Saturday’s game between the Temple Owls (13-8, 5-3 AAC) and East Carolina Pirates (12-9, 4-4 AAC) going head-to-head at Liacouras Center has a projected final score of 76-72 (according to our computer prediction) in favor of Temple, who is listed as a slight favorite by our model. The game will tip off at 2:00 PM ET on February 1.

According to our computer prediction, Temple should cover the spread, which is listed at 2.5. The two teams are projected to eclipse the 144.5 total.

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Temple vs. East Carolina Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025
• Time: 2:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Venue: Liacouras Center
• Line: Temple -2.5
• Point total: 144.5
• Moneyline (to win): Temple -134, East Carolina +112

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Temple vs. East Carolina Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Temple 76, East Carolina 72

Spread & Total Prediction for Temple vs. East Carolina

• Pick ATS: Temple (-2.5)
• Pick OU: Over (144.5)

Temple is 9-11-0 against the spread this season compared to East Carolina’s 10-9-0 ATS record. A total of 15 out of the Owls’ games this season have gone over the point total, and 11 of the Pirates’ games have gone over. The two teams combine to score 154.8 points per game, 10.3 more points than this matchup’s total. Temple is 6-4 against the spread and 6-4 overall over its last 10 contests, while East Carolina has gone 6-4 against the spread and 5-5 overall.

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Temple Performance Insights

• The Owls average 79.4 points per game (69th in college basketball) while giving up 76.1 per contest (297th in college basketball). They have a +69 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 3.3 points per game.
• Temple ranks 113th in the nation at 33.6 rebounds per game. That’s 1.4 more than the 32.2 its opponents average.
• Temple knocks down 7.0 three-pointers per game (257th in college basketball) at a 36.3% rate (69th in college basketball), compared to the 8.0 its opponents make while shooting 34.2% from beyond the arc.
• The Owls rank 136th in college basketball with 97.6 points scored per 100 possessions, and 216th in college basketball defensively with 93.6 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• Temple has committed 11.4 turnovers per game (183rd in college basketball action) while forcing 11.3 (216th in college basketball).

East Carolina Performance Insights

• The Pirates outscore opponents by 4.2 points per game (posting 75.4 points per game, 163rd in college basketball, and conceding 71.2 per contest, 177th in college basketball) and have a +88 scoring differential.
• The 36.0 rebounds per game East Carolina accumulates rank 30th in college basketball, 4.6 more than the 31.4 its opponents collect.
• East Carolina knocks down 1.3 fewer threes per contest than the opposition, 6.5 (310th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 7.8.
• East Carolina and its opponents have been relatively even in the turnover battle. The Pirates commit 11.0 per game (143rd in college basketball) and force 11.9 (170th in college basketball).

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