The Temple Owls (15-14, 7-9 AAC) are favored (by 4.5 points) to stop a three-game home losing streak when they host the Tulane Green Wave (17-12, 8-8 AAC) on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET. The matchup has a point total of 144.5.

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Temple vs. Tulane betting lines

• Temple moneyline odds to win: -202
• Tulane moneyline odds to win: +167
• Spread: Temple (-4.5)
• Total: 144.5

Temple statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Temple sports a worse record against the spread at home (6-8-0) than it does on the road (6-4-0).
• The Owls have exceeded the over/under more consistently when playing at home, hitting the over in nine of 14 home matchups (64.3%). On the road, they have hit the over in three of 10 games (30%).
• Temple has won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite at home, going 7-5 (.583). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it has a record of 2-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

• On the offensive side of the ball, the Owls have struggled over their last 10 games, scoring 70.9 points per contest over that span as opposed to the 73.9 they’ve put up over the course of this season.
• Temple has been less stingy on defense lately, allowing 73.9 points per game during its past 10 outings compared to the 71.1 points per game its opponents are averaging over the 2025-26 season.
• Over their past 10 outings, the Owls are making 0.7 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (6.1 compared to 6.8 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from deep in that span (29.9% compared to 33.7% season-long).

Temple betting records this season

• ATS Record: 12-16-0 (Home: 6-8-0; Away: 6-4-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 5-6-0 (As Favorite: 6-11-0; As Underdog: 6-5-0)
• O-U-P: 15-13-0 (Home: 9-5-0; Away: 3-7-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-7 (Home: 7-5; Away: 2-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-7 (Home: 1-1; Away: 3-5)

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Tulane statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Against the spread, Tulane has had better results on the road (6-3-0) than at home (6-10-0).
• Green Wave games have finished above the over/under 31.2% of the time at home (five of 16), and 33.3% of the time on the road (three of nine).
• The Green Wave, as moneyline underdogs, have won a lower percentage of games at home (1-5) than away (3-3) this year.

Recent trends

• The Green Wave are putting up 70.0 points per contest in their last 10 games, which is 2.2 fewer points than their average for the season (72.2).
• Over its past 10 games, Tulane is ceding 76.7 points per game, 2.0 more points than its season average (74.7).
• The Green Wave are draining 7.8 three-pointers per contest over their last 10 games, the same number as their average for the season. Meanwhile, they sport a lower three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (32.1%) compared to their season average (32.2%).

Tulane betting records this season

• ATS Record: 13-15-0 (Home: 6-10-0; Away: 6-3-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 5-7-0 (As Favorite: 7-6-0; As Underdog: 6-9-0)
• O-U-P: 11-17-0 (Home: 5-11-0; Away: 3-6-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-2 (Home: 8-2; Away: 3-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-10 (Home: 1-5; Away: 3-3)