Temple vs East Carolina Prediction 2/7/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks
Chris Ruffolo
Dec 22, 2025; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; East Carolina Pirates guard Jordan Riley (12) reacts during the second half against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kinser-Imagn Images
MATCHUP
Temple Owls
East Carolina Pirates
Team Records
14-8
7-15
Spread
-3.5 -108
+3.5 -112
Moneyline
-170
+142
Total
Over 139.5 (-115)
Under 139.5 (-105)
Where
Minges Coliseum, Greenville, NC
When
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Time
12:00 PM EST
TV
ESPNU
The Temple Owls and the East Carolina Pirates meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Minges Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Temple Owls vs. East Carolina Pirates prediction.
Temple Owls Recap
The Temple Owls come into this game looking to add on to their 79-78 win over USF last time out to sit at 14-8 this season. After this game, Temple will head on the road for a game against Tulane.
Owls Win 7 Of Last 10
Derrian Ford leads the Owls in scoring and rebounding with 18 PPG with 4.6 RPG while Aiden Tobiason has 15 PPG with 3.2 RPG and 2.3 APG and Jordan Mason has 11.7 PPG with 3 RPG and a team-high 4.3 APG to lead the Owls in assists. Gavin Griffiths has 11.7 PPG with 4.9 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Temple up to this point in the year. As a team, Temple is averaging 75.4 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field, 35% from three and 75.3% from the foul line this season.
East Carolina Pirates Recap
The East Carolina Pirates come into this game looking to add on to their 76-75 win over FAU last time out to sit at 7-15 this season. After this game, East Carolina will take on UTSA at home.
Pirates Alternate Wins & Losses In 4 Straight
Jordan Riley leads the Pirates with 22.9 PPG along with 5.6 RPG while Giovanni Emejuru has 13.5 PPG of his own along with a team-high 9.4 RPG to lead the Pirates in rebounding and to cap off the pair of double-digit scorers for East Carolina so far this season. Tybo Bailey has 7.1 PPG with 2.3 RPG while Corey Caulker has 6.4 PPG with 2.5 RPG and 3.8 APG to lead the Pirates in assists. As a team, East Carolina is averaging 68.7 PPG on 40.5% shooting from the field, 27.4% from three and 69.9% from the foul line this season.
Temple Owls @ East Carolina Pirates Betting Trends: February 7, 2026
Why the East Carolina Pirates will win
The home team has won each of the last four games between Temple and East Carolina.
Temple has lost four of its last five road day games against Conference opponents.
The home team has won the first half in seven of Temple’s last eight games.
Why the Temple Owls will win
East Carolina has lost each of its last four home games.
Temple has won four of its last five road games.
Temple has won the first half in 10 of its last 12 games against Conference opponents.
Total Points Facts
Each of East Carolina’s last seven day games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum have produced a total of 143+ points.
Twenty-five of Temple’s last 30 games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 142+ points.
Matchup/League Facts
East Carolina ranks 361st among Division 1 teams for effective field goal percentage this season (44.7%).
East Carolina ranks 359th among Division 1 teams for three-point field goals made per game this season (5.0).
Temple ranks T9th among Division 1 teams for turnovers per game this season (9.2).
Temple ranks 23rd among Division 1 teams for turnover percentage this season (12.3%).
Temple Owls vs. East Carolina Pirates Prediction
I’m on Temple here. I just think the Owls are the better team and as much as I don’t love backing the Owls on the road, I just think ECU is a lost cause this season. The Owls should be able to go on the road and take care of business here, so give me Temple in this one.
