A gambling watchdog company alerted casinos of unusual betting activity ahead of Thursday's UAB-Temple men's basketball game.
"We are aware of the media reports regarding last night’s men’s basketball game," Temple said in a statement."We will review the reports thoroughly in accordance with university and NCAA policies. While we can’t comment any further at this time, we take this matter very seriously."
Forde reported that U.S. Integrity has been monitoring Temple men's basketball games for a while. The company was also involved in the Alabama baseball betting scandal last spring, which led to theThe American Athletic Conference confirmed that it is a client of U.S. Integrity and provided no additional comment. A UAB spokesman declined comment with, saying"this does not apply to us.
The betting line for the UAB-Temple contest moved significantly on Thursday. The line at one casino moved from UAB as a 1.5-point favorite in the morning to UAB as an eight-point favorite in the afternoon beforeUAB went on to beat Temple 100-72 at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. It marked Temple's second straight loss following its 72-67 defeat against Tulsa on Saturday, a game in which it entered as 5.5-point favorites.
The Owls are 11-19 overall and have their regular season finale on Sunday against the University of Texas San Antonio on Sunday. The AAC tournament will begin on Wednesday in Fort Worth, Texas.
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