Bettors will hope to hit paydirt on Saturday when the Temple Owls try to run the Wildcats off the court at Liacouras Center in college hoops action.

Temple will face the 5-3 Wildcats, who own a 1-6 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Owls are 5-2 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Wildcats are 4-3 favoring the OVER.



View Villanova vs Temple Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook NCAAB line for this matchup, Temple sat as 5.5-point favorites.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Owls at No. 138 and the Wildcats at No. 76 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 80-78 result in favor of the Wildcats.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Temple's No. 72-ranked offense, averaging 74.9 PPG, against a Wildcats defense that ranks No. 209 at 68.1 PPG. The Owls field goal percentage has averaged 46.9% so far, more than the Wildcats marksmen have achieved on the year, 44.1% per game.

Defensively, Villanova features the nation's No. 71-rated defense on the road, allowing 63.5 points per game. Temple, meanwhile, comes in at No. 66 nationally in scoring at home.

Villanova lost its last outing, an 81-71 result against Missouri on December 6. They failed to cover in that game as a 7-point underdog. Marcus Denmon went off for 28 points and added 5 rebounds, leading Missouri over Villanova, 81-71, on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.

Temple won its last outing, a 77-58 result against Toledo on December 7. They covered in that game as a 12-point favorite. The Owls grabbed a 77-58 win over the Rockets on Wednesday, behind a 19-point effort from Aaron Brown at Savage Arena.


Villanova Wildcats Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Boston University are 1-0
After a loss are 3-7

Temple Owls Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Texas are 1-0
After playing Toledo are 0-1
After a win are 5-5

A few Wildcats at Owls trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Villanova's last 6 games when playing on the road against Temple
Villanova is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Temple
Villanova is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Villanova is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Temple is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Temple's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Temple's last 6 games when playing at home against Villanova
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Temple's last 6 games when playing Villanova


Next up:
Villanova home to Boston University, Tuesday, December 13
Temple at Texas, Saturday, December 17