Larry Brown's Mustangs sit at the top of the AAC with a 12-2 record, and they host third placed Temple tonight. The Mustangs crushed the defending champion Connecticut Huskies at home on Saturday, and they should have little trouble covering single-digits against the Owls tonight. The Mustangs already beat the Owls in Philly earlier in the year, and I like them to win and cover at home Thursday.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Home Cookin' - The Mustangs boast a home record of 12-2 overall, and they've covered the spread in eight of their last 10 home games. They beat Temple by a whopping 23 points at home last season (75-52).

2. Sharp Shooting - The Mustangs are shooting 49.2% from the field this season, and that's more than 10 percentage points better than Temple, as the Owls are only shooting 38.4%.

3. X-Factor - The last time Temple played a quality opponent on the road, they lost by a whopping 31 points at Cincinnati (84-53).

Selection: This is a play on the SMU Mustangs (10*)