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Central Florida Golden Knights vs Temple Owls Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: March 2, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Liacouras Center — Philadelphia, PA

Article updated Mar 2, 1:30 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Central Florida Golden Knights are traveling to play the Temple Owls at the Liacouras Center stadium on Thursday, 3/2/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Central Florida is the betting

Game outlook

The Central Florida Golden Knights are traveling to play the Temple Owls at the Liacouras Center stadium on Thursday, 3/2/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Central Florida is the betting favorite opening at -1 and the current line is Temple -1.

Knights vs Owls Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Knights to win tonight's game by 16 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Central Florida Golden Knights to cover the 1 point spread and the total to go over 134 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Central Florida 80 to Temple 64

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Central Florida Golden Knights and Temple Owls, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

52% of SportsJaw predicts Temple Owls to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Central Florida will win straight-up is 50%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be UCF 66, TEMPL 68.

OddsShark predicts Central Florida will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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Central Florida Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 11, Central Florida is ranked #166 in offense (scoring an average of 72.30 per game), #79 in defense (allowing an average of 66.52 points to be scored against them per game) and are 16-12 (14-12-2 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Knights hit an average of 42.66% of their field goals (ranked #290) and 76.22% of their free throws (ranked #30) and makes an average of 36.73% of their three pointers ranked #57 in the NCAAB). They average 35.22 rebounds per game (ranked # 162) and average 14.07 offensive assists and 13.52 turnovers per game (ranked # 110 and 279 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Central Florida allows an average of 42.47% field goals (ranked #99) and 72.13% free throws (ranked #222 in the NCAAB) The Knights allow an average of 31.09% of the three pointers (ranked #44) and averages 33.63 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.63) Finally, the Knights average 12.33 defensive assists and 14.85 turnovers per game (ranked # 151 and 49 respectively).

Temple Key Betting Stats

Temple Owls has a power ranking of 216 and are #215 for offense (scoring an average of 70.14 per game), #178 for defense (giving up an average of 69.83 points per game) and 15-14 (16-11-2 ATS) overall. Central Florida went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Temple.

For offense, the Owls hit an average of 43.00% of their field goals (ranked #277) and 76.22% of their free throws (ranked #31) and makes an average of 33.72% of their three pointers (ranked #211 in the NCAAB). They average 35.00 rebounds per game (ranked # 175) and average 14.00 offensive assists and 13.69 turnovers per game (ranked # 120) and 293 respectively).

On defense, Temple allows an average of 42.86% field goals (ranked #124) and 69.00% free throws (ranked #62 in the NCAAB) The Owls allow an average of 32.98% of the three pointers (ranked #132) and averages 34.83 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.83) Finally, the Owls average 12.90 defensive assists and 11.41 turnovers per game (ranked # 200 and 287 respectively).

Betting Summary

Central Florida has advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Central Florida Golden Knights to cover the 1 point spread and the total to go over 134 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Golden Knights vs Owls archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Golden Knights vs Owls matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Central Florida Golden Knights-105 → +100Moved
  • Moneyline · Temple Owls-105 → -120Moved
  • Spread · Central Florida Golden Knights-1 (-110) → +1 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Temple Owls+1 (-110) → -1 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over133 (-110) → 134 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under133 (-110) → 134 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Central Florida Golden Knights
21-11 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 7-2-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Temple Owls
16-16 matchup record · 5-4-1 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-03-02T06:30:10.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Central Florida Golden Knights and Temple Owls, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-01-28Temple Owls 77 · Central Florida Golden Knights 70
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Temple Owls defeated Central Florida Golden Knights 57-55

Temple Owls defeated Central Florida Golden Knights 57-55 on March 2, 2023, a 2-point decision in the series. Temple Owls' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 22-20. Against SportsJaw's recorded Central Florida Golden Knights +1 (-110) spread, Temple Owls covered, while the 112 combined points finished under the recorded total of 134.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • AliencreationSpread · Temple Owls -1 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Temple Owls 0 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 134 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Temple Owls 0 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 134 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Temple Owls 0 (-110)Win