The Temple Owls head to Boca Raton to face the Florida Atlantic Owls on Thursday night.
FAU will likely be missing its best player in Devin Vanterpool, and my Temple vs. FAU predictions are backing jumbo wing Josiah Parker to step up in his absence.
Here are my best free college basketball picks for this AAC showdown on February 26.
Temple vs Florida Atlantic prediction
Temple vs Florida Atlantic best bet: Josiah Parker Over 15.5 points (-130)
Florida Atlantic Owls wing Josiah Parker is coming off an 18-point game against UNT. He dropped 22 points in just 24 minutes against the Temple Owls last month and also cleared the 20-point plateau in recent games against Memphis and Rice.
The freshman averaged just 12.3 mpg through the first 10 contests of the season, but his playing time has surged lately. Parker logged 106 minutes over the last three games and will get plenty of burn (and take lots of shots) with FAU's leading scorer Devin Vanterpool likely sidelined for the third straight game.
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Temple vs Florida Atlantic same-game parlay
In addition to getting buckets, the 6-foot-7, 225-pound Parker has grabbed more than 8.5 boards in each of his last five games.
Temple is 0-4 SU and ATS in its last four, while FAU has home-court advantage and the significantly better defense. That said, I'm reluctant to lay the points with the home team since they've lost seven of their last eight contests. I'd rather play Florida Atlantic on the ML in this SGP.
Temple vs Florida Atlantic SGP
- Josiah Parker Over 15.5 points
- Josiah Parker Over 8.5 rebounds
- Florida Atlantic moneyline
Our beyond the arc SGP: Owl City
While the FAU Owls will be led by Parker, the other Owls are spearheaded by guard Derrian Ford who averages a team-high 17.9 ppg while adding 1.9 apg. Ford will see an uptick in production due to FAU's blazing-fast tempo and he dropped 22 points with two dimes when these teams previously clashed.
Temple vs Florida Atlantic SGP
- Josiah Parker Over 15.5 points
- Josiah Parker Over 8.5 rebounds
- Derrian Ford Over 17.5 points
- Derrian Ford Over 1.5 assists
Temple vs Florida Atlantic odds
- Spread: Temple +4.5 | Florida Atlantic -4.5
- Moneyline: Temple +165 | Florida Atlantic -200
- Over/Under: Over 145.5 | Under 145.5
Temple vs Florida Atlantic betting trend to know
Temple has cashed the first half Under in 15 of the last 19 games while FAU has gone below the 1H total in 12 of its previous 17. Find more college basketball betting trends for Temple vs. Florida Atlantic.
How to watch Temple vs Florida Atlantic
| Location | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena, Boca Raton, FL |
| Date | Thursday, February 26, 2026 |
| Tip-off | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| TV | ESPN2 |
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