Tulsa vs. Temple betting: College basketball preview for March 8

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The Temple Owls (16-14, 8-9 AAC) visit the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (24-6, 12-5 AAC) after losing three straight road games. The Golden Hurricane are double-digit favorites by 10.5 points in the matchup, which begins at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 8, 2026. The matchup’s point total is set at 153.5.

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Tulsa Cover -10.5 vs Temple -110

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Tulsa vs. Temple betting lines

  • Tulsa moneyline odds to win: -625
  • Temple moneyline odds to win: +447
  • Spread: Tulsa (-10.5)
  • Total: 153.5

Tulsa statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • At home, Tulsa owns a better record against the spread (8-4-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (5-7-0).
  • The Golden Hurricane have eclipsed the over/under more often at home, hitting the over in nine of 12 home matchups (75%). On the road, they have hit the over in eight of 12 games (66.7%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Tulsa has won a lower percentage of its home games (.833) compared to road games (.875).

Recent trends

  • The Golden Hurricane have seen a downturn in scoring lately, putting up 82.9 points per game in their last 10 contests, 3.4 points fewer than the 86.3 they’ve scored this season.
  • Tulsa’s defense has been more porous lately, as the team has given up 72.4 points per game during its past 10 compared to the 72.3 points per game its opponents average this season.
  • The Golden Hurricane’s 11.1 made three-pointers per-game average during their past 10 games are more than the 10.6 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a lower percentage of shots made, 38.1% compared to their season-long percentage of 39.1% from long distance.

Tulsa betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 17-11-0 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 5-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 10.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 13-9-0; As Underdog: 4-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 18-9-1 (Home: 9-3-0; Away: 8-3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 19-3 (Home: 10-2; Away: 7-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.7 (32nd in nation) 42.6 (85th) 33.5 (97th) 28.0 (28th) 15.8 (69th) 9.9 (70th)

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Temple statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2025-26 against the spread, Temple has a lower winning percentage at home (.467, 7-8-0 record) than on the road (.600, 6-4-0).
  • Owls games have gone above the over/under 66.7% of the time at home (10 of 15), and 30% of the time away (three of 10).
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Owls have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-1) than away (3-5).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Owls are scoring 72.8 points per contest, compared to their season average of 74.4.
  • Temple is giving up 73.5 points per game in its past 10 games, which is 2.7 more points than it is allowing for the season (70.8).
  • The Owls are sinking 6.9 treys per game over their past 10 games, which is 0.1 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.0). Additionally, they own a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 games (32.1%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (34.4%).

Temple betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-16-0 (Home: 7-8-0; Away: 6-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 10.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 7-11-0; As Underdog: 6-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 16-13-0 (Home: 10-5-0; Away: 3-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-7 (Home: 8-5; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-7 (Home: 1-1; Away: 3-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.9 (201st in nation) 44.4 (190th) 29.9 (289th) 29.4 (82nd) 12.6 (274th) 8.3 (fourth)
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