Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Temple Owls
79 76 OT
FINAL Conference
South Florida Bulls
American Conference · Liacouras Center · January 26, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread TEM -5.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money TEM -200 / USF +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total TEM win
Actual TEM +3 155 Won
Massey TEM -5.1 (-2.1)
Massey Totals 139.1 (+15.9)
Bradley-Terry 84%
Weighted B-T 79%
Baseline Plus ML TEM -4.7 (-1.7) 141.2 (+13.8) 69%
Model 4 ML TEM -4.2 (-1.2) 141.0 (+14.0) 71%
Model 3 ML TEM -4.8 (-1.8) 141.0 (+14.0) 71%
Baseline ML TEM -4.9 (-1.9) 141.4 (+13.6) 72%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 1, 2026 TEM 7978 USF
Feb 27, 2025 TEM 7371 USF
Feb 7, 2025 USF 10091 TEM
Jan 25, 2024 USF 7569 TEM
Jan 5, 2024 USF 7668 TEM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TEM USF
Overall 16-16 14-18
Conference 10-8 7-11
Home 9-7 9-9
Away 5-6 4-7
Neutral 2-3 1-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 69.6 72.0
Avg Pts Against 70.2 72.0
Massey 3.1 (#123) 1.6 (#141)
Bradley-Terry 0.56 (#123) -0.45 (#222)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.56 (#130) -0.08 (#184)
RPI 0.545 (#93) 0.487 (#203)
Shooting & Four Factors TEM USF
FG% 41.8% 44.2%
3PT% 31.3% 33.7%
REB / G 35.6 37.1
OREB / G 9.7 12.4
AST / TO 0.95 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.6% 50.2%
TOV% 19.9% 19.0%
ORB% 28.4% 33.9%
FT Rate 27.9% 20.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.5% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 19.8%
DRB% 69.5% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 28.8%

Game Analysis

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