Hawaii vs South Florida 12/23/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The South Florida Bulls and Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Stan Sheriff Center. The South Florida Bulls need a win after losing four of their last five games. The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors look to get a game above a .500 record.

The South Florida Bulls are averaging 54.9 points on 36.5 percent shooting and allowing 57.1 points on 37.1 percent shooting. Caleb Murphy is averaging 13 points and 3.8 assists, while Javon Greene is averaging 9.4 points and 4.8 rebounds. Jamir Chaplin is dishing 1.3 assists and Russel Tchewa is grabbing 5.8 rebounds. The South Florida Bulls are shooting 22.2 percent from beyond the arc and 66.2 percent from the free throw line. The South Florida Bulls are allowing 29.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.9 rebounds per game.

The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors are averaging 75.6 points on 46.2 percent shooting and allowing 68.9 points on 43.9 percent shooting. Bernardo da Silva is averaging 15.3 points and 8 rebounds, while Noel Coleman is averaging 14.6 points and 2 rebounds. Junior Madut is the third double-digit scorer and Jerome Desrosiers is dishing 1.7 assists. The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors are shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 72.9 percent from the free throw line. The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors are allowing 33.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.5 rebounds per game.

Neither of these teams looked great last night, and you can only imagine how things will be on the end of a back to back. The difference is Hawaii is at home and the shots should start to fall. The South Florida Bulls simply can’t score the ball with any consistency, and they’re looking more and more like one of the worst offensive teams in the country. USF has scored no more than 64 points in its last nine games. It’s going to take more than that to hang with Hawaii. Give me the Rainbow Warriors and whatever the line is.