The Temple Owls and the Arizona State Sun Devils will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at American Airlines Arena in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oddsmakers currently have the Sun Devils listed as 5½-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Temple got 29 points from Dionte Christmas in a 69-64 win over Duquesne to claim the Atlantic 10 tournament title at Boardwalk Hall on Saturday.
Temple covered as a 4.5-point favorite while the final score played under the 141.5-point total.
Arizona State was upset by Southern Cal in the Pac-10 title game, losing 66-63 at STAPLES Center on Saturday.
USC covered as a 1.5-point underdog while the final score played over the 120.5-point total.
Team records:
Temple: 22-11 SU, 20-11-1 ATS
Arizona State: 24-9 SU, 18-11 ATS
Temple most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
After playing Duquesne are 8-2
After a win are 8-2<\/p>\n
Arizona State most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
After playing USC are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
Temple is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Temple is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Temple's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona State's last 5 games
Arizona State is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
Arizona State is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games<\/p>\n