Temple Owls vs UC San Diego Tritons Prediction, 11/24/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs UC San Diego Tritons

Date: Monday, November 24, 2025

Location: State Farm Field House in Kissimmee, FL

TV: ESPNU

The Temple Owls (3-1) are en route to State Farm Field House on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the UC San Diego Tritons (4-0).

The Temple Owls faced off with Hofstra and took home the win by a score of 81-76 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Owls walked away with 18 while Hofstra recorded 24 personal fouls. They also knocked down 9 of 28 shots from downtown. Hofstra went 84.6% from the free throw line by converting 11 of their 13 attempts. In addition, Hofstra snagged 27 boards (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Hofstra doled out 11 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. In terms of defending, Temple allowed their opponent to shoot 45.2% from the floor on 28 out of 62 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they collected 25 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Owls made 24 of their 31 attempts for a rate of 77.4%. Temple ended the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (25 of 50) and made 7 of 16 three-point shots.

Aiden Tobiason is one player who was a contributor in the matchup. He ended up walking away with 21 points on 5 of 9 shooting. He played 38 mins and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He went 55.6% from the field and distributed 3 assists.

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Temple steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 3-1 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 7.5 times per game and as a group they commit 16.5 fouls every game. As a team, Temple is pulling down 37.0 boards per game and has totaled 59 assists for the season, which ranks 280th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Owls are shooting 38.6% on three-point shots (32 of 83) and 71.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 81.3 pts per game (158th in the country) while shooting 46.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Owls have forced 11.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They give up 33.3% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 133rd in the country in points per game allowed (70.0). The Owls defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.8% (101 of 236) and they surrender 33.5 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 51st in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 44 relinquished on the campaign.

For their last game, the UC San Diego Tritons got the victory with a final of 75-67 when they faced Idaho. The Tritons were able to snag 30 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this game. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. Idaho earned 21 personal fouls for this contest which took the Tritons to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to knock down 22 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 78.6%. When talking about 3-point attempts, UC San Diego knocked down 5 of 17 attempts (29.4%). When all was said and done, the Tritons shot 24 out of 50 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.0%. The Tritons permitted Idaho to knock down 21 of their 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.0% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 34.4% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 11 of 32 and finished the contest at 14 of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, UC San Diego permitted Idaho to get 36 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Leo Beath was important for the Tritons for the matchup. He racked up 15 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He buried 6 out of 11 for the game giving him a rate of 54.5%, and added 6 rebounds.

UC San Diego has a win-loss mark of 4-0 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Tritons are hitting on 50.0% from the field, which is ranked 59th in Division 1. UC San Diego has scored 336 pts this season (84.0 per game) and they pull in 39.0 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 16.3 times per contest (130th in D-1) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per game. The Tritons are committing 14.8 fouls per game and they hit 72.8% from the charity stripe.

The Tritons are ranked 105th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 68.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the floor (150th in the nation). The UC San Diego defense concedes 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (35 of 104) and their opponents are making 62.5% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 12.0 dimes and 32.0 boards per contest, which ranks them 131st and 84th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UC San Diego

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