Temple vs. UAB Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 18

The Temple Owls (15-10, 7-5 AAC) host the UAB Blazers (16-10, 7-6 AAC) at Liacouras Center, tipping off at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. The Owls are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has a point total of 146.5.

Temple lost its last matchup 65-62 against North Texas on Sunday. Derrian Ford's team-high 20 points paced Temple in the loss. UAB heads into this matchup on the heels of a 55-54 loss to Tulane on Sunday. Dayjaun Anderson scored 16 points in UAB's loss, leading the team.

Temple vs. UAB Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Spread favorite: Temple -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Temple -145
• Moneyline underdog: UAB +115
• Over/Under: 146.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Temple vs. UAB

• This season, Temple and its opponents have combined to outscore Wednesday's total of 146.5 points 13 times.
• In UAB's 25 games this season, 16 finished with more combined points than Wednesday's over/under of 146.5.
• The over/under for the matchup of 146.5 is 8.0 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Owls (74.7) and Blazers (79.8).
• These two teams give up a combined 144.3 points per game, 2.2 less than this contest's over/under.
• This season the average over/under for Temple's games is 145.1 points, 1.4 lower than the over/under of 146.5 points set for this contest.
• UAB's games have an average over/under of 153.7 points this season, 7.2 more points than the over/under for this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Temple vs. UAB

• Temple has played 24 games, with 11 wins against the spread.
• The Owls are 6-9 ATS when favored by 1.5 points or more this season.
• In UAB's 25 games this season, it has 12 wins against the spread.
• So far this year, the Blazers have been installed as underdogs by a 1.5-point margin or more seven times and are 5-2 ATS in those matchups.
• Temple is 8-4 overall, and 6-6 against the spread, at home.
• This season, as a 1.5-point favorite or greater at home, Temple is 5-5 ATS.
• UAB is 7-2 overall, and 5-4 against the spread, in away games.
• UAB has one win ATS (1-3) as 1.5-point underdogs or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Temple vs. UAB

• Temple has entered the game as moneyline favorites 15 times this season and won 10, or 66.7%, of those games.
• The Owls have a record of 10-3 in games where oddsmakers favor them by at least -145 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 59.2% chance of a victory for Temple.
• UAB has won in five of the seven contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• This year, the Blazers have won three of five games when listed as at least +115 or worse on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that UAB has a 46.5% chance of pulling out a win.