South Florida Bulls vs UAB Blazers Prediction, 1/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USF Bulls vs UAB Blazers

Date: Sunday, January 7, 2024

Location: Bartow Arena in Birmingham, AL

TV: ESPN+

The UAB Blazers (9-5) will play the USF Bulls (8-4) at Bartow Arena on Sunday.

The USF Bulls faced off with Temple and notched a win by a score of 76-68 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bulls finished with 16 while Temple totaled 15 personal fouls. They made 7 of their 27 tries from 3-point land. Temple went 57.9% from the free throw line by converting 11 of their 19 attempts. In addition, Temple pulled down 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Temple recorded 10 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. In terms of defense, South Florida allowed the other team to go 41.0% from the field on 25 out of 61 shooting. They also distributed 17 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 36 with 5 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Bulls converted 9 of 17 attempts for a rate of 52.9%. South Florida ended the game with a 48.3% field goal percentage (29 of 60) and converted 9 of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Chris Youngblood is someone who had an impact in this contest. He finished the game at 40.0% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists. He was on the court for 38 minutes and also grabbed 1 rebound. He ended up walking away with 17 points on 6 of 15 shooting.

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South Florida will enter this contest with a record of 8-4 this year. They turn it over 11.2 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, South Florida is collecting 37.4 boards per game and is sitting with 179 dimes for the year, which is 236th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bulls are connecting on 32.9% from downtown (91 of 277) and 72.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 76.5 pts per contest (152nd in college basketball) while shooting 43.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bulls are able to force 14.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 32.2% on shots from downtown while they are 144th in college basketball in points per game allowed (69.7). Bulls defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.8% (297 of 694) and they concede 36.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 124th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 164 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the UAB Blazers got the victory with a final of 78-76 when they faced UTSA. When discussing rebounding, UAB permitted UTSA to grab 33 in all (12 on the offensive side). They went 40.9% from downtown by shooting 9 of 22 and ended up shooting 13 of 19 at the free throw line (68.4%). The Blazers permitted UTSA to knock down 27 out of their 68 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.7% in the game. When all was said and done, the Blazers finished the game shooting 26 out of 64 from the floor which had them shooting 40.6%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, UAB converted 11 of their 20 attempts (55.0%). They were able to make 15 of those for a percentage of 83.3%. UTSA earned 16 fouls in this contest which got the Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 20 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. The Blazers collected 31 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 for the matchup.

Yaxel Lendeborg ended up being important for the Blazers for the contest. He made 5 out of 10 for this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and earned 15 rebounds. He racked up 23 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist in this matchup.

UAB has a win-loss mark of 9-5 so far this season. As an offense, the Blazers are connecting on 43.8% from the field, which ranks them 232nd in Division 1. UAB has scored 1,085 points for the year (77.5 per game) and they pull in 38.9 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 13.1 times per game (221st in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.9 times per contest. The Blazers are committing 15.6 fouls per contest while shooting 74.9% from the free throw line.

The UAB defense concedes 34.8% on shots from 3-point land (109 of 313) and their opposition knocks down 72.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 14.0 assists and 34.1 boards per contest, which has them ranked 276th and 139th in college hoops. The Blazers are ranked 294th in D-1 in PPG given up with 75.9. They are able to force 11.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (290th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Florida

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