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Temple Owls
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FINAL Conference
Florida Atlantic Owls
American Conference · Liacouras Center · January 18, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread FAU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money TEM +136 / FAU -162
Model Predictions
Spread Total TEM win
Actual FAU +6 152 Lost
Massey FAU -3.9 (-2.1)
Massey Totals 157.7 (-5.7)
Bradley-Terry 42%
Weighted B-T 37%
Efficiency Plus ML FAU -3.3 (-2.7) 146.9 (+5.1) 38%
Baseline Tuned ML FAU -1.6 (-4.4) 145.2 (+6.8) 42%
Baseline ML FAU -2.1 (-3.9) 146.7 (+5.3) 38%
Baseline Plus ML FAU -2.2 (-3.8) 146.2 (+5.8) 39%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 12, 2026 FAU 6359 TEM
Feb 27, 2026 FAU 7773 TEM
Feb 16, 2025 FAU 8381 TEM
Mar 16, 2024 TEM 7473 FAU
Feb 16, 2024 FAU 8068 TEM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TEM FAU
Overall 16-16 18-15
Conference 8-10 9-9
Home 10-6 11-4
Away 5-6 4-9
Neutral 1-4 3-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 73.0 77.2
Avg Pts Against 71.2 75.3
Massey 0.5 (#152) 7.7 (#84)
Bradley-Terry 0.24 (#147) 1.14 (#89)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.36 (#141) 1.51 (#91)
RPI 0.501 (#176) 0.583 (#48)
Shooting & Four Factors TEM FAU
FG% 44.9% 47.1%
3PT% 36.3% 35.1%
REB / G 33.6 38.2
OREB / G 9.8 11.9
AST / TO 1.37 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.5% 54.5%
TOV% 13.9% 17.8%
ORB% 29.2% 33.2%
FT Rate 32.5% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.3% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 15.5% 17.1%
DRB% 69.8% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 25.6%

Game Analysis

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