Temple Owls vs Florida Atlantic Owls Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 02/26/26

What we have here are two middle of the road AAC teams jocking for positioning and looking to gain some momentum as tourney time approaches. The Owls and the Owls (yes, this is a battle of two squads named after the same bird of wisdom) are both are sitting with 15 wins each on the season, just above .500. Both will need to likely win the American Athletic Conference tournament to secure a trip to March Madness. Both teams are also trending downward with Temple dropping their last four outings overall while FAU is 1-7 SU in their last eight. The good news is, someone has to win here.

In a contest that has a lot of uncertainty, and for intent and purpose, could go either way, taking the underdog on the money line is the most conducive move here. That’s Temple in this equation. These two teams last met in Philadelphia back in January with Florida Atlantic securing a 79-73 win. But that’s no reason to bank on FAU. Temple led in that game at the half, but a 49-point second half allowed Florida Atlantic to escape with a win. Temple’s offense didn’t parry the onslaught. The problem for Florida Atlantic as of late has been that their offense has only gone over 80 points in one of their last ten contests, while their defense has given up 80 or more in four of their last seven defeats. And what is most harrowing about Florida Atlantic? Their inability to get a stop or find a basket when it matters most. Four of these seven defeats were by a sole possession. In summation, you don’t want to spot points in a game that the Owls can easily lose straight up and getting plus money to fade them in a 50-50 situation is value. Temple outright.

Temple vs Florida Atlantic prediction: Temple ML (+155) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.