The Temple Owls (11-18), who are currently +100000 to win the 2023-24 college basketball national championship, are considered sizable darkhorses to bring home the title. Next, they will challenge the UAB Blazers at home on Thursday, March 7 at 7:00 PM ET.
Temple dropped its most recent game to Tulsa, 72-67, on Saturday. Hysier Miller was its high scorer with 19 points.
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Temple NCAA Championship Odds
- National championship odds (preseason): +100000
- National championship odds (on Dec. 31): +100000
- National championship odds (current): +100000
- AAC championship odds: +100000
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Temple Strength of Schedule, Tournament Resume
- The Owls are playing the 120th-ranked schedule (based on our predictions) this season.
- Temple has one game left against teams with above .500 records, and one game against teams with a worse record than its own.
- The Owls have two games left in the regular season, none versus Top 25-ranked opponents.
- On November 14, Temple picked up its best win of the season, a 66-64 victory over the Drexel Dragons, who are ranked outside the top 100 (No. 117) in the RPI rankings.
- Against Quadrant 2 teams (based on the RPI), Temple is 1-4 (.200%) — tied for the 39th-most losses.
Temple Season Stats and Insights
- The Owls have a -54 scoring differential, falling short by 1.8 points per game. They’re putting up 70.9 points per game to rank 261st in college basketball and are giving up 72.7 per contest to rank 203rd in college basketball.
- The Owls hit 8.2 three-pointers per game (102nd in college basketball) at a 30.6% rate (326th in college basketball), compared to the 7.2 their opponents make while shooting 33.2% from beyond the arc.
- Temple ranks 189th in college basketball by averaging 228.2 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 251st in college basketball, allowing 234.2 points per 100 possessions.
- The Owls have committed 1.5 fewer turnovers per game than their opponents, averaging 9.8 (54th in college basketball action) while forcing 11.3 (122nd in college basketball).
Temple Leading Performers
- Miller leads the Owls in points and assists. He contributes 15.8 points per game while adding 4.0 assists.
- Temple’s rebounding leader is Jordan Riley, who grabs 6.0 per game.
- Miller makes 2.1 threes per game to lead the Owls.
- Miller leads the team with 1.7 steals per game. William Settle collects 0.8 blocks a contest to pace Temple.
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