CBB: Rhode Island at Temple (4:00 PM ET, Comcast)

No, that sound of collisions isn’t the traffic on the Lincoln Highway, it’s the logjam of teams at the top of the Atlantic 10 standings. Heading into the weekend, seven of the 14 teams had just two or three losses in league play. Two of the teams, Rhode I

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No, that sound of collisions isn’t the traffic on the Lincoln Highway, it’s the logjam of teams at the top of the Atlantic 10 standings. Heading into the weekend, seven of the 14 teams had just two or three losses in league play. Two of the teams, Rhode Island and Temple, will get together for a key Saturday afternoon affair. The Owls are the hosts and have been tough to beat at home, thus the reason they are favored. Get all of the top betting trends for the contest on the Sportsbook.com GAME MATCHUP page.

A glance at the A-10 standings shows this race is going down to final weekend to crown regular season champion. One of the matchups that will help determine the eventual outcome is this tilt. Rhode Island (19-4, 8-10-2 ATS) would make Al Davis smile, since all they do is win. That method of play makes the Rams a poor play at home and swell choice on the road as the 8-2 SU and 6-2-2 ATS record proves. On game by game basis, Rhode Island has a lot of answers to take down opposing clubs.

No. 21 Temple (19-5, 14-10 ATS) has put together an impressive body of work in 2009-10. Victories over Villanova, Siena and Virginia Tech, along with its strong play in the A-10 makes the Owls a hoot. All year Temple has been among the best teams in college basketball in fewest points allowed (57.6), yet is not deficient in scoring (65.0), like other comparable units. This is not a squib; the Owls are 32-13 ATS against conference opponents over the last three seasons.

Rhode Island tries to prevent season sweep, however is 2-9 and 4-7 ATS at the Liacouras Center, against a Temple team that is 10-1 and 7-4 ATS on its home court.

StatFox Power Line – Temple by 6

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