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Temple Owls
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FINAL Conference
South Florida Bulls
American Conference · Liacouras Center · February 27, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread USF -2.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money TEM +120 / USF -140
Model Predictions
Spread Total TEM win
Actual TEM +2 144 Won
Massey TEM -5.2 (-3.2)
Massey Totals 157.4 (-13.4)
Bradley-Terry 69%
Weighted B-T 72%
Baseline Plus ML TEM -4.8 (-2.8) 156.0 (-12.0) 73%
Model 4 ML TEM -3.1 (-1.1) 155.7 (-11.7) 69%
Model 3 ML TEM -4.6 (-2.6) 153.0 (-9.0) 69%
Baseline ML TEM -4.4 (-2.4) 154.5 (-10.5) 69%

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 7, 2025 USF 10091 TEM
Jan 25, 2024 USF 7569 TEM
Jan 5, 2024 USF 7668 TEM
Jan 26, 2023 TEM 7976 USF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TEM USF
Overall 17-15 13-19
Conference 9-9 6-12
Home 12-2 9-6
Away 3-9 2-10
Neutral 2-4 2-3
Last 5 0-5 1-4
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 77.7 73.4
Avg Pts Against 77.6 75.4
Massey -0.1 (#159) -2.1 (#199)
Bradley-Terry -0.12 (#177) -0.37 (#205)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.15 (#180) -0.48 (#205)
RPI 0.492 (#191) 0.476 (#224)
Shooting & Four Factors TEM USF
FG% 44.4% 44.4%
3PT% 35.8% 32.1%
REB / G 36.8 34.4
OREB / G 11.4 9.9
AST / TO 0.93 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 50.6%
TOV% 15.9% 16.8%
ORB% 31.8% 27.8%
FT Rate 32.0% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 49.3%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 17.9%
DRB% 67.8% 66.8%
Opp FT Rate 25.0% 26.6%

Game Analysis

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