The Vanderbilt Commodores (0-2) and Temple Owls (1-1) are lined up for a Tuesday evening non-conference test in Philadelphia. The opening tip at Liacouras Center will be at 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Vanderbilt vs. Temple odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Vanderbilt lost to Memphis 76-67 on opening night (Nov. 7) and then fell flat in a Friday home game against Southern Mississippi in which it was favored by 16. USM topped Vandy 60-48, and the Commodores misfired their way to the upset loss. Vanderbilt hit just 3 of 25 from 3-point range on a night that saw it shoot 32.8% overall.
Temple opened the season with a 76-73 overtime loss to Wagner, but they bounced back impressively in their next game. On Friday, the Owls topped the favored-by-5 Villanova Wildcats 68-64. G Damian Dunn'had 22 points against ‘Nova and has tallied 51 points through 2 games.
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