South Florida Bulls vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 2/26/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USF Bulls vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Saturday, February 26, 2022

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Cincinnati Bearcats (17-11) host the USF Bulls (7-20) at Fifth Third Arena on Saturday.

The USF Bulls stepped onto the hardwood against East Carolina and went home with a loss by a final score of 64-60 in their last contest. South Florida ended the game having earned a 39.7% FG percentage (25 of 63) and buried 3 out of their 19 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bulls made 7 of their 13 tries for a rate of 53.8%. In relation to pulling down boards, they earned 42 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 9 assists for the contest while creating 13 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Regarding defense, South Florida allowed the other team to go 34.8% from the floor on 16 of 46 shooting. East Carolina distributed 11 assists and had 5 steals in the game. Moreover, East Carolina had 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. East Carolina shot 71.1% from the charity stripe by converting 27 of 38 tries. They also knocked down 5 out of their 15 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Concerning fouls, the Bulls ended up walking away with 25 and East Carolina recorded 15 fouls.

Russel Tchewa is a player who was a major contributor in this game. He finished 60.0% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes and also snagged 10 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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South Florida comes into this contest with a mark of 7-20 so far this year. They are giving up possession 12.7 times per game and as a group are committing 16.8 fouls every game. As a unit, South Florida is pulling down 35.4 rebounds per game and has tallied 290 assists on the year, which has them ranked 313th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Bulls are connecting on 24.9% on shots from 3-point land (120 of 482) and 66.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 57.6 pts per game (356th in the nation) while connecting on 37.6% from the field.

On defense, the Bulls are forcing 13.0 turnovers per game and they draw 15.7 fouls. They are ranked 214th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 351 conceded for the year. The Bulls defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.8% (603 of 1,443) and they surrender 35.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 33.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 51st in college basketball in points per game allowed (64.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Cincinnati Bearcats took a loss by a score of 75-61 against UCF. When talking about how they rebounded, Cincinnati permitted UCF to collect 38 in total (10 on the offensive side). They finished 36.4% from downtown by going 8 out of 22 and finished the game at 7 out of 14 at the charity stripe (50.0%). The Bearcats permitted UCF to make 30 of 63 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.6% for the game. When the game finished, the Bearcats walked away from this one shooting 22 for 60 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.7%. Concerning 3-point shots, Cincinnati converted 7 out of their 28 tries (25.0%). They were able to knock down 10 of them for a rate of 76.9%. UCF was called for 11 personal fouls in this game which took the Bearcats to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They gave up possession 10 times, while earning 4 steals in the game. The Bearcats were able to corral 25 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for this contest.

David Dejulius pitched in for the Bearcats in the game. He converted 5 out of 13 for the game for a rate of 38.5%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for this game.

Cincinnati has a mark of 17-11 for the season. The Bearcats have committed 17.5 personal fouls per game and they hit 67.7% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.3 times per contest (170th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 10.7 times per contest. Cincinnati has scored 1,983 points so far this year (70.8 per contest) and they grab 37.8 boards per contest. As an offense, the Bearcats are hitting on 41.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 316th in the nation.

The Cincinnati defense allows 31.5% on three-point shots (159 of 504) and opponents are converting on 70.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 12.1 dimes and 37.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 137th and 313th in those defensive categories. The Bearcats on the defensive end are ranked 76th in D-1 in PPG given up with 65.8. They have forced 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 39.9% from the floor (27th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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