Alabama State Hornets vs South Florida Bulls Prediction, 12/29/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama State Hornets vs USF Bulls

Date: Friday, December 29, 2023

Location: Yuengling Center in Tampa, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Alabama State Hornets (4-7) are on their way to Yuengling Center on Friday where they will take on the USF Bulls (6-4).

The Alabama State Hornets took the court against Auburn and took a loss by a final of 82-62 in their last game. Alabama State walked away from the game with a 39.3% field goal percentage (22 of 56) and converted 4 of their 18 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Hornets made 14 of 16 tries for a rate of 87.5%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 21 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 7 assists for this game as well as forcing 17 turnovers and having 14 steals. Pertaining to defense, Alabama State allowed the other team to shoot 46.3% from the floor on 25 of 54 shooting. Auburn recorded 14 dimes and had 11 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Auburn snagged 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Auburn ended up shooting 81.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 26 of their 32 shots. They also knocked down 6 of their 24 shots from downtown. With respect to fouls, the Hornets ended up with 24 while Auburn finished the game with 13 fouls.

Antonio Madlock is one player who was important in the matchup. He went 45.5% from the floor and totaled 1 assist. He played for 25 mins played and also totaled 3 rebounds. He accounted for 16 points on 5 out of 11 shooting.

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Alabama State will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 4-7 for the season. They are turning it over 11.7 times per contest and as a team they commit 20.1 fouls per contest. As a unit, Alabama State is snagging 40.7 rebounds per contest and has 134 dimes this season, which has them ranked 313th in the country in terms of passing. The Hornets are shooting 32.1% on shots from downtown (86 of 268) and 73.0% from the charity stripe. They average 72.2 points per game (248th in D-1) while hitting 38.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hornets have forced 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 15.7 personal fouls. They rank 240th in D-1 in giving up assists with 163 relinquished for the campaign. The Hornets are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.2% (274 of 650) and they relinquish 41.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They concede 32.0% on 3-pointers and they are 297th in college hoops in PPG allowed (76.1).

The last time they took the court, the USF Bulls went home victorious with a score of 89-73 when they played Albany. The Bulls were able to corral 22 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 37 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. Albany was called for 23 fouls for this game which took the Bulls to the charity stripe for 30 attempts. They were able to bury 21 of the free throw tries for a clip of 70.0%. In regard to 3-point attempts, South Florida knocked down 6 of 23 attempts (26.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bulls went 31 out of 65 from the field which had them at 47.7%. The Bulls allowed Albany to convert 28 out of 64 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.8% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc by connecting on 7 out of 21 and finished the game at 10 out of 15 from the free throw line (66.7%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, South Florida allowed Albany to grab 35 in total (13 offensive).

Chris Youngblood was important for the Bulls for this game. He accumulated 23 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes for the matchup. He converted 8 out of 13 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and had 3 rebounds.

South Florida has a win-loss record of 6-4 this season. As an offensive unit, the Bulls are shooting 42.5% from the field, which ranks 281st in college basketball. South Florida has earned 769 points on the year (76.9 per game) and they snag 37.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.8 times per game (105th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 11.3 times per game. The Bulls are responsible for committing 18.5 fouls per contest and they go 73.1% from the free throw line.

The Bulls on the defensive side of the court are 149th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 69.8. They have forced 15.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the field (226th in the country). The South Florida defense allows 32.0% on three-point shots (70 of 219) and opponents are connecting on 64.5% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 14.0 dimes and 36.9 total rebounds per game, which ranks 276th and 270th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take South Florida

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