The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Temple Owls
65 – 79
FINAL Conference
Wichita State Shockers
American Conference · Liacouras Center · February 17, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread TEM -4.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money TEM -200 / WICH +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total TEM win
Actual WICH +14 144 Lost
Massey TEM -4.5 (-18.5) — —
Massey Totals — 134.8 (+9.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 74% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 77% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML TEM -3.6 (-17.6) 141.8 (+2.2) 67% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TEM -2.8 (-16.8) 142.8 (+1.2) 65% ✗
Baseline Plus ML TEM -3.2 (-17.2) 142.8 (+1.2) 64% ✗
Baseline ML TEM -3.4 (-17.4) 143.5 (+0.5) 65% ✗

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 21, 2026 WICH 69 – 57 TEM
Jan 4, 2025 TEM 91 – 85 WICH
Feb 25, 2024 TEM 72 – 66 WICH
Jan 7, 2024 TEM 68 – 61 WICH
Feb 7, 2021 WICH 70 – 67 TEM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TEM WICH
Overall 16-16 17-15
Conference 10-8 9-9
Home 9-7 8-9
Away 5-6 7-4
Neutral 2-3 2-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.6 71.0
Avg Pts Against 70.2 68.5
Massey 3.4 (#116) 2.6 (#127)
Bradley-Terry 0.60 (#119) 0.19 (#153)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.73 (#113) 0.27 (#147)
RPI 0.534 (#119) 0.512 (#151)
Shooting & Four Factors TEM WICH
FG% 42.4% 43.7%
3PT% 32.7% 29.3%
REB / G 35.5 36.6
OREB / G 9.8 10.0
AST / TO 0.96 0.96
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.5% 49.2%
TOV% 20.6% 18.3%
ORB% 28.9% 29.2%
FT Rate 27.3% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 46.2%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 17.1%
DRB% 70.3% 70.3%
Opp FT Rate 21.2% 18.1%

Game Analysis

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