Temple vs Florida State Picks and Prediction – 11/22/2024

The Temple Owls will be on the road Friday night with the game in Connecticut against Florida State. Temple has found success early in the year with three wins and one loss coming into Friday following a narrow 3 point loss to Boston College in their last outing. Offensively the Owls have rolled this season averaging 80.5 points on 46.8% shooting. Defensively, Temple has done the job as well, giving up to 69.3 points per game despite allowing 72 in their loss to Boston College. Stay up to date with our College Basketball Picks.

Jamal Mashburn Jr. leads Temple this season averaging 23.5 points and 2.5 assists per game. Steve Settle averages 13.3 points and aeam leading 8.8 rebounds. Zion Stanford averages 10.8 points and Elijah Gray has averaged 10 points per game but has played in just one game this season. Quante Berry averages 4.8 points and the team-high 1.8 steals per contest.

The Florida State Seminoles come into Friday with four wins and one loss on the year following an 18 point blowout in their last outing. Offensively Florida State has been topped here this season every 74.4 points on 43% shooting from the floor. Defensively Florida State has fared well this season giving up 65.4 points per game after giving up to 61 in their most recent victory.

Offensively Florida State found a ton of success in their last game scoring 79 points including 47 in the second half on 45.6% shooting from the floor. The Seminoles also won the rebounding battle and forced 20 turnovers to seal the victory. iJamir Watkins leads the Florida State offense this season averaging 18.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Taylor Bol Bowen is second on the team averaging 8.8 points and Malique Ewin is averaging eight points per game. Bostyn Holt averages 4.2 points and a team-leading 2.2 assists per game.

Both teams are playing well coming into this matchup before the state has the edge. Look for the Seminoles to dominate this game on both sides of the ball as they will use their size and depth against temple. Take Florida State to continue their winning ways Friday night in Connecticut where they win and cover against Temple. Final Score Prediction, Florida State Seminoles win and cover 76-64.

• The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida State's last 5 games.
• Florida State are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
• Florida State are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games against an opponent in the American Athletic Conference conference.
• Temple are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
• The total has gone OVER in 4 of Temple's last 6 games.