Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs South Florida Bulls Prediction, 12/12/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs USF Bulls

Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Location: Yuengling Center in Tampa, FL

TV: ESPN+

The USF Bulls (3-4) will try to beat the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (4-7) at Yuengling Center on Tuesday.

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions took the court against Connecticut and took a loss by a score of 101-63 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Golden Lions finished with 27 while Connecticut had 17 personal fouls. They buried 13 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc. Connecticut shot 71.0% when shooting free throws by burying 22 of 31 shots. Furthermore, Connecticut collected 37 boards (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't have a block. Connecticut doled out 21 assists and had 5 steals for this game. In regard to defense, Arkansas-Pine Bluff allowed the other team to shoot 55.9% from the floor on 33 out of 59 shooting. They also dished out 12 assists in this matchup while creating 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In regard to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 19 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Golden Lions converted 9 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. Arkansas-Pine Bluff finished with a 35.6% FG percentage (21 out of 59) and buried 12 out of their 30 shots from beyond the arc.

Rashad Williams is one guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He finished with 23 points on 7 of 20 shooting. He played 34 mins played and collected 2 rebounds. He went 35.0% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes.

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff heads into this matchup with a mark of 4-7 so far this year. They turn it over 12.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Arkansas-Pine Bluff is snagging 33.4 boards per game and is sitting with 171 dimes so far this year, which ranks 21st in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Lions are hitting 38.0% on 3-pointers (124 of 326) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. They average 83.5 points per game (37th in the country) while shooting 43.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Golden Lions have forced 14.3 turnovers per game and they draw 17.4 fouls. They give up 34.5% on shots from downtown and they are 362nd in D-1 in opponents PPG (89.3). The Golden Lions defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 49.7% (357 of 719) and they surrender 40.6 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 363rd in Division 1 in allowing assists with 219 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the USF Bulls took home the win by a final score of 88-72 when they played Florida State. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, South Florida allowed Florida State to snag 35 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They went 36.4% from beyond the arc by going 8 of 22 and ended up going 18 out of 35 from the free throw line (51.4%). The Bulls permitted Florida State to make 23 of their 59 tries from the field which had them sitting at 39.0% in this game. When the game finished, the Bulls went 26 out of 61 from the floor which had them sitting at 42.6%. When talking about three-point attempts, South Florida made 12 of their 23 attempts (52.2%). They were able to bury 24 of them for a rate of 75.0%. Florida State had 20 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 32 attempts. They also coughed it up 13 times, while getting 10 steals for the game. The Bulls collected 25 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 34 in this matchup.

Selton Miguel ended up having an impact for the Bulls in the matchup. He knocked down 7 of 14 for the contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and earned 4 rebounds. He totaled 20 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and added 2 dimes for this contest.

South Florida has a win-loss mark of 3-4 for the year. The Bulls commit 20.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 74.2% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 13.1 times per game (195th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 12.0 times per contest. South Florida has totaled 499 pts so far this season (71.3 per contest) and they pull down 37.9 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Bulls are shooting 38.9% from the field, which ranks them 352nd in the nation.

The South Florida defense concedes 30.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (46 of 152) and opponents are knocking down 64.1% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 14.0 dimes and 39.1 boards per contest, which is 281st and 319th in the nation. The Bulls defensively are ranked 106th in D-1 in PPG given up with 67.9. They have forced 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.4% from the floor (123rd in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take South Florida

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