Temple vs. South Florida betting: College basketball preview for February 26

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The Temple Owls (14-14, 6-9 AAC) are favored (-1) to stop a six-game losing streak when they host the South Florida Bulls (13-15, 6-9 AAC) at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at Liacouras Center. The game airs on ESPN+. The over/under for the matchup is set at 152.5.

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Temple Cover -1 vs South Florida -108

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Temple vs. South Florida betting lines

  • Temple moneyline odds to win: -109
  • South Florida moneyline odds to win: -110
  • Spread: Temple (-1)
  • Total: 152.5

Temple statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Temple sports the same winning percentage against the spread in home games (.455) as it does in away games.
  • The Owls have exceeded the total in nine of 11 home games (81.8%), compared to eight of 11 road games (72.7%).
  • When playing at home, Temple has won more often as a moneyline favorite, producing a record of 8-1 (.889). In road games, it is 0-3 (.000) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • On the offensive side of the ball, the Owls have increased their output a little bit over their last 10 games, scoring 79.8 points per contest over that span as opposed to the 79.6 they’ve put up over the course of this season.
  • Temple’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (85.8) is 7.1 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (78.7).
  • While the Owls are connecting on fewer threes per game over their past 10 outings (6.5 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (6.9), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (36.3% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 36.2% on the season).

Temple betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-15-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 5-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1+: 4-8-0 (As Favorite: 4-8-0; As Underdog: 8-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 21-6-0 (Home: 9-2-0; Away: 8-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-4 (Home: 8-1; Away: 0-3)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-10 (Home: 1-1; Away: 2-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.9 (174th in nation) 44.5 (225th) 32.5 (156th) 33.1 (294th) 10.8 (348th) 10.8 (133rd)

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South Florida statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This season, South Florida is 4-9-0 at home against the spread (.308 winning percentage). Away, it is 5-5-0 ATS (.500).
  • Bulls games have finished above the over/under 30.8% of the time at home (four of 13), and 40% of the time on the road (four of 10).
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Bulls have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-3) than on the road (2-7).

Recent trends

  • The Bulls are posting 70.5 points per contest in their past 10 games, which is 4.9 fewer points than their average for the season (75.4).
  • South Florida is giving up 75.9 points per game in its last 10 games, which is 1.4 more points than it is allowing for the season (74.5).
  • The Bulls are draining 1.0 fewer three-pointers per contest over their previous 10 games (6.3) compared to their season average (7.3), and they are posting a lower three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (28.9%) compared to their season mark (32.3%).

South Florida betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-18-0 (Home: 4-9-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1+: 5-8-0 (As Favorite: 4-10-0; As Underdog: 5-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-17-0 (Home: 4-9-0; Away: 4-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-4 (Home: 8-2; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-11 (Home: 0-3; Away: 2-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.0 (164th in nation) 43.1 (136th) 31.6 (203rd) 33.9 (325th) 14.8 (100th) 11.1 (170th)
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