South Florida Bulls vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USF Bulls vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Reynolds Center in Tulsa, OK

TV: ESPN+

Reynolds Center is the location where the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (13-2) will compete against the USF Bulls (9-6) on Saturday.

The USF Bulls faced North Texas and took home the win by a score of 74-70 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Bulls ended up with 19 while North Texas finished the game with 23 personal fouls. They converted 7 out of their 16 attempts from beyond the arc. North Texas finished shooting 45.0% at the free throw line by making 9 of their 20 shots. Moreover, North Texas collected 30 boards (10 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. North Texas distributed 9 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. When discussing defense, South Florida allowed the other team to shoot 46.6% from the field on 27 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned 33 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Bulls buried 27 of 36 shots for a rate of 75.0%. South Florida wrapped up the game having earned a 44.7% FG percentage (21 of 47) and made 5 of their 19 shots from 3-point land.

Izaiyah Nelson is a player who was a major factor for the matchup. He ended up walking away with 17 points on 6 of 8 shooting. He played 32 mins played and also snagged 10 boards. He ended up going 75.0% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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South Florida heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 9-6 for the year. They turn the ball over 11.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 21.5 fouls per game. As a unit, South Florida is pulling in 43.2 rebounds per contest and has earned 261 assists for the year, which has them ranked 65th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Bulls are shooting 32.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (143 of 441) and 73.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 90.9 pts per game (14th in college) while going 44.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Bulls are able to force 15.8 turnovers per game while drawing 21.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 155th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 199 relinquished on the year. The Bulls defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.0% (402 of 935) and they concede 38.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 36.0% on three-point shots and they are 320th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (79.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane took a loss by a final score of 72-67 when they played North Texas. In reference to rebounding, Tulsa permitted North Texas to get 22 in total (7 on the offensive side). They shot 42.1% from distance by hitting 8 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 18 at the free throw line (77.8%). The Golden Hurricane allowed North Texas to make 25 out of 54 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.3% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Golden Hurricane finished shooting 21 out of 47 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.7%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Tulsa made 4 of 14 tries (28.6%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 84.0%. North Texas was called for 17 personal fouls for the game which took the Golden Hurricane to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They also coughed it up 13 times, while getting 1 steal for the contest. The Golden Hurricane were able to corral 17 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 24 in this game.

David Green was important for the Golden Hurricane in this matchup. He made 7 out of 11 for the matchup giving him a rate of 63.6%, and earned 4 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 29 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Tulsa has a record of 13-2 on the campaign. The Golden Hurricane are committing 15.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 78.5% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 16.2 times per game (83rd in the country) and they cough up possession 10.4 times per game. Tulsa has scored 1,326 pts on the year (88.4 per contest) and they average 39.4 boards per contest. As an offense, the Golden Hurricane are shooting 49.0% from the field, which is 42nd in D-1.

The Golden Hurricane on defense are ranked 103rd in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 70.2. They are forcing 11.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.6% from the field (86th in the nation). The Tulsa defense surrenders 33.1% from downtown (121 of 366) and opponents are connecting on 72.7% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 12.9 assists and 30.1 total boards per game, which is 150th and 19th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take South Florida

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