South Florida Bulls vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USF Bulls vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: The Super Pit in Denton, TX

TV: ESPN+

The North Texas Mean Green (12-8) will go up against the USF Bulls (14-5) at The Super Pit on Saturday.

The USF Bulls faced off with East Carolina and took home the win by a score of 71-60 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Bulls left the arena with 13 and East Carolina accounted for 15 personal fouls. They converted 5 out of their 22 attempts from distance. East Carolina finished the game at 63.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 11 shots. On top of that, East Carolina totaled 26 rebounds (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. East Carolina earned 11 assists and had 8 steals in the game. When it comes to defense, South Florida let their opponent shoot 39.3% from the field on 24 of 61 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists in this game while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they earned 33 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Bulls converted 7 of 13 attempts for a rate of 53.8%. South Florida ended the contest with a 50.9% FG percentage (27 out of 53) and knocked down 10 out of their 25 shots from beyond the arc.

Chris Youngblood is one guy who was a factor for the game. He accounted for 20 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He played for 29 mins and pulled down 1 board. He finished 63.6% from the floor and also earned 6 dimes.

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South Florida will play this contest with a record of 14-5 so far this year. They are turning it over 10.9 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 17.2 personal fouls every game. As a team, South Florida is pulling in 36.4 boards per game and has accounted for 285 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 164th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Bulls are shooting 35.1% on shots from beyond the arc (163 of 464) and 73.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 76.4 pts per contest (126th in college hoops) while hitting 43.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bulls have forced 13.5 turnovers every game while drawing 18.6 fouls. They are giving up 31.6% on 3-point attempts and they are 126th in D-1 in opponents points per game (69.8). The Bulls defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.4% (471 of 1,112) and they concede 37.0 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 93rd in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 244 relinquished on the season.

In their last game, the North Texas Mean Green took a loss by a score of 82-79 when they played UAB. The Mean Green pulled down 20 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 33 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 8 steals for the game. UAB committed 19 fouls in the game which got the Mean Green to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to make 18 of the free throws for a percentage of 72.0%. With regard to shooting from downtown, North Texas made 7 of 22 tries (31.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Mean Green went 27 out of 62 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.5%. The Mean Green permitted UAB to convert 28 of 58 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 48.3% for the contest. They finished 31.3% from three-point range by connecting on 5 out of 16 and ended up shooting 21 out of 24 from the free throw line (87.5%). When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, North Texas allowed UAB to pull down 31 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Jason Edwards ended up being a major contributor for the Mean Green in the game. He buried 11 out of 24 in this contest for a field goal rate of 45.8%, and had 2 rebounds. He tallied 31 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 1 assist for the contest.

North Texas has a win-loss record of 12-8 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mean Green are shooting 43.1% from the field, which has them ranked 272nd in the nation. North Texas has scored 1,357 pts so far this year (67.9 per game) and they collect 36.5 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 10.7 times per game (340th in college hoops) and they turn it over 11.8 times per game. The Mean Green have committed 16.9 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 73.1% from the charity stripe.

The North Texas defense allows 30.3% on shots from distance (112 of 370) and their opponents are making 70.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 9.4 dimes and 32.2 rebounds per game, which is ranked 6th and 45th in college basketball. The Mean Green defensively are ranked 4th in college basketball in PPG given up with 60.3. They have forced 12.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.3% from the field (13th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Texas

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