Temple Owls (7-4) vs. Rhode Island Rams (10-1)
Springfield, Massachusetts; Saturday, 6:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rams -2.5; over/under is 150.5
BOTTOM LINE: Temple and Rhode Island square off in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The Rams are 10-1 in non-conference play. Rhode Island leads the A-10 averaging 85.7 points and is shooting 47.7%.
The Owls are 7-4 in non-conference play. Temple is 1-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.
Rhode Island’s average of 8.1 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.2 more made shots on average than the 7.9 per game Temple gives up. Temple has shot at a 44.4% rate from the field this season, 5.0 percentage points higher than the 39.4% shooting opponents of Rhode Island have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sebastian Thomas is scoring 17.3 points per game and averaging 4.0 rebounds for the Rams.
Jamal Mashburn Jr. averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Owls, scoring 20.8 points while shooting 47.9% from beyond the arc.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rams: 9-1, averaging 84.7 points, 38.3 rebounds, 16.4 assists, 6.7 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.2 points per game.
Owls: 6-4, averaging 76.9 points, 34.0 rebounds, 10.3 assists, 6.5 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.6 points.
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