Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs South Florida Bulls Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs USF Bulls

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Yuengling Center in Tampa, FL

TV: ESPN+

The USF Bulls (25-9 last season) are hosting the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (15-17 last year) at Yuengling Center on Monday.

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers played Winthrop and took a loss by a final of 86-81 in their last game. Charleston Southern walked away from the game having earned a 41.8% FG percentage (28 of 67) and converted 9 out of their 28 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Buccaneers knocked down 16 of 24 tries for a rate of 66.7%. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected 38 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 14 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. When discussing the defense, Charleston Southern allowed the other team to shoot 37.5% from the field on 27 out of 72 shooting. Winthrop distributed 8 assists and had 2 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Winthrop snagged 54 boards (15 offensive, 39 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Winthrop finished the game at 86.7% at the free throw line by burying 26 of their 30 tries. They also knocked down 6 out of their 25 shots from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Buccaneers walked away with 23 and Winthrop totaled 21 personal fouls.

A'lahn Sumler is a player who had an impact in this game. He ended up with 22 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 31 minutes and snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up going 43.8% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Charleston Southern enters this contest after finishing with a win-loss record of 15-17 last year. They turned it over 13.9 times per game and as a group committed 21.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a squad, Charleston Southern pulled in 42.0 rebounds per contest and accounted for 536 assists last season, which was 70th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Buccaneers shot 36.1% on three-point shots (383 of 1060) and 64.7% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 83.4 pts per contest (27th in the country) while connecting on 45.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Buccaneers were able to force 9.5 turnovers per game while drawing 17.4 personal fouls. They surrendered 30.5% from 3-point land while they were 331st in college in PPG from their opponents (80.1). The Buccaneers gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.3% (871 of 2,109) and they conceded 39.5 boards per game as a squad. They were 8th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 336 conceded throughout last year.

When they last played, the USF Bulls took a defeat with a final score of 83-79 when they played Louisville. The Bulls were able to collect 19 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 15 steals in this contest. Louisville earned 17 personal fouls for the game which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to bury 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 87.5%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, South Florida converted 5 out of 33 attempts (15.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Bulls finished 30 for 77 from the floor which had them shooting 39.0%. The Bulls permitted Louisville to make 28 out of 52 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 53.8% in this contest. They finished shooting 52.0% from downtown by hitting 13 out of 25 and ended up going 14 out of 25 at the free throw line (56.0%). Concerning cleaning the glass, South Florida permitted Louisville to collect 38 in total (11 offensive).

Joseph Pinion pitched in for the Bulls in this matchup. He buried 10 of 25 for this contest for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. He totaled 27 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and earned 6 dimes for the contest.

South Florida had a mark of 25-9 last year. The Bulls were responsible for committing 19.6 fouls every game and they went 74.6% from the charity stripe. They assisted teammates 17.1 times per game (24th in the country) and they gave up possession 11.1 times per game. South Florida scored 2,974 points last season (87.5 per contest) and they collected 42.6 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Bulls shot 43.7% from the field, which was ranked 271st in the nation.

The South Florida defense gave up 34.4% on three-point shots (285 of 828) and opponents made 69.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They gave up 23.8 dimes and 37.8 total boards per game, which was ranked 331st and 338th in college hoops. The Bulls defensively were ranked 233rd in college in points per game surrendered with 75.7. They forced their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 41.6% from the field (44th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charleston Southern

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