The Temple Owls (3-0) travel to face off against the Boston College Eagles (1-1) on Friday, November 15th. This game will be played at Silvio Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill and televised on ESPN+. Temple is coming off a win in their previous game, while Boston College is looking to get back on track from a loss to the VCU. Tip-off is set for 7:00 ET.

Temple Owls vs Boston College Eagles

The Owls Are Coming Off A Win

Temple Owls Recent Game/Games

Temple picked up a 69-61 win over Drexel on Tuesday, November 12th, in a home game. The Owls were -10.5 favorites going into the matchup but didn’t cover the spread. The total points for the game were 130, falling short of the 144-point over/under line.

Temple led 37-32 at halftime and continued to control the game in the second half, outscoring Drexel 32-29.

The Eagles Are Coming Off A Win

Boston College Eagles Recent Game/Games

Boston College took a tough 80-55 loss to VCU on Friday, November 8th. The Eagles were +11 point underdogs going into the game and failed to cover the spread. The total points for the game ended at 135, just under the O/U line of 140.5.

BC struggled offensively, scoring only 20 points in the first half. While they improved to 35 points in the second half, their defense allowed 47 points after halftime, leading to the lopsided final score.

Owls Offense Breakdown

Temple’s offense put up 69 points in their last game, shooting 41.5% from the field and 33.3% from beyond the arc. Their effective field goal percentage was 45.3%, and they hit 67.7% of their free throws, going 21 for 31 from the line.

Zion Stanford led the way with 23 points on 9 of 13 shooting, including 2 of 4 from three. Jamal Mashburn Jr. added 20 points, despite shooting just 5 of 16 from the field. The Owls finished with 10 offensive rebounds and 8 assists as a team.

Eagles Offense Breakdown

Boston College struggled offensively in their last game, scoring just 55 points on 29.3% shooting from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was 31%, and they connected on only 2 of 11 three-point attempts, shooting 18.2% from deep.

The Eagles managed 17 offensive rebounds but recorded just 4 assists as a team. Phillip Russell led the way with 20 points, hitting 2 of 5 from beyond the arc, while Joe Bamisile added 18 points and 9 rebounds, shooting 3 of 8 from three-point range.

Owls Team Defense

Temple’s defense held their opponent to 61 points, allowing them to shoot 41% from the field. The Owls limited their opponent’s two-point shooting to 43% on 18 of 41 attempts.

From beyond the arc, Temple’s defense gave up just 4 threes on 12 attempts, a 33% shooting rate. They also sent their opponent to the line 31 times, where they converted 21 free throws, shooting 67%. The Owls gave up 10 offensive rebounds.

Eagles Team Defense

Temple’s defense held their opponent to 61 points on 41% shooting from the field. They limited two-point attempts, with the other team going 18/41 for 43%.

From beyond the arc, Temple allowed just 4 threes on 12 attempts, a 33% clip. The other team also went 21/31 from the free-throw line, shooting 67%.

Owls vs Eagles Trends

• The Owls are 4-1 ATS in their last road games and 4-1 straight-up.
• In their last ten games at home, the Eagles have a straight up record of 4-6 while going 4-6 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 66 points per game in these contests.
• Temple has done well both straight up and vs the spread as the underdog, going 2-1 SU and 2-1 ATS in their last three games.
• The Eagles have played well in their last three games as the betting favorite, going 3-0 straight up and 2-1 against the spread.

Owls vs Eagles Prediction

Not only do we have the Eagles winning this one by a score of 77-70, but we see them covering the spread. Our pick is to grab the Eagles at -1.5.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 145.5 and given that our model is projecting 147 points between the teams, we like the over.

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