South Florida Bulls vs Temple Owls Prediction, 2/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USF Bulls vs Temple Owls

Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Location: Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The USF Bulls (13-15) are on their way to Liacouras Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Temple Owls (14-14).

The USF Bulls faced North Texas and ended up losing by a score of 64-57 in their last game. South Florida wrapped up the contest having earned a 34.5% field goal percentage (20 out of 58) and made 1 of 13 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bulls converted 16 of their 23 attempts for a rate of 69.6%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they compiled 32 with 13 of them being offensive. They also recorded 11 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In the matter of the defense, South Florida allowed their opponent to shoot 45.1% from the floor on 23 out of 51 shooting. North Texas distributed 12 assists and had 5 steals for the game. Furthermore, North Texas totaled 36 rebounds (8 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. North Texas shot 73.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 15 shots. They buried 7 out of their 20 shots from distance. Concerning fouls, the Bulls walked away with 14 while North Texas finished the game with 18 fouls.

Brandon Stroud is one guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 63.6% from the floor and distributed 6 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and collected 9 boards. He accounted for 20 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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South Florida comes into this contest with a record of 13-15 on the campaign. They are turning it over 11.5 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.9 fouls per contest. As a team, South Florida is pulling in 34.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 415 dimes this season, which is 99th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bulls are shooting 32.3% on shots from distance (205 of 634) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 75.4 points per outing (139th in the country) while shooting 45.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Bulls are able to force 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 32.5% on shots from distance and they are ranked 261st in D-1 in points per game allowed (74.5). The Bulls defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.1% (722 of 1,676) and they concede 37.5 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 274th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 398 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Temple Owls went home defeated by a final of 80-64 when they faced UAB. The Owls were able to collect 21 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 30 in this contest. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 3 steals for the game. UAB earned 10 fouls for this game which took the Owls to the free throw line for 12 tries. They were able to make 9 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Temple knocked down 5 of 17 attempts (29.4%). In all, the Owls walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 60 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.7%. The Owls allowed UAB to make 31 of their 71 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.7% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 36.4% from 3-point land by going 8 out of 22 and ended up going 10 out of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Temple permitted UAB to collect 43 in all (19 offensive).

Zion Stanford ended up having an impact for the Owls for this game. He recorded 17 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for the game. He converted 7 out of 20 for the contest for a rate of 35.0%, and accumulated 8 rebounds.

Temple has a record of 14-14 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Owls are connecting on 44.9% from the field, which ranks them 176th in college hoops. Temple has accounted for 2,229 pts on the season (79.6 per contest) and they pull down 36.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 10.9 times per contest (347th in college) and they turn it over 11.2 times per game. The Owls commit 17.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.2% from the charity stripe.

The Owls on defense are ranked 334th in college hoops in PPG given up with 78.7. They are forcing 11.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.5% from the floor (231st in D-1). The Temple defense surrenders 34.2% on 3-point shots (222 of 649) and their opponents are knocking down 70.2% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 15.2 dimes and 36.4 total boards per game, which has them ranked 322nd and 292nd in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Temple

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