Florida Atlantic Owls vs South Florida Bulls Prediction, 2/18/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs USF Bulls

Date: Sunday, February 18, 2024

Location: Yuengling Center in Tampa, FL

TV: ESPN+

The USF Bulls (18-5) will try to defeat the Florida Atlantic Owls (20-5) at Yuengling Center on Sunday.

The Florida Atlantic Owls stepped onto the hardwood against Temple and took home the win by a score of 80-68 in their last contest. Florida Atlantic wrapped up the contest with a 49.1% field goal percentage (27 of 55) and knocked down 12 out of their 29 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Owls knocked down 14 of 24 tries for a percentage of 58.3%. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected 36 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 14 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 9 turnovers and having 7 steals. Regarding the defense, Florida Atlantic allowed their opponent to shoot 42.1% from the floor on 24 out of 57 shooting. Temple recorded 8 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. In addition, Temple snagged 28 boards (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Temple ended up going 86.7% at the free throw line by converting 13 of 15 attempts. They also converted 7 of 24 attempts from long range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Owls ended up finishing with 14 and Temple recorded 18 personal fouls.

Johnell Davis is a guy who had an impact for the contest. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and also distributed 6 assists. He played for 33 mins played and pulled down 5 rebounds. He scored 17 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Florida Atlantic comes into this contest with a mark of 20-5 on the campaign. They are turning it over 11.0 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.7 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Florida Atlantic is pulling in 38.4 rebounds per game and has tallied 382 dimes so far this year, which is 65th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Owls are connecting on 36.8% on shots from beyond the arc (226 of 614) and 71.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 83.3 points per contest (19th in the nation) while going 48.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Owls are forcing 12.4 turnovers per game while drawing 17.7 fouls. They currently rank 27th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 263 conceded on the year. The Owls defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.5% (667 of 1,534) and they concede 34.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are conceding 33.1% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 189th in the nation in PPG allowed (72.1).

For their last game, the USF Bulls got the win with a final of 69-50 against Tulsa. The Bulls recorded 28 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 32 in this game. They also gave up possession 14 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. Tulsa was called for 14 fouls in this matchup which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They were able to bury 12 of the free throws for a rate of 85.7%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, South Florida buried 13 out of their 24 tries (54.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Bulls went 22 for 48 from the field which had them shooting 45.8%. The Bulls permitted Tulsa to convert 20 of their 56 tries from the floor which had them shooting 35.7% for this game. They shot 12.5% from distance by hitting 2 out of 16 and finished the contest at 8 out of 12 at the charity stripe (66.7%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, South Florida permitted Tulsa to pull down 28 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Kobe Knox ended up being a factor for the Bulls for the matchup. He earned 14 points in his 29 mins on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He converted 4 of 10 for the contest for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

South Florida has a win-loss mark of 18-5 on the season. The Bulls are responsible for committing 16.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 72.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.9 times per game (84th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 10.8 times per contest. South Florida has earned 1,721 pts on the season (74.8 per contest) and they collect 36.1 boards per game. As an offense, the Bulls are connecting on 43.7% from the field, which ranks 244th in D-1.

The Bulls defensively are ranked 85th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 68.0. They have forced 12.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the field (98th in college hoops). The South Florida defense concedes 31.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (155 of 499) and opponents are converting on 67.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 12.6 assists and 36.3 total boards per game, which is 155th and 258th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Florida

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