Temple Owls vs Charlotte 49ers Prediction, 12/30/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs Charlotte 49ers

Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Location: Halton Arena in Charlotte, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Temple Owls (8-5) are hitting the road to Halton Arena on Tuesday where they will meet the Charlotte 49ers (6-7).

The Temple Owls stepped onto the hardwood against Princeton and notched a win by a score of 65-61 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Owls ended up walking away with 15 while Princeton recorded 17 fouls. They made 5 of their 19 shots from distance. Princeton finished 75.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 16 shots. Moreover, Princeton snagged 29 rebounds (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Princeton doled out 13 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. In relation to defending, Temple allowed the other team to go 41.5% from the floor on 22 of 53 shooting. They also recorded 13 dimes for the contest while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they collected 32 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Owls knocked down 11 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 73.3%. Temple finished the game with a 46.3% FG percentage (25 out of 54) and converted 4 out of their 12 three-point shots.

Jordan Mason is a guy who was a contributor for this contest. He ended up shooting 43.8% from the floor and totaled 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and also snagged 3 rebounds. He notched 16 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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Temple steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 8-5 on the season. They currently have an average of 77.8 points per game (182nd in Division 1) while shooting 47.3% from the field. The Owls are connecting on 37.5% on three-point shots (97 of 259) and 73.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Temple is snagging 33.8 boards per game and has racked up 176 assists for the year, which ranks 226th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 8.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Owls are able to force 9.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They surrender 34.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 138th in D-1 in opponents PPG (71.4). The Owls defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.3% (334 of 754) and they surrender 33.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 243rd in college in allowing assists with 178 surrendered on the year.

For their last game, the Charlotte 49ers walked away with a victory by a final of 88-76 when they played UIC. The 49ers were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 42 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. UIC committed 25 personal fouls for the matchup which took the 49ers to the charity stripe for 35 attempts. They were able to knock down 30 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. Concerning shooting from distance, Charlotte buried 8 of their 22 attempts (36.4%). When the game finished, the 49ers shot 25 out of 57 from the field which had them shooting 43.9%. The 49ers allowed UIC to make 26 of their 65 attempts from the field which left them shooting 40.0% for this game. They finished shooting 41.7% from three-point range by going 10 out of 24 and finished the game at 14 out of 21 at the free throw line (66.7%). Concerning rebounding, Charlotte permitted UIC to collect 27 in all (11 offensive).

Ben Bradford was important for the 49ers for the matchup. He made 5 of 15 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and had 9 rebounds. He racked up 26 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in this game.

Charlotte has a mark of 6-7 for the campaign. The 49ers commit 17.5 personal fouls per game and they hit 69.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.1 times per game (278th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per contest. Charlotte has accounted for 937 points so far this year (72.1 per game) and they pull down 35.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the 49ers are shooting 44.6% from the field, which is ranked 234th in the country.

The Charlotte defense surrenders 35.5% on three-point shots (104 of 293) and their opponents are knocking down 65.7% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 12.7 assists and 30.6 boards per contest, which is 134th and 33rd in college hoops. The 49ers on defense are ranked 151st in college in points given up per game with 71.8. They are forcing 10.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.4% from the floor (278th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charlotte

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