Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs South Florida Bulls Prediction, 2/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs USF Bulls

Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Location: Yuengling Center in Tampa, FL

TV: ESPN

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (12-11) are on their way to Yuengling Center on Wednesday where they will meet the USF Bulls (17-5).

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane stepped onto the hardwood against UAB and took a loss by a score of 70-63 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Golden Hurricane finished with 19 while UAB finished the game with 14 fouls. They also buried 7 out of their 25 tries from downtown. UAB went 68.2% from the free throw line by converting 15 of 22 shots. On top of that, UAB had 38 rebounds (13 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. UAB earned 14 assists and had 7 steals in the game. With respect to defending, Tulsa allowed the other team to shoot 37.5% from the field on 24 out of 64 shooting. They also dished out 9 assists in the game as well as forcing 7 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they compiled 38 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Golden Hurricane converted 12 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Tulsa walked away from the game with a 42.9% field goal percentage (24 of 56) and made 3 of their 15 shots from beyond the perimeter.

PJ Haggerty is a player who was a contributor for this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 42.9% from the floor and recorded 4 dimes. He played for 38 mins played and pulled down 9 rebounds. He ended up scoring 21 points on 6 of 14 shooting.

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Tulsa comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 12-11 for the season. They average 76.1 pts per contest (121st in college hoops) while hitting 43.7% from the floor. The Golden Hurricane are shooting 33.1% on shots from beyond the arc (184 of 556) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Tulsa is grabbing 36.1 rebounds per contest and has racked up 286 assists on the campaign, which is 290th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.1 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Golden Hurricane are forcing 13.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.0 fouls. They are surrendering 30.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 225th in the nation in PPG allowed (73.2). The Golden Hurricane are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.9% (595 of 1,419) and they concede 38.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 137th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 298 conceded on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the USF Bulls walked away with a victory by a final of 69-65 when they faced Rice. With respect to how they attacked the glass, South Florida allowed Rice to pull down 37 in total (10 offensive). They finished 31.8% from downtown by connecting on 7 of 22 and ended up going 8 of 13 at the free throw line (61.5%). The Bulls permitted Rice to make 25 out of 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.7% in the game. When the game finished, the Bulls shot 25 for 58 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.1%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, South Florida converted 12 out of their 27 attempts (44.4%). They were able to make 7 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 58.3%. Rice had 17 fouls in the game which got the Bulls to the free throw line for a total of 12 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 4 steals in the matchup. The Bulls were able to snag 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for the contest.

Chris Youngblood was important for the Bulls in this matchup. He made 8 of 14 in the matchup for a rate of 57.1%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 32 minutes on the court, but finished this game without an assist.

South Florida has a record of 17-5 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Bulls are shooting 43.6% from the field, which ranks them 252nd in the country. South Florida has totaled 1,652 pts so far this season (75.1 per game) and they pull in 36.2 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.8 times per game (89th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 10.6 times per game. The Bulls are responsible for committing 16.8 fouls every game and they hit 72.5% from the charity stripe.

The South Florida defense surrenders 31.7% on 3-point shots (153 of 483) and opponents are connecting on 67.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 12.5 assists and 36.5 boards per contest, ranking them 153rd and 268th in the nation. The Bulls defensively are ranked 103rd in D-1 in PPG allowed with 68.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (117th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tulsa

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