20th ranked Temple is favored in college basketball odds on Thursday against California in the Old Spice Classic Tournament.
An excellent matchup in college basketball odds gets the ESPN spotlight on Thursday as Temple hosts Georgetown. It could be a historic game as Temple head coach Fran Dunphy will go for his 400th career coaching win. Temple doesn’t lose very often at home but this game could go either way in college basketball betting at Sbg global.
Temple at Home
The Owls have won 10-straight at home and since the start of the 2007-2008 seasons they are 33-6 at home. This season the Owls are winning with defense as they have held all of their opponents to 61 points or less. They are 11th in the nation in scoring defense. The Temple offense is very balanced with Ramone Moore leading the team at 12.3 points per game. Juan Fernandez and Lavoy Allen are right behind at 11.4 points per game. Four other players’ average at least five points per game. Temple’s only two losses this season game against Texas A&M and California.
Unbeaten Hoyas
Georgetown is 8-0 this season and ranked 9th in the country. They are led by Big East Preseason Player of the Year Austin Freeman. He is averaging 20.1 points per game while shooting 57 percent from the field. Senior guard Chris Wright is averaging 14.8 points per game and leads the team in assists and steals. Jason Clark is also averaging over 14 points per game.
Game Facts
Temple leads the all-time series, 21-14, and they won the only meeting in the Liacouras Center back in 2004. Georgetown has been very good recently against the spread. The Hoyas are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Hoyas are 18-7-1 ATS in their last 26 non-conference games. Temple is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Big East. We know that Temple is tough at home and the trends show it. The Owls are 37-13-1 ATS in their last 51 home games. The Owls are 5-2 in college basketball odds in their last 7 non-conference games.
You would think this would be a low scoring game but the Over is 4-1 in the Hoyas last 5 road games. The Under is 4-1 in the Owls last 5 overall. The Under is 3-1-1 in the Owls last 5 vs. the Big East. The Under is 23-11-1 in the Owls last 35 home games.