NCAA Lock Alert – Temple Owls vs. Fordham Rams

Temple vs. Fordham
Saturday January 23, 2010 – 1:00 PM ET

Temple (16-3 SU, 12-7 ATS, 6-9-1 O/U)
Fordham (2-15 SU, 4-4-3 ATS, 4-6 O/U)

Key Trends

• Owls are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games vs. a team with a winning percentage below 40 percent.
• Owls are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 road games.
• Rams are 1-7-1 ATS in their last 9 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
• Rams are 5-15-2 ATS in their last 22 Saturday games.
• Owls are 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings in Fordham.

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Tie one arm behind the back of a Fordham Rams player and put him on the floor with a Temple Owls hoopster and you have the equivalent of Saturday’s matchup featuring the Owls at the Rams.

Winners of five consecutive games and nine of its last 10, the 17th-ranked Owls will cakewalk to victory over a Rams team that has lost 10 straight games and 13 of 14 overall.

The Owls have covered the NCAA college basketball point spread in three of its last five games, including their 77-72 win over Xavier on Wednesday in which the Owls cashed in as 4-point home favorites.

Fordham was crushed by St. Louis in their last contest, losing 75-48 while failing to cover the NCAAB money line as a 17-point road underdog.

Analysis: The outcome of this contest is certainly not in doubt as the Owls are going to blow the Rams totally out of the water, likely by halftime.

With no posted point spread for this matchup as of yet, I can only assume that the spread will fall somewhere in the neighborhood of 10-16 points at the least.

No matter, college basketball sports betting enthusiasts, the Owls should win this matchup by at least 20 points.

Temple averages just two points per game (65.2) more than the Rams (63.2) on offense, but defense is what separates these two ballclubs.

The Owls are ranked seventh in the nation in defense, allowing just 56.8 points per game this season while the Rams are getting toasted for 76.0 points per contest.

Fordham has looked increasingly poor, losing each of its last four games by increasing margins, including a 27-point defeat their last time out.

Eric’s Expert Pick: Temple Owls if spread is 16 points or less

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