Temple Owls vs Florida Atlantic Owls Prediction, 2/26/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs Florida Atlantic Owls

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026

Location: Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena in Boca Raton, FL

TV: ESPN2

Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena is where the Florida Atlantic Owls (15-13) will try to defeat the Temple Owls (15-12) on Thursday.

The Temple Owls took the court against Wichita State and ended up losing by a score of 69-57 in their last game. Temple finished the contest with a 36.4% field goal percentage (20 of 55) and knocked down 5 of their 13 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Owls buried 12 of 19 shots for a rate of 63.2%. When discussing hauling in boards, they collected 23 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 5 assists in the matchup while creating 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. When talking about the defense, Temple allowed the other team to shoot 42.0% from the field on 21 of 50 shooting. Wichita State dished out 6 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Wichita State pulled down 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Wichita State walked away from this one shooting 72.4% at the free throw line by knocking down 21 of their 29 attempts. They knocked down 6 of 12 attempts from downtown. In regard to fouls, the Owls walked away with 19 and Wichita State recorded 17 fouls.

Aiden Tobiason is a guy who was important in this matchup. He ended up scoring 18 points on 5 out of 15 shooting. He played 37 mins and also snagged 5 boards. He ended up shooting 33.3% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Temple heads into this game with a win-loss record of 15-12 so far this year. They are averaging 73.9 points per outing (242nd in college) while shooting 44.2% from the field. The Owls are connecting on 33.7% on shots from beyond the arc (185 of 549) and 74.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Temple is collecting 34.2 boards per game and has totaled 342 assists this season, which has them ranked 294th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 9.0 times per game and as a team are committing 17.4 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Owls have forced 10.2 turnovers every game while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They give up 31.8% on shots from distance and they are ranked 91st in the nation in PPG allowed (70.6). The Owls defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.1% (672 of 1,524) and they concede 34.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are 79th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 337 surrendered this year.

For their last game, the Florida Atlantic Owls took a loss by a final score of 73-72 against North Texas. The Owls corralled 19 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive boards totaling 21 in the game. They turned it over 6 times, while getting 4 steals in this contest. North Texas was called for 18 personal fouls in the game which got the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a clip of 64.3%. In terms of 3-pointers, Florida Atlantic made 9 of their 19 tries (47.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Owls shot 27 out of 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.4%. The Owls permitted North Texas to convert 23 of 55 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.8% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 27.8% from 3-point land by shooting 5 out of 18 and ended up shooting 22 of 29 at the free throw line (75.9%). When talking about team rebounding, Florida Atlantic permitted North Texas to grab 36 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Josiah Parker pitched in for the Owls for this contest. He made 7 out of 15 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and had 9 rebounds. He accumulated 18 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 3 dimes in the game.

Florida Atlantic has a record of 15-13 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Owls are connecting on 46.0% from the field, which has them ranked 135th in college. Florida Atlantic has scored 2,239 pts so far this year (80.0 per contest) and they collect 39.1 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.8 times per game (194th in college) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per game. The Owls commit 17.9 fouls per game and they shoot 71.4% from the charity stripe.

The Florida Atlantic defense surrenders 34.0% on 3-point shots (213 of 626) and their opponents are knocking down 72.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 11.9 dimes and 35.0 boards per game, which is 61st and 224th in college hoops. The Owls on the defensive side of the court are 206th in college in points allowed per game with 74.4. They are forcing 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (95th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic

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