SMU Mustangs vs South Florida Bulls Prediction, 2/25/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SMU Mustangs vs USF Bulls

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023

Location: Yuengling Center in Tampa, FL

TV: ESPN+

The SMU Mustangs (10-18) are hitting the road to Yuengling Center on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the USF Bulls (12-16).

The SMU Mustangs played East Carolina and earned the victory with a final of 86-70 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Mustangs walked away with 14 while East Carolina finished the game with 21 personal fouls. They converted 9 out of their 23 shots from distance. East Carolina went 63.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 7 of their 11 tries. On top of that, East Carolina snagged 25 rebounds (5 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. East Carolina earned 18 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. In reference to defense, SMU let their opponent shoot 46.6% from the floor on 27 out of 58 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists for the contest while creating 19 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they compiled 35 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Mustangs made 16 of 27 tries for a rate of 59.3%. SMU finished the contest with a 50.8% field goal percentage (32 of 63) and buried 6 of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Samuell Williamson is a guy who was a major contributor in this game. He walked away from this one shooting 90.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist. He played for 29 minutes played and snagged 9 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 9 of 10 shooting.

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SMU will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 10-18 for the year. They average 70.5 points per game (208th in the country) while going 42.4% from the field. The Mustangs are shooting 31.6% on shots from 3-point land (180 of 570) and 66.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, SMU is pulling in 35.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 387 assists for the season, which has them ranked 142nd in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.3 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Mustangs have forced 13.6 turnovers per game while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They give up 33.7% on shots from distance and they rank 308th in the country in points per game allowed (74.8). The Mustangs defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.5% (751 of 1,686) and they concede 38.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 337th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 428 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the USF Bulls went home victorious with a score of 82-75 when they faced UCF. The Bulls earned 29 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in this matchup. They also turned it over 18 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. UCF committed 25 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Bulls to the free throw line for a total of 25 shots. They were able to knock down 16 of those for a rate of 64.0%. When talking about three-point shots, South Florida made 10 of their 20 tries (50.0%). When the game finished, the Bulls finished the game shooting 28 out of 53 from the field which had them sitting at 52.8%. The Bulls permitted UCF to convert 21 of their 58 tries from the floor which had them shooting 36.2% for the game. They finished shooting 35.5% from 3-point land by going 11 of 31 and finished the contest at 22 of 29 from the free throw line (75.9%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, South Florida permitted UCF to pull down 21 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Selton Miguel pitched in for the Bulls for this game. He tallied 14 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and totaled 5 dimes for the contest. He knocked down 5 out of 12 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

South Florida has a mark of 12-16 on the year. The Bulls commit 18.2 fouls per game and they shoot 64.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.9 times per game (130th in Division 1) and they turn it over 13.8 times per contest. South Florida has accounted for 2,053 pts this year (73.3 per game) and they pull in 37.6 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulls are hitting on 45.3% from the floor, which ranks 147th in college basketball.

The Bulls on defense are ranked 268th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 72.8. They are able to force 13.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (141st in college basketball). The South Florida defense surrenders 34.9% on 3-point shots (214 of 614) and their opponents are connecting on 73.4% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 13.5 dimes and 33.9 rebounds per contest, which is 241st and 173rd in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Florida

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