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Temple Owls vs. Southern Methodist Mustangs

The Temple Owls and the Southern Methodist Mustangs will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Moody Coliseum.

Oddsmakers opened the Mustangs as -5.5-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 136.5.

Southern Methodist was a 71-62 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Cougars. They failed to cover the +7-point spread as underdogs.

Temple was a 65-53 winner in their most recent outing at home against Shockers. They covered the +4.5-point spread as underdogs.

Temple:
Team record: 10-6 SU,8-8 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Temple's last 6 games
Temple is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Temple is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road

Southern Methodist:
Team record: 12-4 SU,8-7-1 ATS
Southern Methodist is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Southern Methodist is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Southern Methodist's last 8 games

Next up:
Temple home to Cincinnati Wednesday, January 22
Southern Methodist home to East Carolina Wednesday, January 22