But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Temple Owls
76 – 80 OT
FINAL Conference
Charlotte 49ers
American Conference · Liacouras Center · January 29, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread TEM -4.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money TEM -192 / CLT +160
Model Predictions
Spread Total TEM win
Actual CLT +4 156 Lost
Massey TEM -4.2 (-8.2) — —
Massey Totals — 146.7 (+9.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 74% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML TEM -2.7 (-6.7) 137.7 (+18.3) 66% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TEM -2.9 (-6.9) 139.6 (+16.4) 66% ✗
Baseline Plus ML TEM -3.8 (-7.8) 138.6 (+17.4) 70% ✗
Baseline ML TEM -2.7 (-6.7) 139.0 (+17.0) 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

Dec 31, 2025 TEM 76 – 73 CLT
Feb 19, 2025 CLT 78 – 72 TEM
Jan 30, 2025 TEM 90 – 89 CLT
Mar 16, 2024 TEM 58 – 54 CLT
Feb 11, 2024 CLT 73 – 70 TEM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TEM CLT
Overall 16-16 17-17
Conference 8-10 9-9
Home 10-6 11-6
Away 5-6 4-8
Neutral 1-4 2-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 73.0 73.0
Avg Pts Against 71.2 74.3
Massey 0.3 (#162) -0.6 (#178)
Bradley-Terry 0.30 (#137) -0.16 (#194)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.39 (#135) -0.27 (#193)
RPI 0.508 (#152) 0.495 (#194)
Shooting & Four Factors TEM CLT
FG% 44.4% 45.6%
3PT% 35.4% 36.3%
REB / G 33.9 34.8
OREB / G 9.9 11.4
AST / TO 1.28 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.6% 53.5%
TOV% 14.1% 18.4%
ORB% 29.4% 35.2%
FT Rate 32.6% 27.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 15.0%
DRB% 69.5% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 27.9%

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