Temple Vs SMU: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 8, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 7, 2023

Wednesday’s college basketball slate includes Damian Dunn’s Temple Owls (14-10, AAC) taking the road to meet the SMU Mustangs (8-16, AAC) at Moody Coliseum. The opening tip is at 8:00 PM ET. The Owls play the Mustangs in a game that Temple is currently a slight favorite by 2 points. The over/under for the game is 139.

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Temple Vs SMU Betting Lines

Temple vs SMU Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Temple -2 139 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Temple (-2)
Total Pick Over (139)

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Temple Vs SMU Stat Rankings

Temple Avg. (Rank) SMU Avg. (Rank)
69.3 (241st) Points Scored 69.3 (241st)
68.6 (153rd) Points Allowed 74.2 (300th)
33.7 (152nd) Rebounds 33.5 (167th)
8.9 (218th) Off. Rebounds 9 (213th)
7.8 (142nd) 3pt Made 6.5 (277th)
13.3 (174th) Assists 13.3 (174th)
13.5 (292nd) Turnovers 12.5 (215th)

Temple Vs SMU Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Owls are 13-9-2 this season.
  • Against the spread as 2-point favorites or more, Temple is 5-5-1.
  • Out of 24 Owls games so far this season, 11 have hit the over.
  • Temple’s games have finished with more than 139 points 10 times so far this season.
  • Owls games this season have posted an average total of 137.9, which is 1.1 points fewer than the total for this matchup.
  • SMU is 7-15-2 against the spread this season.
  • Against the spread as 2-point underdogs or more, the Mustangs are 5-8.
  • Out of 24 Temple’s games so far this season, 11 have gone over the total.
  • Mustangs games have had over 139 points 14 times this season.
  • The average total points scored in SMU’s games this year (139) is 4.5 points higher than the total for this matchup.

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Temple Impact Players

  • Khalif Battle paces his squad in both points (18) and assists (1.9) per game, and also averages 3.7 rebounds. At the other end, he posts 1 steal and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Dunn posts 14.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, shooting 42.7% from the field and 35.6% from beyond the arc with 1.4 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • Zach Hicks puts up 8.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. Defensively, he averages 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
  • Hysier Miller leads his team in assists per game (3.5), and also averages 8.3 points and 3.1 rebounds. At the other end, he puts up 1.3 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
  • Jahlil White puts up a team-leading 5.5 rebounds per contest. He is also averaging 5.4 points and 2 assists, shooting 45.9% from the floor.

SMU Impact Players

  • Samuell Williamson paces the Mustangs in rebounding (7.4 per game) and assists (2.7), and posts 8.1 points. He also delivers 1.3 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.
  • Zach Nutall is posting a team-high 2.7 assists per contest. And he is delivering 13.8 points and 2.5 rebounds, making 41.7% of his shots from the field and 33.8% from 3-point range, with 2 treys per game.
  • The Mustangs receive 10.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1 assists per game from Efe Odigie.
  • The Mustangs get 6.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game from Stefan Todorovic.

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