UAB Blazers vs Temple Owls Prediction, 2/18/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UAB Blazers vs Temple Owls

Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Location: Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPNU

Liacouras Center is where the Temple Owls (15-10) will play the UAB Blazers (16-10) on Wednesday.

The UAB Blazers took the court against Tulane and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 55-54 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Blazers ended up with 8 and Tulane recorded 11 personal fouls. They converted 8 of 28 tries from 3-point range. Tulane ended up going 100.0% at the free throw line by burying 5 of 5 attempts. Moreover, Tulane collected 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Tulane dished out 9 assists and had 5 steals in the game. When talking about defense, UAB allowed their opponent to shoot 36.2% from the field on 21 of 58 shooting. They also distributed 7 dimes for this game while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they compiled 44 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Blazers made 10 of 17 shots for a rate of 58.8%. UAB finished the game having earned a 31.7% FG percentage (20 of 63) and knocked down 4 out of their 27 shots from beyond the arc.

Dayjaun Anderson is one guy who was a contributor for this game. He was able to score 16 points on 6 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and also totaled 7 rebounds. He finished the contest at 37.5% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended.

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UAB will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 16-10 on the season. They have an average of 79.8 pts per contest (101st in college) while connecting on 43.7% from the field. The Blazers are hitting 28.4% on three-point attempts (149 of 525) and 69.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, UAB is grabbing 41.3 boards per game and has totaled 365 assists on the campaign, which ranks 181st in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 9.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 14.5 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Blazers have forced 12.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They give up 32.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 189th in college in points per game from their opponents (73.9). The Blazers defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.7% (686 of 1,608) and they concede 36.6 boards per game as a team. They are 202nd in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 352 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Temple Owls took a defeat with a final score of 65-62 against North Texas. The Owls collected 24 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this matchup. They also turned it over 14 times, while recording 1 steal in this contest. North Texas was called for 17 fouls for this contest which got the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They were able to make 9 of them for a percentage of 52.9%. When discussing shooting from distance, Temple made 9 of 23 tries (39.1%). When all was said and done, the Owls finished 22 for 50 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.0%. The Owls permitted North Texas to convert 24 of 62 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 38.7% in this matchup. They shot 15.4% from downtown via 2 of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 20 from the free throw line (75.0%). Regarding team rebounding, Temple allowed North Texas to get 31 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Derrian Ford was important for the Owls for the matchup. He converted 7 out of 12 for this game for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and totaled 3 rebounds. He tallied 20 points in his 36 mins of playing time and added 4 assists in this contest.

Temple has a win-loss record of 15-10 this year. The Owls commit 17.4 personal fouls per contest and they hit 74.8% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.0 times per contest (255th in college) and they are giving up possession 9.2 times per contest. Temple has scored 1,867 points this year (74.7 per game) and they average 34.3 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Owls are connecting on 44.4% from the field, which ranks them 237th in the country.

The Temple defense surrenders 31.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (165 of 525) and opponents are knocking down 70.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 12.6 assists and 34.0 boards per game, which is ranked 118th and 151st in college. The Owls on the defensive side of the court are 91st in college in points given up per game with 70.4. They are forcing 10.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (179th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Temple

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