Temple vs Penn Basketball Predictions & Best Bets

Game outlook

Temple is on the road playing Penn at the Palestra stadium on Saturday, 12/10/2022 @ 1:00pm EST. Temple -4.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

The Temple Owls (6-4, 6-4 ATS, 5-4-1 O/U) take on the Penn Quakers (5-7, 6-6 ATS, 8-4 O/U) at The Palestra on Saturday. This season, Temple has defeated Villanova, La Salle, and St. Joseph's in all three Power 5 games. Owls won by 10 points over St. Joe's, barely covering as 9.5-point favorites. Despite covering as a 14.5-point dog, Penn has lost all three Big 5 matches this season.

Temple seeks sole possession of the Big 5

If Temple wins against Penn, they will be 4-0 in the Power 5 and crowned the most dominant team in Philadelphia. This season, the Owls have covered the spread in all of their wins, but have failed to cover in any of their losses. Hysier Miller and Zack Hicks each scored 10 points in the recent win over St. Joe's. Khalif Battle led the team with 20 points.

Battle leads the Owls in scoring, averaging 20.o points per game as a 6'5 sophomore guard. In the last five games, he has scored at least 20 points, including 27 against VCU. Damian Dunn, another 6'5 sophomore guard, averages 15.7 points per game. At 6'10 and 285, Jamille Reynolds patrols the paint and scores 10.9 points per game and leads the team in rebounds with 6.0.

One Big 5 win for Penn

With both games extending to overtime, the Quakers lost to La Salle and St. Joe's by a combined eight points. Despite being the third-leading scorer in the country, they have lost seven games so far this season. Jordan Dingle, a 6'3 junior guard, has scored 23.5 points per game so far this season, including 37 points in the loss to La Salle. Villanova controlled the second half and never let it get close, winning by 11 points. In addition to Dingle, Max Martz had 15, but no other Quaker had more than six.