Who's Playing

Temple @ Saint Joseph's

Current Records: Temple 6-3; Saint Joseph's 5-4

What to Know

The Saint Joseph's Hawks are 1-4 against the Temple Owls since December of 2015, but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit Saturday. Saint Joseph's will play host again and welcome Temple to Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena, where tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET. The neutral point spread forecasts a close one for these two.

The Hawks beat the Pennsylvania Quakers 78-71 on Wednesday. Guard Jordan Hall took over for Saint Joseph's, finishing with 33 points (a whopping 42% of their total) and seven dimes.

Meanwhile, Temple came out on top in a nail-biter against the Vanderbilt Commodores on Tuesday, sneaking past 72-68. Guard Tai Strickland was the offensive standout of the matchup for Temple, picking up 21 points in addition to seven boards.

The wins brought Saint Joseph's up to 5-4 and the Owls to 6-3. A couple stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Hawks are 21st worst in college basketball in takeaways, with only 10.8 on average. Temple has experienced some struggles of their own as they are stumbling into the game with the 26th fewest takeaways in college basketball, having accrued only 11 on average. It's possible one of these Achilles' heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 1 p.m. ET
  • Where: Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • TV: ESPN Plus
  • Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Owls are a slight 1.5-point favorite against the Hawks, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The line on this game has moved quite a bit since it opened, as it started out with the Hawks as a 2-point favorite.

Over/Under: -111

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Series History

Temple have won four out of their last five games against Saint Joseph's.

  • Dec 10, 2019 - Temple 108 vs. Saint Joseph's 61
  • Dec 01, 2018 - Temple 77 vs. Saint Joseph's 70
  • Dec 09, 2017 - Temple 81 vs. Saint Joseph's 78
  • Nov 30, 2016 - Temple 78 vs. Saint Joseph's 72
  • Dec 13, 2015 - Saint Joseph's 66 vs. Temple 65

Injury Report for Saint Joseph's

No Injury Information

Injury Report for Temple

  • Emmanuel Okpomo: Game-Time Decision (Undisclosed)
  • Khalif Battle: Out for the Season (Foot)