Well you know that it's a shame and a pity you were raised up in the city / And you never learned nothing about country ways "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" - Country Joe and the Fish
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 Tuned ML TEM -4.8 (-1.8) 141.0 (+14.0) 71% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TEM -4.2 (-1.2) 141.0 (+14.0) 71% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TEM -4.7 (-1.7) 141.2 (+13.8) 69% ✓
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 79 – 78 USF
Feb 27, 2025 TEM 73 – 71 USF
Feb 7, 2025 USF 100 – 91 TEM
Jan 25, 2024 USF 75 – 69 TEM
Jan 5, 2024 USF 76 – 68 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%

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