Boston College Eagles vs Temple Owls Prediction, 11/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston College Eagles vs Temple Owls

Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025

Location: Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Boston College Eagles (1-2) are on their way to Liacouras Center on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Temple Owls (2-0).

The Boston College Eagles faced Central Connecticut and went home with a loss by a final score of 60-59 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Eagles ended up with 13 while Central Connecticut had 12 personal fouls. They buried 8 of their 22 tries from three-point range. Central Connecticut went 60.0% from the free throw line by making 6 of 10 shots. In addition, Central Connecticut pulled down 36 boards (9 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't have a block. Central Connecticut doled out 12 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. In relation to defending, Boston College let their opponent shoot 38.3% from the floor on 23 out of 60 shooting. They also dished out 12 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they earned 38 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Eagles converted 8 of 9 shots for a rate of 88.9%. Boston College walked away from the game with a 32.8% FG percentage (22 of 67) and buried 7 of their 34 3-pointers.

Fred Payne is a guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He totaled 17 points on 6 of 14 shooting. He played for 36 mins played and also totaled 4 rebounds. He went 42.9% from the floor and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Boston College will play this contest with a record of 1-2 so far this season. They turn it over 9.3 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.0 fouls every game. As a team, Boston College is pulling in 46.3 boards per game and is sitting with 34 assists for the campaign, which is 288th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Eagles are hitting 24.4% on shots from 3-point land (22 of 90) and 60.7% from the charity stripe. They average 71.0 pts per contest (292nd in the country) while going 39.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers every game while drawing 17.0 fouls. They surrender 35.2% on 3-pointers while they are 58th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (63.3). The Eagles defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 37.8% (68 of 180) and they concede 38.3 boards per game as a team. They are 162nd in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 36 conceded for the year.

In their last game, the Temple Owls went home victorious with a score of 90-63 when they faced La Salle. The Owls earned 25 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 36 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. La Salle committed 13 fouls for the contest which got the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They were able to convert 10 of them for a clip of 71.4%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Temple buried 12 of their 24 attempts (50.0%). In all, the Owls ended up shooting 34 out of 68 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. The Owls permitted La Salle to convert 20 of 54 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.0% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 30.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 4 of 13 and ended up shooting 19 out of 24 at the charity stripe (79.2%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Temple allowed La Salle to pull down 24 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Derrian Ford ended up being a major contributor for the Owls for the game. He made 8 out of 14 in the game giving him a rate of 57.1%, and had 5 rebounds. He recorded 22 points in his 34 mins of playing time and added 4 assists for this contest.

Temple has a mark of 2-0 so far this year. The Owls have committed 16.5 personal fouls per game and they hit 63.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 17.5 times per game (102nd in college hoops) and they turn it over 7.0 times per game. Temple has totaled 173 points so far this year (86.5 per contest) and they grab 37.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Owls are hitting on 52.0% from the field, which is ranked 34th in Division 1.

The Temple defense allows 37.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (11 of 29) and opponents are knocking down 78.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 8.5 dimes and 29.5 rebounds per game, which is ranked 18th and 43rd in Division 1. The Owls on the defensive end are ranked 70th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 64.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.7% from the floor (142nd in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston College

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