Temple Owls vs Ole Miss Rebels Betting Picks & Predictions
Temple is on the road playing Ole Miss at the The Pavilion at Ole Miss stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 5:00pm EST. Ole Miss -9.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't
Game outlook
Temple is on the road playing Ole Miss at the The Pavilion at Ole Miss stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 5:00pm EST. Ole Miss -9.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.
On Saturday, the Temple Owls (6-5, 0-0 AAC) visit Oxford, Mississippi and the Sandy and John Black Pavilion to play the Ole Miss Rebels (7-3, 0-0 SEC). On Saturday, Temple lost to Penn 77-57, ending its four-game winning streak. The Owls turned the ball over 15 times, while Penn committed just 7 turnovers. After opening the season with six straight wins, Ole Miss has lost three of its last four games after being defeated by UCF 72-61 on Wednesday night. The injury reports for Temple and Ole Miss do not list any players
Temple's lack of rebounding is hurting the Owls
Temple is averaging just 34.0 boards per game, which is 224th in the nation, while opponents rebound at a rate of 33.9 boards per game. As a team, the Owls allow an average of 68.7 points per game and opponents shoot 44.0% overall and 32.3% from behind the arc. Temple's top rebounder is Jamille Reynolds, who averages 6.3 boards per game. Khalif Battle leads the Owls in steals with an average of one per game, while Nick Jourdain leads the team in blocked shots with an average of 1.2.
Temple scores 70.1 points per game, while shooting 44.1% overall and 34.9% from behind the arc. Temple's leading scorer is Battle, who averages 19.4 points per game and makes 43.8% from the field and 36.8% from three-point range. Damian Dunn is the second-leading scorer with 15.0 points per game and shoots 44.6% overall and 34.9% from three-point range. Temple has only three players averaging double figures in scoring. Hysier Miller leads the team with 4.3 assists per game. The Owls average 13.6 assists and 13.8 turnovers per game.