Richmond Spiders vs Temple Owls Prediction, 11/8/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Richmond Spiders vs Temple Owls

Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026

Location: The Palestra in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Palestra is the site where the Temple Owls (1-0) will attempt to defeat the Richmond Spiders (2-0) on Sunday.

The Richmond Spiders took the court against Southern Virginia and went home with a win by a final score of 107-46 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Spiders walked away with 8 and Southern Virginia finished the game with 9 personal fouls. They converted 7 of 25 attempts from distance. Southern Virginia finished shooting 87.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 8 tries. Furthermore, Southern Virginia snagged 23 rebounds (6 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Southern Virginia dished out 6 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. Concerning defending, Richmond let their opponent shoot 30.8% from the floor on 16 out of 52 shooting. They also doled out 23 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 25 turnovers and getting 18 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they collected 39 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Spiders converted 7 of 12 tries for a percentage of 58.3%. Richmond ended the contest having earned a 61.1% FG percentage (44 out of 72) and made 12 of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Dominick Stewart is a player who had an impact in this contest. He went 87.5% from the field and also earned 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 20 minutes and snagged 3 rebounds. He finished with 17 points on 7 of 8 shooting.

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Richmond will enter this game with a win-loss record of 2-0 on the campaign. They have an average of 103.5 points per contest (17th in the country) while shooting 60.2% from the floor. The Spiders are hitting 52.1% on three-point shots (25 of 48) and 66.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Richmond is grabbing 37.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 51 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 3rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 11.5 times per game and as a unit they commit 10.5 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Spiders are forcing their opponents into 21.5 turnovers every game while drawing 14.0 fouls. They rank 102nd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 16 relinquished so far this season. The Spiders defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.5% (47 of 116) and they relinquish 29.5 boards per game as a unit. They surrender 26.1% on three-point shots and they are ranked 94th in D-1 in opponents PPG (61.5).

For their last game, the Temple Owls walked away with a victory by a final of 68-56 against Central Connecticut. In reference to cleaning the glass, Temple permitted Central Connecticut to pull down 30 overall (6 offensive). They shot 38.1% from downtown via 8 of 21 and ended up going 6 of 13 from the charity stripe (46.2%). The Owls permitted Central Connecticut to bury 21 out of 60 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 35.0% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Owls went 27 for 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.8%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Temple knocked down 8 of 30 attempts (26.7%). They were able to bury 6 of those for a rate of 60.0%. Central Connecticut committed 11 fouls for the matchup which took the Owls to the free throw line for 10 attempts. They also turned it over 10 times, while recording 10 steals for the game. The Owls snagged 29 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 36 in the matchup.

Jordan Marsh ended up being a major contributor for the Owls for the matchup. He converted 7 out of 15 for this contest giving him a rate of 46.7%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He scored 16 points in his 30 mins on the court and tallied 4 assists for the game.

Temple has a win-loss mark of 1-0 so far this year. The Owls are committing 11.0 personal fouls every game and they go 60.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.0 times per contest (199th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 10.0 times per game. Temple has tallied 68 points this year and they grab 39.0 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Owls are hitting on 45.8% from the field, which ranks 184th in the nation.

The Owls are ranked 51st in the country in points allowed per game with 56.0. They are able to force 12.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 35.0% from the floor (77th in college hoops). The Temple defense surrenders 38.1% from downtown (8 of 21) and opponents are making 46.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 14.0 assists and 35.0 boards per contest, which ranks them 232nd and 194th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Richmond

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