UCF Knights vs South Florida Bulls Prediction, 1/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UCF Knights vs USF Bulls

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023

Location: Yuengling Center in Tampa, FL

TV: ESPNU

The USF Bulls (8-11) will try to beat the UCF Knights (13-5) at Yuengling Center on Saturday.

The UCF Knights faced Tulane and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-69 in their last contest. UCF walked away from the contest having earned a 36.8% FG percentage (25 out of 68) and converted 9 of their 33 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Knights made 10 of 12 shots for a rate of 83.3%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 40 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 18 assists in the game while forcing 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. In reference to the defense, UCF allowed 42.1% from the floor on 24 of 57 shooting. Tulane distributed 13 dimes and had 15 steals for this contest. Moreover, Tulane pulled down 35 rebounds (4 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Tulane finished the game at 88.9% from the charity stripe by making 24 of 27 tries. They also buried 5 out of their 18 tries from 3-point land. When discussing fouls, the Knights ended up finishing with 22 and Tulane finished the game with 12 fouls.

Tyem Freeman is a player who played a role in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 22 points on 9 of 14 shooting. He played for 33 mins and snagged 7 rebounds. He finished 64.3% from the field and also dished out 4 dimes.

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UCF will take the court with a win-loss mark of 13-5 this season. They turn it over 14.2 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, UCF is pulling in 37.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 250 assists on the year, which ranks 183rd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Knights are hitting 35.9% on shots from distance (155 of 432) and 76.5% from the charity stripe. They average 72.1 pts per game (168th in the nation) while connecting on 43.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Knights have forced 14.1 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 75th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 205 surrendered on the campaign. The Knights defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 39.8% (399 of 1,003) and they concede 32.4 boards per game as a unit. They are surrendering 30.1% on shots from distance and they rank 41st in college basketball in PPG allowed (63.4).

In their last game, the USF Bulls took a loss by a score of 85-69 when they played Cincinnati. In relation to cleaning the glass, South Florida permitted Cincinnati to collect 30 in total (5 offensive). They finished 40.9% from three-point range by going 9 of 22 and ended up going 12 out of 15 at the charity stripe (80.0%). The Bulls allowed Cincinnati to convert 32 out of their 65 attempts from the field which had them at 49.2% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Bulls went 24 for 52 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.2%. Concerning 3-pointers, South Florida made 4 out of their 13 tries (30.8%). They were able to make 17 of those for a percentage of 63.0%. Cincinnati committed 19 fouls for the matchup which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 1 steal for the contest. The Bulls snagged 22 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 27 in this game.

Selton Miguel was important for the Bulls for this contest. He recorded 15 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 2 assists for the game. He converted 6 of 13 for the game giving him a rate of 46.2%, and earned 5 rebounds.

South Florida has a win-loss mark of 8-11 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulls are connecting on 44.2% from the field, which is 201st in Division 1. South Florida has accounted for 1,351 points on the campaign (71.1 per game) and they pull down 36.9 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 13.2 times per game (194th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.9 times per game. The Bulls are committing 17.8 personal fouls per game and they shoot 64.1% from the free throw line.

The South Florida defense gives up 34.2% on 3-point shots (141 of 412) and their opponents are making 74.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 12.4 dimes and 34.5 total boards per game, which is 161st and 204th in college hoops. The Bulls are ranked 207th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 70.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.1% from the field (129th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UCF

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