SMU vs Temple 3/12/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 03/11/2020 at 6:19 PM ET

The Owls are coming into the game here after limping home to a 6-12 record in the American on the year. Overall, though, Temple has managed to get to a 14-17 record on the year. The last game on the court for the Temple team ended up being a 64-63 loss to Cincinnati.

The offense for Temple has only managed to get a total of 68.3 points a game. The defense for the Owls was not that bad giving up only 67.9 points a game. When it comes to rebounding the Temple team has pulled down 37.6 boards a game while getting 13.8 assist a game.

SMU is one team that has managed to fight their way to the five hundred mark on the year in the American. The Mustangs have posted a 9-9 record in the American, but the overall record for SMU is sitting at a 19-11 mark on the year so far. In their last game SMU lost to USF by a score of 61-60.

When it comes to the offense the Mustangs have ended up getting a total of 72.9 points a game. The defense for the Mustangs has allowed a total of 68.5 points a game on the year. The rebounding for the SMU team has managed to get only 36.6 boards a game, but have managed to get 15.6 assist a game on the year.

    The Mustangs head into the game here playing better, but also the SMU team has managed to do quite a bit better when it comes to the offense and the defense for SMU is playing at almost the exact same level. The downside for Temple is the team has not been able to win a lot of the close games and that will show up in the game here as the Owls struggle in this close game here. Final Score Prediction, SMU Mustangs win and cover ATS 67-62.

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