South Florida vs Houston 1/5/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Houston Cougars (12-2) vs. South Florida Bulls (5-7)
January 5, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: South Florida Bulls +15 / Houston Cougars -15; Over/Under: -120.5
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The Houston Cougars and South Florida Bulls meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Yuengling Center. The Houston Cougars look to build on their four-game winning streak. The South Florida Bulls need a win after losing five of their last seven games.
The Houston Cougars are averaging 78.4 points on 47.2 percent shooting and allowing 56.4 points on 37.2 percent shooting. Marcus Sasser is averaging 17.7 points 2.8 rebounds, while Kyler Edwards is averaging 12.5 points and 5.7 rebounds. Fabian White Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Tramon Mark is grabbing 2.4 rebounds. The Houston Cougars are shooting 36.1 percent from beyond the arc and 65.6 percent from the free throw line. The Houston Cougars are allowing 29.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.6 rebounds per game.
The South Florida Bulls are averaging 56.8 points on 37.3 percent shooting and allowing 59.8 points on 38.5 percent shooting. Caleb Murphy is averaging 12.8 points and 3.3 assists, while Javon Greene is averaging 10.5 points and 4.5 rebounds. Jamir Chaplin is dishing 1 assist and Russel Tchewa is grabbing 5.2 rebounds. The South Florida Bulls are shooting 23 percent from beyond the arc and 68 percent from the free throw line. The South Florida Bulls are allowing 30.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.1 rebounds per game.
The Cougars are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Wednesday games and 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games overall. The Bulls are 17-40-1 ATS in their last 58 Wednesday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games. The under is 3-0-1 in Cougars last 4 overall. The under is 11-2 in Bulls last 13 overall. The home team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The Houston Cougars are comfortably the better team on both sides of the ball, and they’ve had covering success this season as well. The South Florida Bulls can’t score the basketball with any consistency, and there’s expected rust since they haven’t played a game since Christmas. Big line and on the road, but it’s nothing Houston can’t take care of.
