Temple Owls vs Towson State Tigers Point Spread Picks

The Towson Tigers like to push tempo, but they will be facing an opponent that likes to slow things down and has been known to defend very well in the process. The Owls have split a pair of games, and have a bad taste in their mouths as they are off a loss to Kent State as a -6.5 point favorite. They allowed the Golden Flashes to connect on 11 from deep and 50%. This is going to be a long season for Temple who lost four of their top five scorers, and are going to take awhile to get all the new parts working cohesively. They are going to have to defend and run some clock to try and stay in games. Towson has everyone back from a year ago, and should be better on both ends of the court, and just the name Temple should have them playing hard on the defensive end. Temple has slowed down the Colonial Conference opponents they have faced recently as they are 5-0 to the UNDER in their last five against them. Towson is the more experienced team here, and are at the comforts of home, and will be ready to dig in against the inexperienced Owls. I don't think that Temple can score enough here to get this one over the top of the lofty total. Make the play on Towson and the UNDER.

It is easy to see why bettors are lining up on Temple in this one, as Towson won just one game a year ago, and no one likes playing on the ugly side of the game. This is a much better Towson team this season, winning four of their first nine. Not a single team has beaten Towson by 18 points or more on the season, so they are more than capable of being competitive in this one. Towson should build on a quality game their last time on the floor vs. Georgetown where they lost by just 6. Temple lost for the first time after opening 6-0, but it was more than a loss - they were beaten badly by Duke 90-67. It will be hard for them to be focused in this one vs. a team they know they can beat. The Owls are just 4-10 ATS in their last 14 at home vs. a team with a road winning percentage of less than .400, and are often a no-show in this situation. Towson is 7-2 on the road vs. home teams with a winning percentage of greater than .600. Play Towson.