South Florida Bulls (11-16) vs. Central Florida Knights (15-11)
February 22, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Central Florida Knights -9 / South Florida Bulls +9; Over/Under: +137.5
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The South Florida Bulls and UCF Knights meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Addition Financial Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The South Florida Bulls Betting Preview
The South Florida Bulls are averaging 73 points on 45 percent shooting and allowing 72.7 points on 43.3 percent shooting. Tyler Harris is averaging 16.8 points and 3.6 assists, while Russel Tchewa is averaging 11.5 points and 8.4 rebounds. Selton Miguel is the third double-digit scorer and Keyshawn Bryant is grabbing 4.8 rebounds. The South Florida Bulls are shooting 33.7 percent from beyond the arc and 64.9 percent from the free throw line. The South Florida Bulls are allowing 34.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.4 rebounds per game.
The UCF Knights Betting Preview
The UCF Knights are averaging 72.2 points on 42.9 percent shooting and allowing 65.7 points on 41.2 percent shooting. Taylor Hendricks is averaging 14.8 points and 1.4 assists, while CJ Kelly is averaging 12 points and 3.7 rebounds. Ithiel Horton is the third double-digit scorer and Darius Johnson is grabbing 3.2 rebounds. The UCF Knights are shooting 37 percent from beyond the arc and 76.5 percent from the free throw line. The UCF Knights are allowing 30.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.5 rebounds per game.
USF vs UCF Trends
The Bulls are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games following a ATS loss and 39-18-1 ATS in their last 58 road games. The Knights are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss. The over is 20-6 in Bulls last 26 overall. The over is 6-1-1 in Knights last 8 overall. The home team is 6-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
UCF should be favored for obvious reasons, but this is a lot of points for a rivalry game. And while the South Florida Bulls find ways to lose more times than not, they only lose on the road by an average of 0.4 points. USF is 8-1 ATS on the road. Again, this is a rivalry game. I’ll take my chances with the free buckets.
