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The Temple Owls (16-19) and UAB Blazers (22-11) meet in an American Athletic Conference (AAC) Tournament Championship on Sunday at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:15 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Temple vs. UAB odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
The 11th-seeded Owls have made a miraculous run to the title game, and Temple is all but playing for a spot in the First Four with an automatic bid. Temple has bubble teams all over quaking in their boots heading into Selection Sunday.
Temple has won a season-high 5 straight games, while also covering in a season-best 5 consecutive outings, all as an underdog. It is 10-3 ATS in the past 13 games since Feb. 8.
The 4th-seeded UAB Blazers have caught fire, too, topping Wichita State and No. 1 seed South Florida, the regular-season champ, while winning and covering 4 straight outings. The Blazers kicked off the hot streak with a 100-72 win at Temple on March 7 as a 7-point favorite as the Over (141.5) cashed.
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Temple vs. UAB odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:45 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Temple +240 (bet $100 to win $240) | UAB -300 (bet $300 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Temple +6.5 (-110) | UAB -6.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 137.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Temple vs. UAB picks and predictions
Prediction
UAB 73, Temple 68
Moneyline
Backing UAB (-300) would cost you 3 times your potential return, and there is never a reason to bet such a heavy favorite. Even as part of a multi-team parlay, including the Blazers would suck all of the value out of your ticket.
AVOID, and look to the spread instead.
Against the spread
TEMPLE +6.5 (-110) is worth playing, as this team has suddenly caught fire and become cover kings after a lost season.
The last time the Owls tasted defeat was against UAB, and it was the last time Temple failed to cover, too. The Blazers took care of the Owls by 28 points in Philadelphia, but Temple has started to believe. It has ousted Charlotte, FAU and SMU in the past 3 games, each as a 6-point underdog or higher. It’s hard to ignore the results from 10 days ago at home against UAB -6.5 (-110), but it’s also hard to ignore than past 4 days, too.
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Over/Under
OVER 137.5 (-115) is an awfully low number considering the fact UAB was able to go for 100 points in the regular-season meeting just 10 days ago.
The Blazers have cashed the Over in 3 of the past 5 games, while allowing at least 70 points in 5 of the previous 6 outings.
The Owls hit their 1st Over in 4 AAC Tournament games in the upset of FAU on Saturday afternoon. The Over was 3-0 in the final 3 regular-season games, however, including the loss to UAB. Go high, and feel confidently in doing so.
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