temple at Temple

Las Vegas - Normally, we like the revenge angle on the college hoop board, but this evening, we're going the other way. Temple went to Houston back on January 22nd, and upset the Cougars as a big PHAT 19.5 point underdog. NO ONE expected that. NO ONE! Now they run it back in Philly, and the Owls are getting a DOZEN points. Obviously, Temple (14-9) is not in Houston's (21-2) class, but they have won four in a row and have covered eight of the last 10. That's an 80% cover rate, and that's MONEY. The Owls are among the best free throw shooting teams in the country, tickling the net at over 77%. Not expecting another upset, but in front of the home crazies, Temple should stay competitive and keep the final margin under double digits.

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