Temple vs. Tulane Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - March 5

The Temple Owls (15-14, 7-9 AAC) host the Tulane Green Wave (17-12, 8-8 AAC) at Liacouras Center, tipping off at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 5, 2026. The Green Wave are 4.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has a point total of 144.5.

Temple lost its last matchup 80-74 against Rice on Sunday. Aiden Tobiason's team-high 20 points paced Temple in the losing effort. Tulane's most recent outing on Sunday ended in a 90-62 loss to South Florida. Curtis Williams scored a team-best 27 points for Tulane in the loss.

Temple vs. Tulane Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Spread favorite: Temple -4.5
• Moneyline favorite: Temple -205
• Moneyline underdog: Tulane +170
• Over/Under: 144.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN2
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Betting the Over/Under: Temple vs. Tulane

• A total of 16 of Temple's games this season have gone over Thursday's total of 144.5 points.
• This season, 17 of Tulane's games have finished with a combined score higher than 144.5 points.
• The point total for the matchup of 144.5 is 1.6 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Owls (73.9) and Green Wave (72.2).
• This game's point total is 1.3 less than the 145.8 points these two teams combine to give up per game.
• Temple has seen a 145.0 average over/under in its games this season, 0.5 points more than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 2.3 points lower than the average over/under in Tulane's games this season (146.8 points).

Betting the Spread: Temple vs. Tulane

• Temple is 12-16-0 against the spread this year.
• The Owls have been favored by 4.5 points or more 11 times this season and are 5-6 ATS in those games.
• Against the spread, Tulane is 13-15-0 this season.
• The Green Wave have an against the spread record of 5-7 in their 12 games as an underdog of 4.5 points or more this season.
• At home this season, Temple is 8-6 overall and 6-8 against the spread.
• Temple is 5-4 ATS as a 4.5-point favorite or more at home.
• Tulane is 6-3 overall, and 6-3 against the spread, on the road.
• Away from home, Tulane has one win ATS (1-1) as 4.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Temple vs. Tulane

• Temple has been the moneyline favorite in 17 games this season and won 10 (58.8%) of those contests.
• The Owls have a record of 9-1 in games where oddsmakers favor them by at least -205 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 67.2% chance of a victory for Temple.
• Tulane has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 15 games this year and has walked away with the win five times (33.3%) in those games.
• The Green Wave have a win-loss record of 3-8 with odds of +170 or worse this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Tulane has a 37% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.