The Vanderbilt Commodores (0-2) and Temple Owls (1-1) are lined up for a Tuesday evening non-conference test in Philadelphia. The opening tip at Liacouras Center will be at 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Vanderbilt vs. Temple odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Vanderbilt lost to Memphis 76-67 on opening night (Nov. 7) and then fell flat in a Friday home game against Southern Mississippi in which it was favored by 16. USM topped Vandy 60-48, and the Commodores misfired their way to the upset loss. Vanderbilt hit just 3 of 25 from 3-point range on a night that saw it shoot 32.8% overall.
Temple opened the season with a 76-73 overtime loss to Wagner, but they bounced back impressively in their next game. On Friday, the Owls topped the favored-by-5 Villanova Wildcats 68-64. G Damian Dunn had 22 points against ‘Nova and has tallied 51 points through 2 games.
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Vanderbilt at Temple odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:52 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Vanderbilt +140 (bet $100 to win $140) | Temple -175 (bet $175 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Vanderbilt +3.5 (-110) | Temple -3.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 134.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Vanderbilt at Temple picks and predictions
Prediction
Temple 69, Vanderbilt 63
Temple is a lean here but only a value play at -185 or better, which it is now. But probably best to just AVOID.
Against the spread
Vanderbilt was not very competitive in its toughest test so far, Nov. 7 vs. Memphis. Temple was very sharp Friday in dispatching Villanova.
The Commodores and Owls met last season (see below). The outcome was a close game, but the inputs over 40 minutes of regulation were decidedly in favor of Temple. Vandy managed to send the contest to overtime because of 2 short bursts.
The TEMPLE OWLS -3.5 (-110) are the value side of this game, but by a relatively thin margin. Consider a partial-unit play, only going all in if it reaches TU -3.
Over/Under
These 2 teams met last season (Dec. 7), and the Over 134 hit. But that was only because the game went into overtime as 24 total points were scored in OT, and Temple won 72-68.
These are a couple slow-paced, veteran teams that are decent in defending the perimeter. They don’t combine for many other facets of play that would make this contest spiral too far past 130 points.
The Under is a definite lean, but PASS on the current total. Look for a total of about 136 before triggering some action on the Under.
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