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Sacred Heart Pioneers @ Temple Owls

Current Records: Sacred Heart 0-0, Temple 0-0

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The Sacred Heart Pioneers will hit the road to start this year's campaign against the Temple Owls. Tip off is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. ET on Monday at Liacouras Center.

Keep an eye on the arc in Monday's contest: Sacred Heart was looking sharp from long range last season, having made 36.6% of their threes per game. It's a different story for Temple, though, as they've only made 31.2% of their threes this season.

Looking back to last season, Sacred Heart finished on the right side of .500 (16-15), and they're hoping to kick off an even more successful campaign this year. On the other hand, Temple will seek to improve after finishing 12-19.

Sacred Heart is hoping to beat the odds on Monday, as the experts think they're headed for a loss. They finished last season with a 15-14 record against the spread.

Odds

Temple is a big 14-point favorite against Sacred Heart, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Owls as a 14.5-point favorite.


The over/under is 144.5 points.

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