UAB Blazers vs South Florida Bulls Prediction, 11/21/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UAB Blazers vs USF Bulls

Date: Monday, November 21, 2022

Location: Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, FL

TV: Hulu Live TV

The UAB Blazers (2-1) are en route to Ocean Center on Monday where they will try to beat the USF Bulls (0-4).

The UAB Blazers faced Presbyterian and went home with a win by a final score of 92-61 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Blazers ended up with 18 and Presbyterian accounted for 18 fouls. They knocked down 4 out of their 20 shots from long range. Presbyterian finished the game shooting 62.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 24 shots. Furthermore, Presbyterian collected 28 rebounds (11 offensive, 17 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Presbyterian distributed 11 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. When it comes to the defense, UAB allowed the other team to shoot 34.4% from the floor on 21 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and having 15 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected a total of 39 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Blazers converted 18 of their 26 attempts for a rate of 69.2%. UAB finished the game having earned a 55.7% field goal percentage (34 of 61) and buried 6 of their 16 shots from 3-point land.

Eric Gaines is a guy who was a major contributor in the game. He ended up with 16 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He played 28 minutes played and also pulled down 4 boards. He finished shooting 63.6% from the field and dished out 10 dimes.

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UAB enters this contest with a mark of 2-1 this year. They are averaging 96.0 pts per contest (6th in college hoops) while connecting on 50.8% from the field. The Blazers are hitting 34.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (20 of 58) and 76.1% from the free throw line. As a team, UAB is snagging 43.7 boards per game and has accounted for 57 assists this season, which ranks 160th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 15.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 21.0 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Blazers are forcing 17.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.0 fouls. They currently rank 73rd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 37 surrendered this year. The Blazers are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 39.3% (79 of 201) and they surrender 37.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 31.0% from 3-point land while they are 286th in college basketball in PPG allowed (74.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the USF Bulls took a defeat with a final score of 62-60 when they played Austin Peay. The Bulls corralled 21 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 31 in the matchup. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. Austin Peay committed 15 personal fouls in the game which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for 10 shots. They were able to make 7 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.0%. When it comes to 3-point shots, South Florida made 5 of their 17 attempts (29.4%). Overall, the Bulls finished the game shooting 24 out of 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.4%. The Bulls allowed Austin Peay to make 20 out of their 52 tries from the field which had them sitting at 38.5% in this contest. They finished shooting 41.4% from downtown via 12 out of 29 and ended up going 10 of 16 at the charity stripe (62.5%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, South Florida allowed Austin Peay to grab 32 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Sam Hines was important for the Bulls in this game. He made 5 out of 6 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 83.3%, and had 6 rebounds. He tallied 13 points in his 32 minutes of playing time, but didn't get an assist.

South Florida has a win-loss record of 0-4 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bulls are connecting on 41.8% from the field, which has them ranked 263rd in college basketball. South Florida has scored 247 points this year (61.8 per game) and they pull in 37.5 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 10.0 times per contest (336th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 12.0 times per game. The Bulls commit 17.3 personal fouls per game and they go 53.7% from the free throw line.

The Bulls on the defensive end are ranked 116th in the country in points per game surrendered with 65.3. They are forcing 13.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.8% from the field (115th in Division 1). The South Florida defense allows 33.6% on 3-point shots (36 of 107) and their opposition makes 66.3% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 12.8 dimes and 36.3 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 212th and 250th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Florida

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