Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Temple Owls
76 – 83
FINAL Conference
South Florida Bulls
American Conference · Liacouras Center · February 21, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread USF -1.5 Away covered
O/U 132.5 Over
Money TEM +130 / USF -120
Model Predictions
Spread Total TEM win
Actual USF +7 159 Lost
Massey TEM -2.6 (-9.6) — —
Massey Totals — 133.5 (+25.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 53% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML TEM -2.3 (-9.3) 134.8 (+24.2) 62% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TEM -0.6 (-7.6) 131.3 (+27.7) 55% ✗
Baseline Plus ML TEM -2.4 (-9.4) 133.6 (+25.4) 59% ✗
Baseline ML TEM -2.1 (-9.1) 134.4 (+24.6) 56% ✗

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 5-11 9-13
Conference 4-10 4-10
Home 3-5 4-6
Away 2-5 3-4
Neutral 0-1 2-3
Last 5 0-5 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.8 64.5
Avg Pts Against 68.8 70.8
Massey 1.2 (#144) 1.0 (#150)
Bradley-Terry 0.32 (#148) 0.62 (#126)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.65 (#132) 0.78 (#124)
RPI 0.480 (#197) 0.513 (#147)
Shooting & Four Factors TEM USF
FG% 39.5% 40.9%
3PT% 31.8% 32.9%
REB / G 36.2 38.2
OREB / G 9.5 13.0
AST / TO 0.96 0.76
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.7% 46.0%
TOV% 19.8% 21.5%
ORB% 26.2% 34.9%
FT Rate 27.8% 21.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 18.8%
DRB% 73.4% 74.5%
Opp FT Rate 21.4% 24.3%

Game Analysis

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