Central Florida Knights (13-5) vs. South Florida Bulls (8-11)
January 21, 2023 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: South Florida Bulls +5.5 / Central Florida Knights -5.5; Over/Under: +130.5
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The UCF Knights and South Florida Bulls meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Yuengling Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The UCF Knights Preview
The UCF Knights are averaging 72.1 points on 43.1 percent shooting and allowing 63.4 points on 39.8 percent shooting. Taylor Hendricks is averaging 14.4 points and 1.6 assists, while CJ Kelly is averaging 12.3 points and 4 rebounds. Darius Johnson is the third double-digit scorer and Ithiel Horton is grabbing 3.9 rebounds. The UCF Knights are shooting 35.9 percent from beyond the arc and 76.5 percent from the free throw line. The UCF Knights are allowing 30.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.8 rebounds per game.
The South Florida Bulls Preview
The South Florida Bulls are averaging 71.1 points on 44.2 percent shooting and allowing 70.1 points on 42.1 percent shooting. Tyler Harris is averaging 16.3 points and 2.9 assists, while Russel Tchewa is averaging 11.6 points and 7.5 rebounds. Selton Miguel is the third double-digit scorer and Keyshawn Bryant is grabbing 5.1 rebounds. The South Florida Bulls are shooting 33.6 percent from beyond the arc and 64.1 percent from the free throw line. The South Florida Bulls are allowing 34.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33 rebounds per game.
Trends
The Knights are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 road games and 1-8 ATS in their last 9 Saturday games. The Bulls are 13-28 ATS in their last 41 home games. The under is 5-2 in Knights last 7 Saturday games. The over is 14-3 in Bulls last 17 overall. The home team is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
UCF is the better team and should be decent sized favorites even on the road. However, while USF has issues finishing games, it finds ways to compete, and that includes losing in the underdog role by an average of just 3.4 points. USF doesn’t get blown out often. Rivalry game at home, give me the Bulls and the points.
