South Region: Temple (12) vs. Michigan State (5)

The Temple Owls will try to take out No. 5 seed Michigan State in the South Region Thursday at Pepsi Center. The Spartans bast plenty of talent, but it has lacked consistency during the year, making them an upset candidate here against the Owls.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Spartans listed as 7-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total is sitting at 135.

Temple claimed the Atlantic 10 title with a 69-64 win over St. Joseph's on Saturday, as 2.5-point underdogs. The combined 133 points fell UNDER the posted total of 135.

Dionte Christmas led the way with 22 points.

Michigan State was edged out 65-63 in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tourney by Wisconsin on Saturday, as 3.5-point underdogs. The 128 points made it OVER the posted total of 118.

Drew Neitzel scored a game-high 26 points from 8-for-18 shooting from field goal range in the loss.

Team records:
Temple: 21-12 SU, 21-10-2 ATS
Michigan State: 25-8 SU, 14-15-1 ATS

Temple most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
After playing Saint Joseph's are 7-3
After a win are 7-3

Michigan State most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
After playing Wisconsin are 7-3
After a loss are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
Temple is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Temple is 6-0-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Michigan State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Michigan State is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Michigan State's last 9 games

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