March Madness Lock Alert – Red-Hot No. 17 Temple, Rhode Island in A-10 Semifinal

March Madness basketball will take center stage once again when the streaking Temple Owls will look to extend its winning ways and reach their third consecutive Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship game when they battle their longtime rivals, the Rhode Island Rams at Boardwalk Hall today at 1 PM ET.

Saturday, March 13, 1:00 PM ET
NCAAB Betting Odds: Temple -4

Rhode Island Rams (23-8 SU, 12-15-1 ATS)
Temple Owls (27-5 SU, 21-11 ATS)

Here is a look at the key head-to-head trends surrounding this contest, followed by my in-depth analysis and expert NCAA basketball picks.
Favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
Rams are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

Rhode Island 411
Rams are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall.
Rams are 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 games following a S.U. win.

The Rams have won two straight games including a 63-47 win over Saint Louis on Friday as Lamonte Ulmer scored a team-high 16 points to help the Rams cash in as 3.5-point favorites and snap a two-game ATS winning streak.

Temple 411
Owls are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
Owls are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 neutral site games as a favorite.

The streaking Owls have won eight straight games and laid a 69-51 smackdown on St. Bonaventure on Friday as sweet-shooting sophomore guard Juan Fernandez scored a team-high 17 points and dished out seven assists.

Temple covered the March Madness college basketball odds as a 10.5-point favorite to move to a perfect 5-0 ATS over the last five games.

Analysis: I’ve been telling people for years that Temple head coach is one of the top five college basketball coaches in the country for years now – and it’s nice to see the former University of Penn leader and Philly hoops legend, succeeding after taking over for the even more legendary John Chaney a couple of years back.

The Owls are an absolute lock to win this contest and cover the March Madness college basketball betting line as slight favorites in this contest.

Temple has beaten Rhode Island twice this season and routed the Rams 78-56 on Feb. 13 as 4-point home favorites.

The way the Owls are playing right now, they look like they could give any team in the country a run for their money – and I expect the seriously focused Owls to win and cover the spread with room to spare.

Nearly every key trend for this game is pointing toward an emphatic Temple win and ATS victory with the favorite in this series going 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings and Rhode Island going a polar opposite 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

Rhode Island has gone a dismal 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall and 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 games following an SU win. The Owls, on the other hand, have gone a perfect 7-0 ATS in their last seven neutral site games as a favorite.

Play the Owls to cover the college basketball betting line in this absolute lock pick.

NCAAB Expert Picks: Temple -4 Points