The Temple Owls travel to Kansas to play the Jayhawks at 4:30 PM on Sunday, January 6, 2013. Kansas is the favorite in this matchup, laying -13.0 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 143.0.
Before getting to specific team details, let's have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any NCAAB sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 6, 2013 | Temple | 62 | Kansas | 69 | -13.0 | 143.0 |
| January 2, 2010 | Kansas | 84 | Temple | 52 | 6.5 | 129.5 |
When looking at the last 2 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 1 games compared to 1 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the Temple/Kansas series is 60.5 ppg while the vistor has put up 73 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 12.5 favoring the road team.
Unlike most series', this one has leaned towards the road team. Specifically, the road team in this series has enjoyed an average advantage of 12.5 ppg. That represents a value number of -0.5 when meassured against the offered line of -13.0, suggesting a wager on Temple makes the most sense - at least, when looking at the series trends from an historical perspective.
The average Total points scored spanning the last 2 games between the Owls and the Jayhawks is 133.5 per game. That creates a differential of 9.5 against the line, suggesting a bet of Under 143.0 may hold the greatest value. At least in relation to the series history.
Now let's take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with Temple as the road team and with Kansas as the home team.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 6, 2013 | Temple | 62 | Kansas | 69 | -13.0 | 143.0 |
When looking at the last 1 games in this series while Kansas has been the home team, we can see the Jayhawks have won 1 games compared to 0 wins for the Owls. Average points scored per game by Kansas in this situation is is 69 ppg while Temple has put up 62 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 7 favoring the Owls.
As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 7 ppg. That represents a value number of -6 when meassured against the offered line of -13.0, suggesting a wager on the Owls makes the most sense. At least, that's the way it looks when you ponder a bet against the line, looking at this wager in the vacuum of this series situation.
The average Total points scored spanning the last 1 games between the Owls and the Jayhawks is 131 per game. That creates a differential of 12 against the line, suggesting a bet of Under 143.0 may hold the greatest value. At least in relation to the series history.
This season the Temple Owls have played 32 games, averaging 72.6 points per game, while allowing 68.8 points per game. This has led to a season record of 22-10. Let's have a closer look at recent Temple Owls results.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 24, 2013 | Temple | 52 | Indiana | 58 | -12.0 | 147.5 |
| March 22, 2013 | Temple | 76 | North Carolina St. | 72 | -4.5 | 150.0 |
| March 15, 2013 | UMass | 79 | Temple | 74 | -4.5 | 150.0 |
| March 10, 2013 | Va Commonwealth | 76 | Temple | 84 | 144.5 | |
| March 6, 2013 | Temple | 74 | Fordham | 55 | 11.0 | |
| March 2, 2013 | Rhode Island | 70 | Temple | 76 | -12.5 | |
| February 28, 2013 | Detroit | 78 | Temple | 83 | -4.5 |
This season the Temple Owls have played 16 games on the road, averaging 68.6 points per game, while allowing 66.0 points per game. This has led to a season record of 10-6. Let's have a closer look at recent Temple Owls results on the road.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 24, 2013 | Temple | 52 | Indiana | 58 | -12.0 | 147.5 |
| March 22, 2013 | Temple | 76 | North Carolina St. | 72 | -4.5 | 150.0 |
| March 6, 2013 | Temple | 74 | Fordham | 55 | 11.0 | |
| February 24, 2013 | Temple | 71 | Charlotte | 51 | 2.0 | |
| February 16, 2013 | Temple | 83 | UMass | 82 | -3.0 |
This season the Kansas Jayhawks have played 36 games, averaging 74.8 points per game, while allowing 62.1 points per game. This has led to a season record of 30-10. Let's have a closer look at recent Kansas Jayhawks results.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 29, 2013 | Michigan | 87 | Kansas | 85 | -2.0 | 136.5 |
| March 24, 2013 | North Carolina | 58 | Kansas | 70 | -6.5 | 144.5 |
| March 22, 2013 | Western Kentucky | 57 | Kansas | 64 | -20.5 | 131.5 |
| March 16, 2013 | Kansas St. | 54 | Kansas | 70 | -4.5 | 132.0 |
| March 15, 2013 | Iowa St. | 73 | Kansas | 88 | -5.5 | 145.5 |
| March 14, 2013 | Texas Tech | 63 | Kansas | 91 | -20.0 | 133.5 |
| March 9, 2013 | Kansas | 58 | Baylor | 81 | 4.0 | 139.0 |
| March 4, 2013 | Texas Tech | 42 | Kansas | 79 | -24.5 | 141.0 |
| March 2, 2013 | West Virginia | 65 | Kansas | 91 | -15.5 | |
| February 25, 2013 | Kansas | 108 | Iowa St. | 96 | 144.0 |
This season the Kansas Jayhawks have played 26 games here at home, averaging 77.7 points per game, while allowing 60.6 points per game. This has led to a season record of 23-3. Let's have a closer look at recent Kansas Jayhawks results when playing at home.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 29, 2013 | Michigan | 87 | Kansas | 85 | -2.0 | 136.5 |
| March 24, 2013 | North Carolina | 58 | Kansas | 70 | -6.5 | 144.5 |
| March 22, 2013 | Western Kentucky | 57 | Kansas | 64 | -20.5 | 131.5 |
| March 16, 2013 | Kansas St. | 54 | Kansas | 70 | -4.5 | 132.0 |
| March 15, 2013 | Iowa St. | 73 | Kansas | 88 | -5.5 | 145.5 |
| March 14, 2013 | Texas Tech | 63 | Kansas | 91 | -20.0 | 133.5 |
| March 4, 2013 | Texas Tech | 42 | Kansas | 79 | -24.5 | 141.0 |
| March 2, 2013 | West Virginia | 65 | Kansas | 91 | -15.5 | |
| February 23, 2013 | TCU | 48 | Kansas | 74 | -23.5 | |
| February 16, 2013 | Texas | 47 | Kansas | 73 | -13.5 |