temple Owls meet Friday in college basketball action from the Liacouras Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Memphis vs. Temple prediction.

Head-To-Head History

The Memphis Tigers have won the last six meetings between these two teams going back to last season, but it’s been Temple that’s gone 2-0-1 ATS in the last three including covering catching 10.5 points in an 84-77 loss at home to the Tigers last season.

Memphis Recap

The Memphis Tigers come into this game looking to add on to their 74-70 win over East Carolina last time out to improve to 13-3 on the year. After this game, Memphis will head on the road for a game against Charlotte.

Tigers Win 4th In A Row

PJ Haggerty leads Memphis in scoring with 22.4 PPG along with 5.6 RPG and 3.1 APG while Tyrese Hunter has 15.1 PPG with 4.3 RPG and a team-high 3.1 APG of his own to lead the Tigers in assists. Colby Rogers has 12.3 PPG and Dain Dainja has 11.4 PPG with a team-high 6.2 RPG to lead the Tigers in rebounding and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Memphis so far this season. As a team, Memphis is averaging 78.8 PPG on 46.5% shooting from the field, 40% from three-point range and 73.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Memphis Tigers will win 

• Memphis has won each of its last eight night games.
• Temple has lost 26 of its last 32 night games against AP-ranked opponents.

Temple Recap

The Temple Owls come into this game looking to add on to their 73-70 win over Rice last time out to improve to 10-6 on the year. After this game, Temple will welcome Tulane to town.

Owls Looking To Heat Up

Jamal Mashburn Jr. leads the Owls in scoring with 20.7 PPG while Steve Settle III has 11.1 PPG with a team-high 6.8 RPG to lead Temple in rebounding so far this season. Zion Stanford added 10.7 PPG with 3.5 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Temple so far this season. Quante Berry also chipped in 9.4 PPG with 5 RPG and Elijah Gray added 8.2 PPG with 4.1 RPG. As a team, Temple is averaging 78.9 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field, 35.7% from three, and 72.7% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Temple Owls will win

• Temple has won each of its last six games at Liacouras Center.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Temple’s last 15 games against AP-ranked opponents has produced a total of 148 or fewer points.
• Eight of Memphis’ last nine games against non-AP-ranked opponents have produced a total of 152 or fewer points.

Memphis vs. Temple Prediction

I’m looking at Temple and the points in this one. I think a lot of folks are going to see Memphis favored on the road and not think twice about it, and I get it. The Tigers are arguably the best team in the AAC this season. However, Temple’s no slouch, and the Owls have started to put it together a little bit over the course of conference play, and this feels like a game where they can be competitive. Memphis has won a lot of games lately, but frankly, they’re a lot closer than they probably should be. I’ll side with Temple and the points at home in this one.