Temple visits Ole Miss after Murrell’s 21-point outing

Temple Owls (6-5) at Ole Miss Rebels (7-3)

Oxford, Mississippi; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Ole Miss -8.5; over/under is 133.5

BOTTOM LINE: Ole Miss hosts the Temple Owls after Matthew Murrell scored 21 points in Ole Miss’ 72-61 loss to the UCF Knights.

The Rebels are 5-1 in home games. Ole Miss is ninth in the SEC shooting 33.1% from deep, led by Josh Mballa shooting 100.0% from 3-point range.

The Owls are 1-1 on the road. Temple ranks ninth in the AAC with 31.1 rebounds per game led by Jamille Reynolds averaging 6.3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Murrell is scoring 15.0 points per game with 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists for the Rebels. Amaree Abram is averaging 10.1 points and 2.4 rebounds while shooting 48.2% for Ole Miss.

Khalif Battle is scoring 19.5 points per game and averaging 3.2 rebounds for the Owls. Zach Hicks is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Temple.

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