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Temple Owls
69 – 75
FINAL Conference
South Florida Bulls
American Conference · Liacouras Center · January 25, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread USF -1.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money TEM +100 / USF -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total TEM win
Actual USF +6 144 Lost
Massey USF -2.3 (-3.7) — —
Massey Totals — 143.9 (+0.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 32% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 28% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USF -2.8 (-3.2) 142.1 (+1.9) 38% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USF -1.5 (-4.5) 142.0 (+2.0) 41% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USF -2.1 (-3.9) 140.3 (+3.7) 40% ✓
Baseline ML USF -2.4 (-3.6) 140.1 (+3.9) 38% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 1, 2026 TEM 79 – 78 USF
Feb 27, 2025 TEM 73 – 71 USF
Feb 7, 2025 USF 100 – 91 TEM
Jan 5, 2024 USF 76 – 68 TEM
Jan 26, 2023 TEM 79 – 76 USF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TEM USF
Overall 16-20 25-8
Conference 5-13 16-2
Home 5-9 15-3
Away 5-7 8-4
Neutral 6-4 2-1
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.5 75.7
Avg Pts Against 73.4 69.3
Massey -3.2 (#226) 2.8 (#126)
Bradley-Terry -0.64 (#236) 0.81 (#110)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.01 (#253) 0.71 (#129)
RPI 0.476 (#219) 0.537 (#115)
Shooting & Four Factors TEM USF
FG% 37.4% 42.6%
3PT% 29.4% 32.6%
REB / G 36.8 36.4
OREB / G 12.1 10.8
AST / TO 1.05 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.1% 49.1%
TOV% 14.7% 14.7%
ORB% 29.3% 28.5%
FT Rate 22.9% 28.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 49.1%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 20.3%
DRB% 70.1% 70.3%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 23.9%

Game Analysis

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