Florida Atlantic Owls vs Temple Owls Prediction, 1/18/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs Temple Owls

Date: Sunday, January 18, 2026

Location: Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPNU

The Florida Atlantic Owls (11-6) are traveling to Liacouras Center on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Temple Owls (11-6).

The Florida Atlantic Owls stepped onto the hardwood against Wichita State and earned the victory with a final of 85-67 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Owls left the arena with 18 while Wichita State totaled 18 fouls. They converted 4 out of their 15 attempts from beyond the arc. Wichita State finished shooting 56.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 23 attempts. In addition, Wichita State collected 32 rebounds (14 offensive, 18 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Wichita State earned 10 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. Pertaining to defending, Florida Atlantic allowed 39.7% from the floor on 25 out of 63 shooting. They also doled out 20 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected 34 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Owls converted 12 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 63.2%. Florida Atlantic finished the game with a 55.9% field goal percentage (33 out of 59) and made 7 of 21 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Isaiah Elohim is one player who was a factor in the matchup. He finished shooting 87.5% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 26 mins and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He left the arena with 18 points on 7 out of 8 shooting.

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Florida Atlantic will enter this game with a record of 11-6 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 12.4 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.8 personal fouls per game. As a team, Florida Atlantic is pulling in 40.1 boards per game and has accumulated 238 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 222nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Owls are shooting 34.7% on shots from 3-point land (160 of 461) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. They average 83.5 points per outing (66th in college) while hitting 46.9% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Owls have forced 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.8 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.3% on 3-point shots while they are 176th in Division 1 in opponents PPG (73.2). The Owls defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.9% (426 of 993) and they concede 33.1 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 74th in D-1 in allowing assists with 206 conceded so far this season.

In their last game, the Temple Owls took a loss by a score of 55-53 when they played Memphis. The Owls snagged 27 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. Memphis earned 16 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Owls to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to make 15 of those for a percentage of 78.9%. Concerning shooting from distance, Temple made 2 of their 19 attempts (10.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Owls shot 18 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.0%. The Owls permitted Memphis to convert 20 out of their 59 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.9% for this game. They shot 25.0% from distance by shooting 6 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 15 at the free throw line (60.0%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Temple allowed Memphis to collect 33 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Gavin Griffiths was important for the Owls for this game. He earned 24 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in this matchup. He converted 9 of 16 in the matchup for a rate of 56.3%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Temple has a record of 11-6 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Owls are shooting 45.8% from the field, which has them ranked 164th in the country. Temple has totaled 1,291 pts this year (75.9 per game) and they average 34.2 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 13.2 times per game (262nd in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 9.1 times per contest. The Owls are responsible for committing 16.5 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 73.2% from the charity stripe.

The Owls on the defensive end are ranked 81st in the nation in PPG surrendered with 69.4. They have forced 10.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (160th in college). The Temple defense allows 32.5% on 3-point attempts (125 of 385) and opponents are converting on 68.5% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 13.2 assists and 33.5 total boards per game, ranking them 178th and 122nd in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic

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