South Florida Bulls vs Temple Owls Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USF Bulls vs Temple Owls

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Temple Owls (13-8) will compete against the USF Bulls (14-7) at Liacouras Center on Saturday.

The USF Bulls took the court against Tulane and walked away with a win by a score of 97-83 in their last contest. South Florida wrapped up the game with a 47.7% FG percentage (31 out of 65) and buried 10 out of their 30 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Bulls buried 25 of 35 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 42 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 17 dimes in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to defense, South Florida let their opponent shoot 43.5% from the floor on 27 of 62 shooting. Tulane earned 19 assists and had 9 steals in the game. On top of that, Tulane snagged 26 rebounds (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Tulane shot 66.7% when shooting free throws by burying 16 of their 24 shots. They also knocked down 13 out of their 34 attempts from 3-point land. In reference to personal fouls, the Bulls walked away with 20 and Tulane had 21 personal fouls.

Wes Enis is a guy who came through in the game. He finished 53.8% from the field and totaled 2 assists. He was on the court for 30 mins played and snagged 3 rebounds. He ended up with 25 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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South Florida enters this game with a win-loss record of 14-7 so far this year. They currently have an average of 90.1 points per game (10th in college) on 44.1% from the field. The Bulls are hitting 33.7% on 3-pointers (213 of 632) and 73.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, South Florida is pulling in 43.6 boards per game and has totaled 368 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 32nd in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.6 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.8 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Bulls are forcing 14.4 turnovers every game and they draw 20.5 fouls. They surrender 35.1% on three-point shots while they are 312th in college in points per game allowed (79.0). The Bulls defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.9% (553 of 1,320) and they surrender 38.4 boards per game as a unit. They rank 152nd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 271 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Temple Owls took a loss by a score of 80-76 against Charlotte. The Owls recorded 14 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 23 for the game. They turned the ball over 3 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. Charlotte earned 19 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 29 attempts. They were able to make 27 of the free throws for a rate of 93.1%. In regard to 3-pointers, Temple made 7 of their 23 attempts (30.4%). Overall, the Owls finished shooting 21 out of 48 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.8%. The Owls allowed Charlotte to bury 26 out of 54 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 48.1% in the matchup. They finished 39.1% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 9 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 28 from the charity stripe (67.9%). In relation to rebounds, Temple permitted Charlotte to snag 26 in total (13 offensive).

Derrian Ford ended up having an impact for the Owls for this game. He converted 6 out of 17 in this matchup for a rate of 35.3%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He recorded 21 points in his 41 minutes on the hardwood and added 4 assists in this contest.

Temple has a win-loss record of 13-8 on the campaign. The Owls commit 16.6 fouls every game and they shoot 75.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 12.8 times per contest (278th in D-1) and they cough up possession 9.1 times per game. Temple has accounted for 1,579 pts for the campaign (75.2 per contest) and they collect 34.0 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Owls are shooting 45.1% from the field, which has them ranked 194th in Division 1.

The Owls on the defensive side of the court are 83rd in college in points per game surrendered with 69.9. They have forced 10.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (174th in college hoops). The Temple defense allows 32.0% on shots from beyond the arc (147 of 459) and opponents are knocking down 68.5% of their free throw shots. They concede 12.7 dimes and 34.0 boards per game, which has them ranked 121st and 153rd in D-1.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Florida

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