Who's Playing

Tulsa @ Temple

Current Records: Tulsa 7-13; Temple 12-7

What to Know

After two games on the road, the Temple Owls are heading back home. The Owls and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane will face off in an American Athletic battle at 2 p.m. ET Saturday at Liacouras Center. Temple should still be riding high after a win, while Tulsa will be looking to right the ship.

The East Carolina Pirates typically have all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Temple proved too difficult a challenge. Temple was able to grind out a solid victory over East Carolina, winning 71-63. Temple relied on the efforts of guard Damian Dunn, who had 26 points, and guard Jeremiah Williams, who had 14 points and six assists.

Meanwhile, the Golden Hurricane came up short against the Wichita State Shockers on Tuesday, falling 58-48. Forward Jeriah Horne just could not get things rolling his way, playing for 34 minutes but putting up just two points on 1-for-11 shooting.

The Owls are the favorite in this one, with an expected 3.5-point margin of victory. They might be worth taking a chance on against the spread as they are currently on a four-game streak of ATS wins.

Temple didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup with Tulsa in the teams' previous meeting in January, but they still walked away with a 69-64 win. Will Temple repeat their success, or does Tulsa have a better game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 2 p.m. ET
  • Where: Liacouras Center -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • TV: ESPN Plus
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $28.56

Odds

The Owls are a 3.5-point favorite against the Golden Hurricane, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 3.5-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -109

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Series History

Tulsa have won seven out of their last 12 games against Temple.

  • Jan 12, 2022 - Temple 69 vs. Tulsa 64
  • Feb 16, 2021 - Tulsa 72 vs. Temple 66
  • Jan 26, 2021 - Temple 76 vs. Tulsa 67
  • Mar 04, 2020 - Tulsa 61 vs. Temple 51
  • Jan 03, 2020 - Tulsa 70 vs. Temple 44
  • Feb 23, 2019 - Temple 84 vs. Tulsa 73
  • Feb 09, 2019 - Tulsa 76 vs. Temple 58
  • Mar 04, 2018 - Tulsa 76 vs. Temple 58
  • Jan 17, 2018 - Temple 59 vs. Tulsa 58
  • Jan 14, 2017 - Tulsa 70 vs. Temple 68
  • Feb 23, 2016 - Tulsa 74 vs. Temple 55
  • Feb 04, 2016 - Temple 83 vs. Tulsa 79

Injury Report for Temple

  • Jake Forrester: Game-Time Decision (Illness)
  • Khalif Battle: Out for the Season (Foot)

Injury Report for Tulsa

  • Keyshawn Embery-Simpson: Out for the Season (Academics)
  • Josh Earley: Out for the Season (Academics)