South Florida Bulls vs UCF Knights Prediction, 3/10/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USF Bulls vs UCF Knights

Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022

Location: Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: ESPNU

The UCF Knights (17-11) welcome the USF Bulls (8-22) at Dickies Arena on Thursday.

The USF Bulls played Temple and went home with a loss by a final score of 75-47 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Bulls ended up with 17 and Temple had 16 fouls. They also knocked down 11 out of their 25 shots from long range. Temple ended up going 80.0% from the charity stripe by making 20 of their 25 tries. Moreover, Temple snagged 44 boards (9 offensive, 35 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Temple recorded 15 assists and had 4 steals for this game. With respect to defending, South Florida allowed the other team to shoot 39.3% from the floor on 22 out of 56 shooting. They also dished out 8 assists for this contest as well as forcing 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they earned 26 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulls made 12 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 63.2%. South Florida finished with a 28.8% FG percentage (17 of 59) and knocked down 1 of their 18 3-point shots.

Sam Hines is one guy who came through in this game. He shot 66.7% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist. He was on the court for 28 mins and pulled down 4 rebounds. He accumulated 12 points on 6 of 9 shooting.

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South Florida will play this game with a win-loss mark of 8-22 so far this season. They turn it over 12.6 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 17.2 fouls every game. As a team, South Florida is collecting 35.5 rebounds per game and has racked up 323 dimes this season, which ranks 315th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bulls are shooting 24.9% on shots from 3-point land (132 of 530) and 66.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 57.4 points per outing (356th in Division 1) while shooting 37.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulls are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They relinquish 33.4% on shots from distance and they are 54th in D-1 in points per game allowed (65.1). The Bulls defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.5% (668 of 1,611) and they surrender 35.9 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 217th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 396 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the court, the UCF Knights took a loss by a score of 73-72 when they faced Tulsa. Regarding team rebounding, UCF permitted Tulsa to pull down 34 in all (9 on the offensive side). They finished 41.4% from distance by going 12 out of 29 and ended up shooting 11 of 18 at the free throw line (61.1%). The Knights allowed Tulsa to make 25 of their 57 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.9% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Knights ended up shooting 27 for 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.8%. In reference to three-point shots, UCF knocked down 9 of 25 attempts (36.0%). They were able to knock down 9 of them for a rate of 50.0%. Tulsa was called for 13 fouls for the contest which got the Knights to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They also gave up possession 12 times, while getting 10 steals in this game. The Knights pulled down 24 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in the matchup.

Darius Perry ended up being a factor for the Knights for the contest. He made 6 of 10 in this contest for a rate of 60.0%, and added 7 rebounds. He had 17 points in his 29 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 assists in this game.

UCF has a record of 17-11 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Knights are hitting on 42.7% from the field, which is ranked 262nd in the country. UCF has accumulated 1,966 pts on the year (70.2 per contest) and they collect 35.6 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.4 times per contest (87th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.2 times per game. The Knights are responsible for committing 15.8 fouls per contest and they hit 70.4% from the free throw line.

The Knights are ranked 143rd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 68.0. They are forcing 14.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (130th in D-1). The UCF defense gives up 31.0% on 3-point shots (209 of 674) and their opponents are knocking down 73.4% of their free throw attempts. They concede 12.9 assists and 34.7 total boards per game, which is 200th and 186th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UCF

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