Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs South Florida Bulls Prediction, 2/8/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs USF Bulls

Date: Sunday, February 8, 2026

Location: Yuengling Center in Tampa, FL

TV: ESPNU

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (20-3) are on their way to Yuengling Center on Sunday where they will take on the USF Bulls (15-8).

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane played Florida Atlantic and earned the victory with a final of 78-76 in their last contest. Tulsa ended with a 45.2% field goal percentage (28 of 62) and knocked down 8 of 26 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Golden Hurricane made 14 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 73.7%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 26 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 13 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Regarding defense, Tulsa allowed the other team to shoot 43.5% from the floor on 30 out of 69 shooting. Florida Atlantic earned 8 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. On top of that, Florida Atlantic collected 41 rebounds (13 offensive, 28 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Florida Atlantic finished 60.0% at the free throw line by burying 9 of 15 shots. They also converted 7 out of their 30 shots from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to personal fouls, the Golden Hurricane walked away with 13 and Florida Atlantic racked up 18 personal fouls.

David Green is one guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He finished the game shooting 55.0% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 31 minutes and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He finished with 27 points on 11 out of 20 shooting.

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Tulsa heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 20-3 for the campaign. They cough up possession 10.4 times per game and as a squad they commit 16.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Tulsa is snagging 38.1 boards per contest and has tallied 353 assists on the year, which is 111th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Golden Hurricane are shooting 39.2% on 3-pointers (230 of 587) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. They average 87.5 points per contest (16th in the nation) while connecting on 49.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Golden Hurricane are able to force 10.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 99th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 284 surrendered this year. The Golden Hurricane are allowing a field goal percentage of 42.6% (591 of 1,388) and they concede 31.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 33.2% on three-point shots while they are 150th in college hoops in points per game allowed (72.6).

In their last game, the USF Bulls got the victory with a final of 109-88 when they faced UTSA. The Bulls were able to collect 20 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in the game. They turned it over 5 times, while earning 8 steals in this matchup. UTSA earned 18 personal fouls in this game which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They were able to knock down 16 of those for a rate of 69.6%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, South Florida buried 11 of 31 tries (35.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Bulls ended up going 41 out of 74 from the floor which had them shooting 55.4%. The Bulls permitted UTSA to make 32 of their 57 attempts from the field which had them shooting 56.1% in this contest. They shot 57.1% from 3-point land by shooting 12 of 21 and ended up shooting 12 out of 18 from the free throw line (66.7%). When it comes to rebounding, South Florida permitted UTSA to collect 24 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Izaiyah Nelson pitched in for the Bulls for the matchup. He buried 11 of 14 in the game giving him a rate of 78.6%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He earned 25 points in his 23 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist for the matchup.

South Florida has a win-loss mark of 15-8 this year. The Bulls commit 20.5 fouls per game while shooting 73.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.8 times per contest (23rd in the nation) and they turn it over 11.6 times per game. South Florida has scored 2,079 pts for the year (90.4 per contest) and they snag 42.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bulls are hitting on 44.7% from the field, which is ranked 223rd in Division 1.

The Bulls on defense are ranked 312th in college in PPG given up with 79.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (103rd in college). The South Florida defense surrenders 35.7% on 3-point attempts (193 of 540) and opponents are connecting on 70.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 13.1 dimes and 37.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 163rd and 333rd in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tulsa

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