Delaware State Hornets vs Temple Owls Prediction, 11/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Delaware State Hornets vs Temple Owls

Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Location: Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Delaware State Hornets (16-14 last year) are hitting the road to Liacouras Center on Wednesday where they will take on the Temple Owls (17-15 last season).

The Delaware State Hornets faced North Carolina Central and took a loss by a final of 79-77 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Hornets ended up with 17 and North Carolina Central racked up 21 fouls. They made 8 of 22 tries from beyond the perimeter. North Carolina Central walked away from this one shooting 84.0% when shooting free throws by burying 21 of their 25 attempts. Additionally, North Carolina Central pulled down 22 rebounds (7 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. North Carolina Central recorded 14 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. With regard to defending, Delaware State allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 25 out of 50 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 10 steals. Concerning getting rebounds, they earned 27 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Hornets converted 16 of 26 shots for a rate of 61.5%. Delaware State ended the game with a 51.8% FG percentage (29 of 56) and converted 3 of their 9 shots from beyond the arc.

Muneer Newton is a player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 84.6% from the field and also recorded 2 assists. He played 34 mins and also pulled down 9 boards. He scored 27 points on 11 out of 13 shooting.

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Delaware State comes into this game after finishing with a win-loss record of 16-14 last season. They lost possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per game and as a team committed 18.2 fouls per contest. As a team, Delaware State snagged 37.4 rebounds per game and had 419 dimes last season, which was 231st in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Hornets shot 36.9% on three-point shots (155 of 420) and 72.3% from the free throw line. They averaged 78.7 points per outing (62nd in the nation) while connecting on 46.1% from the field.

When they were on defense, the Hornets were able to force 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 17.9 fouls. They surrendered 31.6% from 3-point land while they were 249th in college in points per game allowed (74.3). The Hornets defensively allowed a field goal percentage of 44.6% (769 of 1,724) and they surrendered 33.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They were ranked 178th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 434 conceded over the course of last year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Temple Owls took a loss by a final score of 75-71 when they played Tulsa. The Owls earned 23 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 30 for this game. They also gave up possession 7 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. Tulsa earned 21 personal fouls in the game which got the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 34 shots. They were able to bury 23 of the free throws for a clip of 67.6%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Temple buried 6 of 23 tries (26.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Owls finished shooting 21 out of 55 from the field which had them sitting at 38.2%. The Owls permitted Tulsa to make 26 of 55 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.3% for the game. They finished shooting 25.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 4 of 16 and finished the contest at 19 out of 25 at the free throw line (76.0%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, Temple allowed Tulsa to grab 32 in total (5 offensive).

Steve Settle III pitched in for the Owls in the matchup. He scored 22 points in his 36 mins on the court and totaled 2 assists in this matchup. He buried 6 of 12 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Temple had a record of 17-15 last year. The Owls were responsible for committing 18.0 fouls per game while shooting 73.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists was at 10.8 times per contest (347th in D-1) and they turned it over 11.0 times per contest. Temple scored 2,520 points throughout last season (78.8 per contest) and they averaged 36.4 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Owls connected on 44.8% from the floor, which was ranked 166th in the nation.

The Owls on the defensive side of the court were 321st in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 77.7. They forced 10.9 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 44.6% from the floor (230th in college hoops). The Temple defense gave up 33.8% on shots from beyond the arc (240 of 711) and their opponents knocked down 70.6% of their free throw attempts. They surrendered 14.9 assists and 35.5 rebounds per game, which was ranked 310th and 245th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Delaware State

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