Temple Owls vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, 3/8/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Date: Sunday, March 8, 2026

Location: Reynolds Center in Tulsa, OK

TV: ESPN+

Reynolds Center is the site where the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (24-6) will try to defeat the Temple Owls (16-14) on Sunday.

The Temple Owls played Tulane and took home the win by a score of 89-60 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Owls walked away with 14 while Tulane finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They made 6 of 22 attempts from 3-point land. Tulane finished shooting 80.0% at the free throw line by burying 12 of 15 tries. In addition, Tulane snagged 18 boards (1 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Tulane recorded 16 dimes and had 3 steals in this matchup. Regarding defending, Temple allowed 37.5% from the floor on 21 out of 56 shooting. They also dished out 18 dimes for the matchup as well as creating 7 turnovers and having 6 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they collected 38 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Owls made 14 of 18 shots for a percentage of 77.8%. Temple wrapped up the contest with a 53.4% field goal percentage (31 of 58) and made 13 of 26 3-pointers.

Aiden Tobiason is a guy who played a role in the matchup. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and totaled 7 boards. He finished 60.0% from the field and also dished out 3 assists.

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Temple will enter this contest with a mark of 16-14 for the campaign. They are averaging 74.4 pts per game (224th in the country) while connecting on 44.9% from the field. The Owls are shooting 34.4% on shots from distance (210 of 611) and 74.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Temple is pulling down 33.8 boards per game and has racked up 379 dimes on the campaign, which is 289th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 9.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.3 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Owls are able to force 10.1 turnovers every game while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They concede 31.9% from 3-point land and they are 97th in D-1 in points per game allowed (70.8). The Owls defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.4% (751 of 1,692) and they surrender 33.4 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 97th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 376 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane got the victory with a final of 93-66 when they played East Carolina. The Golden Hurricane corralled 19 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 6 times, while earning 9 steals in the matchup. East Carolina committed 15 personal fouls in the game which got the Golden Hurricane to the charity stripe for 20 shots. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 70.0%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Tulsa made 11 of 26 tries (42.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Golden Hurricane ended up going 34 for 60 from the field which had them at 56.7%. The Golden Hurricane allowed East Carolina to bury 20 of 55 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.4% for the matchup. They finished 31.8% from distance by shooting 7 out of 22 and finished the contest at 19 of 27 at the charity stripe (70.4%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Tulsa permitted East Carolina to snag 29 in total (14 on the offensive glass).

Tylen Riley ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Hurricane in the matchup. He buried 5 out of 8 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He racked up 16 points in his 29 minutes on the court and accumulated 7 dimes in this contest.

Tulsa has a win-loss mark of 24-6 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Golden Hurricane are shooting 48.7% from the field, which ranks 33rd in college. Tulsa has scored 2,588 pts for the campaign (86.3 per contest) and they average 37.9 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 15.8 times per game (75th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.3 times per game. The Golden Hurricane are responsible for committing 16.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 78.1% from the free throw line.

The Tulsa defense gives up 33.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (240 of 727) and their opponents are making 71.1% of their foul shots. They have allowed 12.6 dimes and 31.7 rebounds every game, which is ranked 111th and 39th in those categories on the defensive end. The Golden Hurricane defensively are ranked 133rd in the nation in points given up per game with 72.3. They are forcing their opponents into 10.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (90th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Temple

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