Houston vs South Florida 1/18/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The South Florida Bulls and Houston Cougars meet Tuesday in college basketball action at the Fertitta Center. The South Florida Bulls need a win after losing six of their last eight games. The Houston Cougars look to build on their seven-game winning streak. 

The South Florida Bulls are averaging 58.9 points on 38.4 percent shooting and allowing 62.3 points on 39.7 percent shooting. Caleb Murphy is averaging 11.9 points and 3.3 assists, while Javon Greene is averaging 10.5 points and 4.6 rebounds. Jamir Chaplin is dishing 1.4 assists and Russel Tchewa is grabbing 5.1 rebounds. The South Florida Bulls are shooting 24.6 percent from beyond the arc and 68.4 percent from the free throw line. The South Florida Bulls are allowing 30.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.1 rebounds per game.

The Houston Cougars are averaging 77.8 points on 46.9 percent shooting and allowing 57.9 points on 37.6 percent shooting. Marcus Sasser is averaging 17.7 points 2.8 rebounds, while Kyler Edwards is averaging 13.2 points and 5.7 rebounds. Josh Carlton is the third double-digit scorer and Fabian White Jr. is grabbing 5.8 rebounds. The Houston Cougars are shooting 35.3 percent from beyond the arc and 66.8 percent from the free throw line. The Houston Cougars are allowing 29.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.7 rebounds per game.

The Bulls are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 Tuesday games and 4-12 ATS in their last 16 games following a ATS win. The Cougars are 37-13-1 ATS in their last 51 games following a ATS loss. The under is 13-4 in Bulls last 17 overall. The under is 4-1 in Cougars last 5 home games. The favorite is 9-1 ATS in the last 10 meetings.

The Houston Cougars are comfortably the more talented team here and could win this game by a lot if they wanted to. However, the South Florida Bulls are one of the better defensive teams in the country and have done just enough to hang around in games. We’ve seen USF put up fights against Florida, Auburn and BYU, as it’s a top-40 team in both points per games and field goal percentage allowed. Give me the points.