Houston vs Temple Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for February 5 (Will the Cougars Fall Victim to an Upset?)

Houston vs Temple Game Info

  • 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Regular Season Game
  • No. 3 Houston (21-2, 9-1 AAC) vs. Temple (14-9, 8-2 AAC)
  • Date: Sunday, February 5, 2023
  • Time: 6:00 p.m. ET
  • Venue: Liacouras Center — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The 2022-23 college basketball season continues on Sunday with an exciting matchup between the No. 3 Houston Cougars and Temple Owls. Houston is coming off a 70-61 win over Wichita State on Thursday. Five different Cougars players scored in double digits as the team shot 44.6% overall.

Meanwhile, Temple enters on an impressive four-game winning streak that includes a 77-70 victory over UCF on Jan. 28. Kahlif Battle came off the bench to lead the Owls with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Can Temple extend its winning streak? Or will Houston put an end to the Owls' success?

Houston vs Temple Odds & Spread

  • All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
  • Moneyline: HOU: (-720) | TEMPLE: (+500)
  • Spread: HOU: -11.5 (-105) | TEMPLE: +11.5 (-115)
  • Total: 131.5 — Over: (-105) | Under: (-115)

Houston enters this contest as heavy road favorites on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 6 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 131.5 points, which is below average compared to Sunday's projected totals.

Houston vs Temple Betting Trends

  • Houston has 14 wins in 23 games against the spread this year.
  • The Cougars' ATS record as 11.5-point favorites or more is 9-7.
  • This year, 11 of Houston's 23 games have hit the over.
  • Against the spread, Temple is 14-9-0 this year.
  • The Owls have covered every time (1-0) as a 11.5-point underdog or more this year.
  • Out of Temple's 23 games so far this season, 10 have gone over the total.
Houston Rank Houston AVG Temple AVG Temple Rank
93rd 75.2 Points Scored 69.4 240th
3rd 55.2 Points Allowed 68.1

142nd
22nd 36.0 Rebounds 32.7 137th
6th 11.9 Off. Rebounds 8.0 237th
146th 7.7 3pt Made 7.6 160th
93rd 14.4 Assists 13.3 172nd
5th 9.3 Turnovers 13.5 298th

  
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