South Florida Bulls vs Florida Gators Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USF Bulls vs Florida Gators

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL

TV: ESPN+

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena is the site where the Florida Gators (24-12 last year) will meet the USF Bulls (25-8 last season) on Monday.

The USF Bulls played VCU and ended up losing by a score of 70-65 in their last game. South Florida finished the contest with a 41.0% FG percentage (25 out of 61) and converted 4 out of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bulls buried 11 of 15 attempts for a rate of 73.3%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 35 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 14 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. In regard to the defense, South Florida allowed 43.6% from the floor on 24 out of 55 shooting. VCU recorded 13 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. Additionally, VCU snagged 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. VCU finished 85.7% at the free throw line by making 12 of their 14 attempts. They buried 10 of their 26 tries from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Bulls finished with 13 and VCU recorded 14 personal fouls.

Chris Youngblood is one guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He walked away with 28 points on 10 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins played and also snagged 6 rebounds. He went 62.5% from the field and also recorded 2 dimes.

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South Florida enters this matchup after finishing with a win-loss mark of 25-8 last year. They lost possession by turning the ball over 10.8 times per game and as a group committed 17.2 fouls every game. As a unit, South Florida grabbed 36.0 boards per contest and totaled 491 dimes throughout last season, which ranked 89th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bulls hit on 36.7% on shots from distance (295 of 804) and 73.7% from the free throw line. They averaged 75.7 pts per contest (107th in D-1) while going 44.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Bulls were able to force 12.7 turnovers every game while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They were 128th in college basketball in giving up assists with 408 surrendered last year. The Bulls defense allowed a FG percentage of 41.9% (806 of 1,924) and they conceded 36.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They surrendered 31.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they ranked 97th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (69.3).

For their last game, the Florida Gators took a defeat with a final score of 102-100 when they faced Colorado. Regarding attacking the glass, Florida allowed Colorado to pull down 29 overall (5 offensive). They finished 60.0% from three-point range by shooting 6 of 10 and walked away from this one shooting 28 of 33 at the free throw line (84.8%). The Gators allowed Colorado to bury 34 of their 54 tries from the field which had them at 63.0% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Gators ended up shooting 35 for 68 from the floor which had them shooting 51.5%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Florida converted 11 of 25 tries (44.0%). They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 86.4%. Colorado had 19 fouls in this contest which took the Gators to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They also turned it over 8 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Gators pulled down 17 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for the contest.

Zyon Pullin ended up having an impact for the Gators in the matchup. He scored 15 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 2 assists for the matchup. He made 4 out of 14 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 28.6%, and earned 7 rebounds.

Florida had a win-loss record of 24-12 last year. The Gators committed 18.4 fouls per contest while shooting 71.5% from the charity stripe. They dished out assists 15.2 times per game (57th in the nation) and they turned the ball over 11.7 times per game. Florida accumulated 3,080 pts over the course of last year (85.6 per contest) and they snagged 42.3 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Gators connected on 45.8% from the floor, which ranked them 100th in the nation.

The Florida defense allowed 32.6% on three-point shots (244 of 748) and opponents connected on 71.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They gave up 12.0 assists and 35.8 boards every game, which was ranked 96th and 236th in D-1. The Gators on the defensive side of the court were 337th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 79.2. They forced their opponents into 10.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 44.0% from the field (203rd in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida

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