Temple vs La Salle Picks and Prediction – 11/30/2024

The Temple Owls will be up north Saturday with the game in Pennsylvania against the La Salle Explorers. Temple has four wins and two losses on the year coming into Saturday following a 7 point victory in their last outing. The Owls offense has been the team's biggest strength averaging nearly 80 points on 45.7% shooting and scored 87 in their last game. Defensively Temple has done just enough holding opponents to 72.5 points per game despite giving up eighty last time out. Stay up to date with our College Basketball Picks.

Jamal Mashburn Jr. leads Temple this season averaging 23.3 points per game. Steve Settle III averages 13.2 points to go along with a team high 7.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest. Zion Stanford is third on the team averaging 11.5 points per game.  Jameel Brown chips in heavily averaging 7 points in just over 15 minutes per game.

The La Salle Explorers come into Saturday with five wins and two losses on the year following a 15 point victory in their last outing to end a 2 game skid. Offensively La Salle has done the job this season averaging 78.9 points on 45. 2% shooting and scored 92 points in their last victory. Defensively La Salle has done the work as well holding opponents to just 71.7 points per game through giving games played.

Corey McKeithan leads La Salle  this season averaging 17.7 points and 3.1 assists. Jahlil White is taking on the team every 12.6 points in Daeshon Shepherd chips in heavily averaging 10.9 points per game. Big man Demetrius Lilley adds8.3 points and a team leading 7.9 rebounds per game. Andres Marrero is 4th on the team averaging 9.7 points in nearly 26 minutes per contest.

Both teams are playing good basketball coming into this matchup, but La Salle has the edge. The Explorers have an elite offense and the better defense in this game, period. Look for this out to do the work on both sides of the ball as they overwhelm Temple leading to the wind and cover to extend their current winning streak. Final Score Prediction, La Salle Explorers win and cover 76-69.