South Florida Bulls vs East Carolina Pirates Prediction, 1/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USF Bulls vs East Carolina Pirates

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: Minges Coliseum in Greenville, NC

TV: ESPN+

Minges Coliseum is where the East Carolina Pirates (11-9) will take on the USF Bulls (10-8) on Saturday.

The USF Bulls stepped onto the hardwood against Tulsa and took home the win by a score of 63-56 in their last contest. South Florida wrapped up the contest with a 35.5% FG percentage (22 of 62) and made 2 out of their 18 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Bulls converted 17 of 25 tries for a rate of 68.0%. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected 41 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 7 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In terms of the defense, South Florida let their opponent shoot 39.6% from the floor on 21 of 53 shooting. Tulsa earned 16 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. In addition, Tulsa snagged 34 rebounds (6 offensive, 28 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Tulsa finished shooting 40.9% from the free throw line by making 9 of 22 shots. They made 5 of 21 attempts from long range. In relation to personal fouls, the Bulls walked away with 18 while Tulsa recorded 22 personal fouls.

CJ Brown is someone who was a factor in this matchup. He scored 16 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He played for 28 mins and pulled down 5 boards. He finished the game at 60.0% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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South Florida heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 10-8 on the campaign. They are averaging 78.1 pts per game (98th in the nation) while hitting 47.5% from the field. The Bulls are connecting on 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc (142 of 416) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, South Florida is snagging 34.6 boards per contest and has racked up 275 dimes so far this season, which ranks 139th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.9 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.6 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Bulls are able to force 12.8 turnovers every game while drawing 16.7 fouls. They concede 31.0% on 3-point shots and they rank 251st in D-1 in points per game allowed (73.7). The Bulls are allowing a shooting percentage of 43.9% (467 of 1,064) and they surrender 34.6 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 273rd in D-1 in allowing assists with 269 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the East Carolina Pirates walked away with a victory by a final of 85-76 when they faced Tulsa. The Pirates collected 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for the game. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. Tulsa committed 16 personal fouls in this contest which got the Pirates to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 85.7%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, East Carolina buried 11 out of their 27 attempts (40.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Pirates ended up going 28 out of 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.1%. The Pirates allowed Tulsa to convert 27 out of their 63 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 42.9% in the game. They went 29.2% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 20 from the free throw line (75.0%). Concerning rebounding, East Carolina permitted Tulsa to grab 30 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Jordan Riley was important for the Pirates for this game. He scored 27 points in his 43 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 dimes for the game. He knocked down 9 of 14 in this game giving him a rate of 64.3%, and had 7 rebounds.

East Carolina has a win-loss mark of 11-9 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Pirates are connecting on 43.2% from the floor, which ranks 269th in the country. East Carolina has scored 1,519 pts so far this season (76.0 per contest) and they grab 38.5 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 12.5 times per game (279th in D-1) and they cough up possession 11.3 times per game. The Pirates commit 16.1 fouls every game while shooting 70.8% from the charity stripe.

The Pirates on defense are ranked 203rd in college hoops in PPG allowed with 72.0. They are forcing 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (185th in college hoops). The East Carolina defense concedes 36.7% on 3-point attempts (154 of 420) and their opponents are connecting on 71.5% of their foul shots. They concede 14.9 assists and 35.3 rebounds every game, which ranks them 308th and 233rd in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take South Florida

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