Rhode Island vs. Temple betting: College basketball preview for December 21

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The Temple Owls (7-4) are 3.5-point underdogs as they attempt to continue a three-game win streak when they visit the Rhode Island Rams (10-1) on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at MassMutual Center. The contest airs at 6:30 PM ET on CBS Sports Network. The matchup has a point total of 153.

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Rhode Island Cover -3.5 vs Temple -108

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Rhode Island vs. Temple betting lines

  • Rhode Island moneyline odds to win: -164
  • Temple moneyline odds to win: +137
  • Spread: Rhode Island (-3.5)
  • Total: 153

Rhode Island statistics, trends and more

Last season stats

  • Last year, the Rams were 207th in the nation offensively (72.6 points scored per game) and 300th on defense (76.3 points allowed).
  • At 32.4 rebounds per game and 31.2 rebounds allowed, Rhode Island was 148th and 165th in college basketball, respectively, last season.
  • With 12.8 assists per game last season, the Rams were 206th in college basketball.

Rhode Island betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-6-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 2-6-0 (As Favorite: 3-6-0; As Underdog: 1-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-2-0 (Home: 5-2-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-1 (Home: 6-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.7 (71st in nation) 39.4 (42nd) 38.8 (ninth) 32.5 (256th) 16.2 (68th) 11.8 (209th)

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Temple statistics, trends and more

Last season stats

  • Last year the Owls put up 70.9 points per game (258th-ranked in college basketball) and allowed 72.9 points per contest (212th-ranked).
  • Temple, who ranked 144th in college basketball with 32.5 boards per game, allowed 35.5 rebounds per contest, which was 15th-worst in college basketball.
  • Last season the Owls ranked 318th in college basketball in assists, averaging 11.2 per game.

Temple betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-7-0 (Home: 0-3-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 1-4-0; As Underdog: 2-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-5-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-1 (Home: 3-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.4 (217th in nation) 40.4 (65th) 33.8 (135th) 34.5 (317th) 10.6 (346th) 9.6 (35th)
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