Temple-St. Louis Pointspread Pointers

The fans at Scottrade Center will be treated to a game between the Temple Owls and the Saint Louis Billikens when they take their seats on Sunday.

Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

Dionte Christmas dropped 23 points as Temple defeated Xavier 78-59 on Wednesday night.

Temple upset Xavier as 7-point home underdogs as the game played under the 145.5-point total listed by oddsmakers.

Saint Louis scored 41 points in the second half and came away with a 68-61 win over Rhode Island on Thursday. The 129 points fell UNDER the posted total of 131.

Tommie Liddell shot 9-for-12 from the field with a game-high 22 points, while Paul Eckerle added 13 in the win.

Team records:
Temple: 7-8 SU, 8-6-1 ATS
Saint Louis: 10-7 SU, 6-7 ATS

Temple most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Pennsylvania are 4-6
After playing Xavier are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

Saint Louis most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing La Salle are 0-2
After playing Rhode Island are 4-0
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Temple's last 8 games on the road
Temple is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Temple's last 6 games
Temple is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Saint Louis is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games at home
Saint Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

Next up:
Temple home to Pennsylvania, Wednesday, January 23
Saint Louis at La Salle, Saturday, January 26

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