Temple vs Rhode Island Picks and Prediction – 12/21/2024

The Owls are coming into this game here to face the Rhode Island Rams on Saturday. The game is taking place at 6:30 PM EST and is being played at MassMutual Center is being broadcast on CBSSN. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks.

The Temple team is coming into this game here with a 7-4 on the year so far. The last game on the court for the Owls was a win by a score of 62-61 against Davidson. In their last 5 games the Owls has posted a 3-2 record. 

This year the Owls has managed to get a total of 77.3 points per game while getting 44.4% of the shots to fall. The rebounding for Temple is sitting at 37.5 boards per game, but have managed to get 10.6 assists per game. The defense for the Owls has allowed 72.4 points per game, but has picked up 4.2 blocks and 6.8 steals per game.  

The opponent in the game is Rhode Island and they are coming in with a 10-1 record. The Rams ended up winning in their last game against Central Conn with a score of 77-69. The last 5 games for Rhode Island has posted a 4-1 record. 

Defensively the Rams is allowing a total of 70.9 points per game while getting 4.5 blocks and 6.2 steals per game. The rebounding is coming in at 42.3 boards per game, but the passing is getting 16.2 assists per game. The offense for Rhode Island has managed to get 85.7 points per game while getting 47.7% of the shots to fall. 

The Rams are playing at home in this game here and should be able to play great in this game as the Owls are struggling on the season against decent teams. Look for the Rams to continue to be able to play good in this game and keep the Owls offense in check, but also for the Rams offense to play better in this game here and easily get the win. Final Score Prediction, Rhode Island Rams win 80-74.