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Temple Owls
73 – 79
FINAL Conference
Florida Atlantic Owls
American Conference · Liacouras Center · January 18, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread FAU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money TEM +136 / FAU -162
Model Predictions
Spread Total TEM win
Actual FAU +6 152 Lost
Massey FAU -3.9 (-2.1) — —
Massey Totals — 157.7 (-5.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 42% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 37% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FAU -2.2 (-3.8) 146.2 (+5.8) 39% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FAU -3.3 (-2.7) 146.9 (+5.1) 38% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FAU -1.6 (-4.4) 145.2 (+6.8) 42% ✓
Baseline ML FAU -2.1 (-3.9) 146.7 (+5.3) 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

Mar 12, 2026 FAU 63 – 59 TEM
Feb 27, 2026 FAU 77 – 73 TEM
Feb 16, 2025 FAU 83 – 81 TEM
Mar 16, 2024 TEM 74 – 73 FAU
Feb 16, 2024 FAU 80 – 68 TEM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TEM FAU
Overall 16-16 18-15
Conference 8-10 9-9
Home 10-6 11-4
Away 5-6 4-9
Neutral 1-4 3-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 73.0 77.2
Avg Pts Against 71.2 75.3
Massey 0.5 (#152) 7.7 (#84)
Bradley-Terry 0.24 (#147) 1.14 (#89)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.36 (#141) 1.51 (#91)
RPI 0.501 (#176) 0.583 (#48)
Shooting & Four Factors TEM FAU
FG% 44.9% 47.1%
3PT% 36.3% 35.1%
REB / G 33.6 38.2
OREB / G 9.8 11.9
AST / TO 1.37 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.5% 54.5%
TOV% 13.9% 17.8%
ORB% 29.2% 33.2%
FT Rate 32.5% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.3% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 15.5% 17.1%
DRB% 69.8% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 25.6%

Game Analysis

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