The Temple Owls (16-15, 10-8 AAC) will try to stop a four-game road losing streak at the Cincinnati Bearcats (20-11, 11-7 AAC) on March 10, 2023.
Cincinnati is a 5-point favorite against Temple when the Bearcats square off against the Owls on Friday. A 140.5-point total has been set for the matchup.
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Cincinnati Betting Line, Matchup Info Vs. Temple
- When: Friday, March 10, 2023 at 3:30 PM ET
- Where: Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN2
- Spread Favorite: Cincinnati -5
- Moneyline Favorite: Cincinnati -223
- Moneyline Underdog: Temple +180
- Over/Under: 140.5 points
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Cincinnati Betting Trends
- The Bearcats have won 20 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 10 times.
- When playing as at least 5-point favorites this season, Cincinnati has an ATS record of 13-5.
- The Bearcats have won in 18, or 81.8%, of the 22 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This season, Cincinnati has come away with a win 15 times in 17 chances when named as a favorite of at least -223 or better on the moneyline.
- A total of 16 out of the Bearcats’ 30 games this season have hit the over.
- Cincinnati and its opponents have scored more than 140.5 points in 18 of 30 games this season.
- Bearcats games this year have an average total of 147.6, 7.1 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
Cincinnati Top Performers
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landers Nolley II | 31 | 16.5 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| David DeJuilius | 31 | 15.1 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Viktor Lakhin | 28 | 12.1 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Jeremiah Davenport | 31 | 9.9 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Mika Adams-Woods | 31 | 9.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
Cincinnati Season Stats
- Cincinnati outscores opponents by 8.2 points per game (scoring 77.9 per game to rank 41st in college basketball while allowing 69.7 per outing to rank 161st in college basketball) and has a +255 scoring differential overall.
- The Bearcats pull down 35.0 rebounds per game (52nd in college basketball) while conceding 31.8 per contest to their opponents. They outrebound opponents by 3.2 boards per game.
- With 76.2 points per game in AAC tilts, the Bearcats are posting 1.7 fewer points per game in conference games compared to their overall average (77.9 PPG).
- In conference games, Cincinnati concedes more points per game (70.6) than its season average (69.7).
- In conference matchups, the Bearcats score more threes per contest (9.3) and have a higher three-point percentage (36.9%) than their season averages (9.1, 36.0%).
- Cincinnati averages 82.7 points per game at home, compared to 70.1 points per game in road games, a difference of 12.6 points per contest.
- In 2022-23, the Bearcats are allowing 66.8 points per game when playing at home. When playing on the road, they are allowing 71.4.
Cincinnati Recent And Upcoming Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2023 | East Carolina | L 75-71 | Away | -9.5 |
| 2/19/2023 | UCF | W 73-71 | Away | +3.5 |
| 2/22/2023 | Temple | W 88-83 | Home | -9 |
| 2/26/2023 | Memphis | L 76-73 | Away | +5 |
| 3/5/2023 | SMU | W 97-74 | Home | -12.5 |
| 3/10/2023 | Temple | – | Home | -5 |
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Temple Betting Trends
- Temple has put together a 17-11-3 record against the spread this year.
- The Owls have covered the spread six times this year (6-1-2 ATS) when playing as at least 5-point underdogs.
- Temple has entered the game as underdogs 14 times this season and won seven, or 50%, of those games.
- The Owls have entered eight games this season as the underdog by +180 or more and is 2-6 in those contests.
- In Temple’s 31 chances this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 16 times.
- The Owls and their opponents have combined to score more than 140.5 points in 15 of 31 games this season.
- Temple’s games this season have had an average of 139.9 points, 0.6 fewer points than this game’s point total.
Temple Top Performers
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khalif Battle | 27 | 18.0 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Damian Dunn | 30 | 15.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Jamille Reynolds | 21 | 10.0 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Zach Hicks | 31 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| Hysier Miller | 31 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
Temple Season Stats
- The Owls have a +10 scoring differential, putting up 70.1 points per game (214th in college basketball) and allowing 69.8 (165th in college basketball).
- Temple grabs 33.0 rebounds per game (166th in college basketball), compared to the 32.1 of its opponents.
- The Owls have averaged 0.4 more points in AAC games (70.5) than overall (70.1).
- In conference play, Temple is allowing more points (69.9 per game) than it is overall (69.8) in 2022-23.
- The Owls make more 3-pointers in AAC play (8.2 per game) than overall (8.0), and have the same 3-point percentage in conference games as overall (33.2%).
- In 2022-23 Temple is scoring 3.0 more points per game at home (72.0) than on the road (69.0).
- At home, the Owls allow 70.0 points per game. On the road, they give up 69.8.
Temple Recent And Upcoming Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/16/2023 | Wichita State | L 79-65 | Home | -4.5 |
| 2/19/2023 | Tulsa | W 76-53 | Home | -11.5 |
| 2/22/2023 | Cincinnati | L 88-83 | Away | +9 |
| 3/2/2023 | UCF | W 57-55 | Home | -1 |
| 3/5/2023 | Tulane | L 83-82 | Away | +5.5 |
| 3/10/2023 | Cincinnati | – | Away | +5 |
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