South Florida vs Memphis Prediction 2/13/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Memphis Tigers and the USF Bulls meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Yuengling Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a South Florida vs Memphis Prediction.

Memphis Recap

The Memphis Tigers come into this game looking to build on their 90-82 win over Temple last time out to improve to 20-4 on the year. After this game, Memphis will head on the road for a game against Wichita State.

Tigers Win 7^th In A Row

PJ Haggerty leads Memphis in scoring with 21.7 PPG along with 5.6 RPG and 3.6 APG while Tyrese Hunter has 14.5 PPG with 3.7 RPG and 3.3 APG of his own. Colby Rogers has 10.9 PPG and Dain Dainja has 12.2 PPG with a team-high 6.5 RPG to lead the Tigers in rebounding and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Memphis so far this season. As a team, Memphis is averaging 79 PPG on 48% shooting from the field, 40.3% from three-point range and 71.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Memphis Tigers will win

• South Florida has lost 22 of its last 23 night games against AP-ranked opponents.
• Memphis has won each of its last seven games.

USF Recap

The USF Bulls come into this game looking to bounce back from a 75-70 loss at the hands of Wichita State last time out to sit at 12-12 on the year. After this game, USF will head on the road for a game against UAB.

Bulls Looking To Find Consistency

Jamille Reynolds leads the Bulls in scoring and rebounding with 12.4 PPG and 7.7 RPG while Jayden Reid has 12.2 PPG with a team-high 3.8 APG to lead the Bulls in the assist department so far this season. Kobe Knox has 11.1 PPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for USF so far this season. Brandon Stroud has 8.1 PPG with 4.8 RPG and Jimmie Williams has 7.6 PPG with 3.2 RPG and Kasen Jennings has 8 PPG on the year. As a team, USF is averaging 76.7 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field, 33.6% from three and 72.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the South Florida Bulls will win

• South Florida has won nine of its last 10 night games against the American Athletic Conference at Yuengling Center.

South Florida vs Memphis Prediction

I’m on USF and the points in this one. I get why Memphis is favored, they’re the team in far better form with 7 straight wins coming into this game. However, Memphis has had a tendency all season long and for the better part of the Penny Hardaway tenure to underwhelm in games where you’d expect them to perform well and overdeliver in spots where they’re up against the wall. The Tigers have serious issues with taking care of the basketball and turning the rock over, and USF may not do a ton well on defense, but they do force a lot of turnovers and those buckets in transition could be enough for USF to make this game interesting. I’ll take USF and the points here.