Temple vs Cincinnati 3/10/23 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

On Friday afternoon the Temple Owls will head to Dickies Arena, where they will face the Cincinnati Bearcats in the American Athletic Conference quarterfinals. The Owls entered the playoffs as the fifth seed in the American Athletic, having a 16-15 record in the regular season. Temple lost two of their last three regular season games, most recently losing 83-82 to the Tulane Green Wave. In the loss against Tulane, Damian Dunn scored a team-high 21 points leading his team to the victory.

The leading scoring for the Owls this season has been Khalif Battle, he averaged 18 points per game in the regular season. Temple is a very inconsistent team on the offensive end, shooting 42.8% from the field and 33% from three. Defensively the Owls have been competent, holding opponents to under 70 points per game on 33% shooting from three.

The Cincinnati Bearcats finished the regular season with a 20-11 record, ranking them as the fourth seed in the American Athletic. Cincinnati won three of their last four regular season games, most recently defeating the Southern Methodist Mustangs 97-74. In the win against the Mustangs, David DeJulius dropped a 30 piece for the Bearcats to bring home the win.

Landers Nolley II was leading scorer for Cincinnati this season, in the regular season he averaged 16.5 points on 42.3% shooting from three. Led by Nolley II, the Bearcats score 78 points per game while shooting high percentages across the hardwood. Defensively the Bearcats have been pretty mediocre, however opponents only shoot 32% from three against Cincinnati.