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Central Florida Knights vs. Temple Owls
The Central Florida Knights and the Temple Owls will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Liacouras Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Knights as -1-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 133.
Temple was a 88-83 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Bearcats. They covered the +9-point spread as underdogs.
Central Florida won its last outing, a 68-49 result against Golden Hurricane on February 26. They covered in that game as a -13.5-point favorite.
Central Florida:
Team record: 16-12 SU,14-12-2 ATS
Central Florida is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Central Florida is 1-6-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Temple
Central Florida is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Temple
Temple:
Team record: 15-14 SU,16-11-2 ATS
Temple is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Central Florida
Temple is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Central Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Temple's last 6 games when playing Central Florida
Next up:
Central Florida home to East Carolina Sunday, March 5
Temple at Tulane Sunday, March 5