South Florida Bulls vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, 1/18/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USF Bulls vs Memphis Tigers

Date: Thursday, January 18, 2024

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Memphis Tigers (15-2) will play the USF Bulls (9-5) at FedExForum on Thursday.

The USF Bulls took the court against Rice and earned the victory with a final of 81-73 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 16 while Rice accumulated 21 personal fouls. They also made 9 out of their 18 attempts from beyond the arc. Rice went 75.0% at the charity stripe by making 12 of their 16 tries. Furthermore, Rice had 38 rebounds (9 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Rice dished out 17 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. In reference to the defense, South Florida allowed the other team to go 46.4% from the field on 26 of 56 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists for the game in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and earning 12 steals. With respect to rebounding, they collected 26 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulls knocked down 25 of 29 shots for a rate of 86.2%. South Florida finished the contest having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (24 of 60) and buried 8 of their 24 shots from downtown.

Kasean Pryor is someone who played a role for the game. He finished with 29 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes played and collected 4 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also earned 2 dimes.

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South Florida heads into this game with a win-loss record of 9-5 for the year. They are turning it over 10.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, South Florida is pulling in 36.8 rebounds per contest and has totaled 204 assists on the season, which has them ranked 283rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bulls are connecting on 33.1% on three-point attempts (109 of 329) and 72.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 76.4 pts per contest (135th in the nation) on 43.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bulls are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. They give up 33.2% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 147th in D-1 in PPG allowed (70.3). Bulls defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.9% (343 of 800) and they surrender 37.5 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 68th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 189 conceded for the season.

When they last played, the Memphis Tigers went home victorious with a score of 112-86 when they played Wichita State. Concerning rebounds, Memphis permitted Wichita State to collect 19 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They went 52.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 13 out of 25 and finished the contest at 7 out of 12 from the charity stripe (58.3%). The Tigers allowed Wichita State to bury 33 out of their 60 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.0% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Tigers shot 44 for 68 from the field which gave them a percentage of 64.7%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Memphis made 19 of 30 tries (63.3%). They were able to knock down 5 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Wichita State had 8 personal fouls in the game which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for 6 shots. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 10 steals for the game. The Tigers were able to snag 19 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 28 in this contest.

Jahvon Quinerly ended up being a factor for the Tigers for this contest. He earned 23 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 11 dimes for this game. He knocked down 9 out of 15 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Memphis has a mark of 15-2 on the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Tigers are hitting on 46.8% from the floor, which is 75th in the country. Memphis has totaled 1,390 points this year (81.8 per game) and they snag 37.0 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.8 times per game (158th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per contest. The Tigers are committing 17.0 personal fouls per game while shooting 74.2% from the charity stripe.

The Memphis defense allows 32.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (155 of 476) and opponents are connecting on 70.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 13.9 assists and 36.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 268th and 276th in the nation. The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 260th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 74.4. They are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.4% from the floor (94th in the country).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Memphis and under the total points

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