Temple at George Washington

Classic offense vs. defense here and defense should prevail. GW spanked Temple when they met in early February but several Temple starters missed that game due to illness. GW, averaging 48% from the field this year, shot 49% that night. This is a huge anomaly as Temple has held opponents to 40% on average this season. They've stepped things up against conference opponents, dropping that average below 40% and holding conference opponents to just 58.3 points on average (and that includes the 74 they gave up to GW in their first matchup). In the seven games in which George Washington shot <45% from the field this season, they lost six against the spread. Temple shows up to play here tonight with all starters healthy and their defense will frustrate GW. Three stars on Temple plus the points.