I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
Temple Owls
79 – 78
FINAL Conference
South Florida Bulls
American Conference · Liacouras Center · February 1, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread USF -9.5 Home covered
O/U 154.5 Over
Money TEM +380 / USF -500
Model Predictions
Spread Total TEM win
Actual TEM +1 157 Won
Massey USF -7.0 (+8.0) — —
Massey Totals — 165.5 (-8.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 35% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 23% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML USF -4.9 (+5.9) 151.6 (+5.4) 30% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USF -5.8 (+6.8) 156.0 (+1.0) 33% ✗
Baseline Plus ML USF -7.2 (+8.2) 153.7 (+3.3) 24% ✗
Baseline ML USF -5.3 (+6.3) 153.3 (+3.7) 27% ✗

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 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
Jan 26, 2023 TEM 79 – 76 USF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TEM USF
Overall 16-16 25-9
Conference 8-10 15-3
Home 10-6 13-2
Away 5-6 9-3
Neutral 1-4 3-4
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 73.0 86.8
Avg Pts Against 71.2 76.5
Massey 0.2 (#162) 10.3 (#58)
Bradley-Terry 0.10 (#158) 1.27 (#75)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.16 (#150) 1.95 (#67)
RPI 0.497 (#190) 0.577 (#59)
Shooting & Four Factors TEM USF
FG% 44.3% 43.7%
3PT% 35.1% 33.6%
REB / G 33.5 43.2
OREB / G 9.9 15.8
AST / TO 1.34 1.44
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.6% 51.2%
TOV% 13.9% 15.6%
ORB% 29.7% 38.1%
FT Rate 33.6% 31.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 18.2%
DRB% 68.5% 68.2%
Opp FT Rate 21.5% 29.9%

Game Analysis

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