Rice Owls vs South Florida Bulls Prediction, 1/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rice Owls vs USF Bulls

Date: Friday, January 12, 2024

Location: Yuengling Center in Tampa, FL

TV: ESPN

Yuengling Center is where the USF Bulls (8-5) will meet the Rice Owls (6-9) on Friday.

The Rice Owls faced off with UTSA and took a loss by a final of 89-82 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Owls finished with 14 while UTSA totaled 15 personal fouls. They made 14 out of their 31 attempts from three-point range. UTSA ended up shooting 83.3% when shooting free throws by burying 15 of 18 shots. Furthermore, UTSA pulled down 37 boards (11 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. UTSA doled out 18 dimes and had 10 steals for the contest. Regarding defending, Rice allowed the other team to shoot 47.6% from the field on 30 out of 63 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 29 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Owls buried 14 of their 18 tries for a rate of 77.8%. Rice ended having earned a 44.1% field goal percentage (30 of 68) and knocked down 8 of their 30 shots from 3-point land.

Travis Evee is someone who was a factor for the game. He recorded 25 points on 10 of 22 shooting. He was on the court for 41 minutes and totaled 5 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 45.5% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Rice steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 6-9 on the season. They turn the ball over 12.1 times per contest and as a group are committing 13.9 fouls per contest. As a team, Rice is pulling down 36.7 boards per contest and has tallied 214 assists so far this season, which ranks 158th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Owls are shooting 30.1% from downtown (112 of 372) and 71.5% from the free throw line. They average 73.4 points per outing (214th in the nation) while going 43.6% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Owls are forcing 11.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.1 personal fouls. They rank 267th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 217 conceded for the campaign. The Owls defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.4% (419 of 923) and they relinquish 36.1 boards per game as a group. They relinquish 36.2% from 3-point land and they are ranked 284th in college basketball in points per game allowed (75.5).

The last time they took the court, the USF Bulls walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-71 when they played UAB. The Bulls were able to collect 31 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. UAB was called for 18 personal fouls for this contest which took the Bulls to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They were able to convert 9 of the free throws for a rate of 47.4%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, South Florida made 10 of 28 attempts (35.7%). Overall, the Bulls shot 26 for 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8%. The Bulls permitted UAB to bury 20 of their 50 tries from the field which had them shooting 40.0% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 31.3% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 5 of 16 and ended up shooting 30 of 41 at the free throw line (73.2%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, South Florida permitted UAB to grab 40 in all (7 offensive).

Selton Miguel ended up being a major contributor for the Bulls for the game. He recorded 17 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood, but didn't record an assist. He converted 6 out of 13 in this contest giving him a rate of 46.2%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

South Florida has a mark of 8-5 this season. When it comes to offense, the Bulls are hitting on 43.2% from the field, which is 266th in D-1. South Florida has earned 989 pts on the year (76.1 per contest) and they grab 37.4 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.3 times per contest (130th in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per contest. The Bulls commit 18.5 personal fouls per game and they connect on 70.9% from the charity stripe.

The South Florida defense allows 32.2% on 3-point attempts (92 of 286) and their opposition makes 65.4% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 13.2 dimes and 37.2 boards every game, which is 219th and 285th in college hoops. The Bulls on defense are ranked 148th in D-1 in PPG given up with 70.1. They are forcing 14.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the floor (161st in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Rice

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