Temple Owls vs South Florida Bulls Prediction, 1/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs USF Bulls

Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Location: Yuengling Center in Tampa, FL

TV: Youtube TV

The USF Bulls (7-7) will play the Temple Owls (8-7) at Yuengling Center on Wednesday.

The Temple Owls took the court against Cincinnati and went home with a win by a final score of 70-61 in their last contest. Temple wrapped up the contest having earned a 42.1% field goal percentage (24 out of 57) and converted 8 of their 18 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Owls made 14 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 93.3%. Regarding rebounding, they earned 39 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 14 dimes in this contest while forcing 7 turnovers and earning 1 steal. Concerning defending, Temple allowed the other team to go 38.3% from the field on 23 out of 60 shooting. Cincinnati distributed 9 assists and had 7 steals in this game. In addition, Cincinnati grabbed 24 rebounds (7 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Cincinnati walked away from this one shooting 53.3% from the free throw line by burying 8 of their 15 tries. They made 7 out of their 18 attempts from 3-point range. In reference to fouls, the Owls ended up walking away with 15 and Cincinnati finished the game with 14 fouls.

Khalif Battle is a guy who played a role in this matchup. He notched 14 points on 5 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 22 mins and pulled down 1 rebound. He went 41.7% from the field but finished the game without an assist.

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Temple will play this game with a mark of 8-7 this year. They turn it over 13.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Temple is pulling down 34.8 boards per contest and has accounted for 199 assists for the year, which has them ranked 161st in D-1 in terms of passing. The Owls are connecting on 33.4% on shots from 3-point land (117 of 350) and 75.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 68.9 pts per contest (264th in college basketball) while going 42.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Owls are able to force 11.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.3 fouls. They are conceding 32.1% on 3-point shots while they are 165th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (68.2). The Owls defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.4% (377 of 889) and they concede 35.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They are 235th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 190 relinquished for the year.

The last time they took the court, the USF Bulls took a loss by a score of 93-86 when they played Memphis. The Bulls were able to corral 22 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in the matchup. They coughed it up 20 times, while earning 10 steals in this game. Memphis was called for 15 fouls for this contest which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of those for a percentage of 77.3%. With regard to shots from distance, South Florida knocked down 9 of 23 attempts (39.1%). In all, the Bulls finished the game shooting 30 out of 70 from the field which had them sitting at 42.9%. The Bulls allowed Memphis to make 32 of 66 tries from the field which had them at 48.5% for the matchup. They finished 28.6% from downtown by going 4 of 14 and ended up shooting 25 out of 35 at the free throw line (71.4%). In relation to how they rebounded, South Florida permitted Memphis to snag 32 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Serrel Smith pitched in for the Bulls in this game. He converted 7 of 8 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 87.5%, but wasn't able to grab a rebound. He tallied 21 points in his 18 mins on the court, but wasn't able to get an assist.

South Florida has a record of 7-7 so far this year. The Bulls are committing 17.7 personal fouls per game and they shoot 62.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.4 times per game (191st in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 12.5 times per game. South Florida has scored 994 pts for the year (71.0 per game) and they pull down 36.8 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulls are connecting on 44.2% from the floor, which is 205th in Division 1.

The South Florida defense allows 33.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (102 of 304) and opponents are connecting on 74.6% of their free throw attempts. They give up 12.3 assists and 34.2 boards per contest, ranking them 174th and 191st in college hoops. The Bulls on the defensive side of the court are 167th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 68.2. They are forcing 14.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (141st in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Temple

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