Temple Owls vs Davidson Wildcats Prediction, 12/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs Davidson Wildcats

Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025

Location: John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Davidson Wildcats (8-2) host the Temple Owls (6-5) at John M. Belk Arena on Thursday.

The Temple Owls played Saint Francis and walked away with a win by a score of 95-67 in their last contest. Temple ended the contest having earned a 59.6% field goal percentage (34 of 57) and converted 15 out of their 25 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Owls buried 12 of 14 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. When it comes to pulling down boards, they compiled 26 with 2 of them being offensive. They also doled out 23 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Concerning defense, Temple allowed the other team to shoot 42.6% from the field on 26 out of 61 shooting. Saint Francis dished out 14 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Saint Francis grabbed 22 rebounds (7 offensive, 15 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Saint Francis walked away from this one shooting 53.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 7 of their 13 tries. They buried 8 out of their 23 attempts from long range. Regarding personal fouls, the Owls ended up finishing with 12 while Saint Francis racked up 15 personal fouls.

Derrian Ford is a guy who was a major factor for this game. He ended up going 53.3% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and snagged 6 rebounds. He was able to score 24 points on 8 out of 15 shooting.

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Temple enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 6-5 so far this season. They have an average of 79.8 points per game (139th in D-1) while shooting 48.0% from the field. The Owls are connecting on 38.2% from downtown (87 of 228) and 73.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Temple is snagging 34.1 boards per contest and has accounted for 158 dimes on the season, which ranks 178th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 8.9 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Owls are forcing 10.0 turnovers every game while drawing 19.3 fouls. They are 236th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 152 conceded on the year. The Owls defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.1% (288 of 639) and they concede 32.6 boards per contest as a group. They are giving up 35.7% on three-point shots and they rank 185th in college in PPG allowed (73.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Davidson Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 80-47 against Mercyhurst. In regard to rebounds, Davidson permitted Mercyhurst to collect 17 in total (3 on the offensive side). They went 30.8% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 4 of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 16 from the free throw line (43.8%). The Wildcats permitted Mercyhurst to knock down 18 out of 45 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.0% in this game. Overall, the Wildcats went 31 for 51 from the floor which had them sitting at 60.8%. With regard to shooting from distance, Davidson converted 7 of 14 tries (50.0%). They were able to bury 11 of those for a clip of 64.7%. Mercyhurst committed 18 personal fouls in the game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. The Wildcats corralled 29 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 38 in this game.

Josh Scovens ended up being important for the Wildcats in this contest. He earned 15 points in his 28 minutes of playing time and earned 3 dimes for the game. He knocked down 6 of 11 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 8 rebounds.

Davidson has a mark of 8-2 so far this season. The Wildcats commit 17.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 68.1% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.0 times per game (228th in D-1) and they are turning it over 10.7 times per contest. Davidson has accounted for 764 pts for the season (76.4 per game) and they average 32.3 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Wildcats are connecting on 49.2% from the field, which is ranked 46th in the nation.

The Wildcats are ranked 59th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 67.1. They are forcing 12.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.8% from the field (253rd in D-1). The Davidson defense surrenders 31.6% from downtown (60 of 190) and opponents are knocking down 64.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 9.8 dimes and 31.7 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 14th and 58th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Temple

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