The fifth-seeded Tulane Green Wave (13-14) meet the fourth-seeded Temple Owls (17-11) Friday. The quarterfinal in the American Athletic Conference Tournament at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, is slated to tip-off at 3 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Tulane vs. Temple odds and lines, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Tulane went 10-8 in conference play to finish fifth in the AAC. The Green Wave are a very good distance shooting squad; their 36.8% mark from 3-point land leads the American. Tulane went 9-for-18 on triples in a 92-83 overtime win Feb. 12 against Temple but would lose 75-70 to the Owls Feb. 27 to result in a season split.
Temple went 10-7 in conference play to finish fourth. The Owls rely on defense and a slow-tempo style in grinding out their best performances. They’ve held foes to a 40.3% mark from the field since Feb. 7 and have been especially good in defending the perimeter.
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Tulane vs. Temple odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Tulane -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Temple -110 (bet $110 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Tulane +1.5 (-125) | Temple -1.5 (+100)
- Over/Under (O/U): 136.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Tulane vs. Temple odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Temple 70, Tulane 68
Money line
These are two of the younger teams in NCAA-I hoops. Tulane heads into this contest with more offensive momentum, but Temple has the edge in key areas like offensive rebounding and free-throw rate.
Recent Owls performances at Cincinnati and Memphis were solid. The regular-season games between these two were awfully close. Figure this one being a near-pick-’em: TAKE TEMPLE (-110).
Against the spread
The Temple ML lean is the lean as the primary play here. Some bettors may, however, consider adding a TEMPLE -1.5 (+100) to chase the plus money value in chasing a 2-point victory.
Over/Under
No room on either side: STEER CLEAR.
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