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Who’s Playing
Tulsa @ Temple
Current Records: Tulsa 5-20; Temple 14-13
What to Know
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane have not won a game against the Ultack Temple since February 16, 2021, but will look to end the drought on Sunday. Tulsa and Temple will face off in an American Athletics battle at 2 pm ET at the Liacouras Center. Since both teams lost their last game, both have a little extra motivation going into this game.
​​​​The Golden Hurricane found themselves the reluctant recipients of an unpleasant 96-69 nail-biter against the South Florida Bulls last Wednesday. Guard Brandon Betson didn’t make much of a difference for Tulsa; Betson finished with 11 points on 4-for-10 shooting and turned the ball over four times in 26 minutes on the court.
Meanwhile, Temple finished well behind the Wichita State Shockers when they played last Thursday, losing 79-65. Forward Zach Hicks, who had 15 points and six rebounds, contributed to the loss.
Tulsa is the clear underdog, so they expect the size of the fight to decide this one. Those sticking against the spread have guts, to put it politely, as the squad has bet the bookies in their past five games.
The losses put the Golden Rush at 5-20 and the Owls at 14-13. A pair of stats to keep in the back of your head as you watch: Tulsa is allowing their opponents to shoot an average of 47.30% from the floor, which is the second highest shooting percentage allowed in college basketball. Temple had some struggles of their own as they only managed to knock down 42.30% of their shots, which is the 49th lowest field goal percentage in college basketball. One of these Achilles heels may end up tripping up the losing team.
How to Look
- When: Sunday at 2 pm ET
- Where: Liacouras Center – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- television: ESPN University
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try it for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Continue: CBS Sports App
- Ticket cost: $13.00
Odds
The Owls are favored by 14 points against the Golden Hurricane, according to the latest college basketball contracts.
The oddsmakers had a good feeling on the line for this one, as the game opened with the Owls as a 14.5 point favorite.
Over/Under: -110
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Series history
Temple and Tulsa both have seven wins in their last 14 games.
- January 10, 2023 – Temple 76 vs Tulsa 72
- February 05, 2022 – Temple 67 vs Tulsa 58
- January 12, 2022 – Temple 69 vs Tulsa 64
- February 16, 2021 – Tulsa 72 vs Temple 66
- January 26, 2021 – Temple 76 vs Tulsa 67
- March 04, 2020 – Tulsa 61 vs Temple 51
- January 3, 2020 – Tulsa 70 vs Temple 44
- February 23, 2019 – Temple 84 vs Tulsa 73
- February 09, 2019 – Tulsa 76 vs Temple 58
- March 04, 2018 – Tulsa 76 vs Temple 58
- January 17, 2018 – Temple 59 vs Tulsa 58
- January 14, 2017 – Tulsa 70 vs Temple 68
- February 23, 2016 – Tulsa 74 vs Temple 55
- February 04, 2016 – Temple 83 vs Tulsa 79
