The Temple Owls (4-3) and Villanova Wildcats (5-1) tussle in a Philadelphia rivalry series game Monday. The Big 5 Classic test at Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, Pennsylvania, will tip off at 6:30 p.m. ET (FS1). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NCAA basketball odds around the Temple vs. Villanova odds and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions for the best bets.

Temple is back in Philly after going 1-2 in the Monday-Wednesday ESPN Events Invitational in Orlando, Florida. The Owls went loss-win-loss over the 3 days. In their Wednesday finale, they were defeated 90-75 (Over 150.5) by the -3 Rhode Island Rams . Temple was undone by the Rams shooting 55.2% from the field; over the 3 games in Florida the Owls allowed a 55.7% mark.

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