South Florida vs Temple Prediction Basketball Picks 1-4-24

The Temple Owls and the USF Bulls meet in college basketball action from the Yuengling Center on Thursday night. Who starts AAC conference play with a win? Let’s dive in and find out with our Temple vs. USF Prediction.

Temple Team Preview

The Temple Owls come into this one looking to build on a 55-54 win over Portland prior to the Christmas break. Hysier Miller leads the Owls in scoring and assists with 17.4 PPG and 4.5 APG while Jahlil White has 12.4 PPG with 7.1 RPG in 7 games so far this season and Jordan Riley has 11.3 PPG with 5.5 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Temple so far this season. Sam Hofman has 6.8 RPG while Matteo Picarelli has 9.2 PPG as well on the year. As a team, Temple is averaging 73.9 PPG on 38.2% shooting from the field, 30.5% from three-point range and 73.4% from the foul line this season.

USF Team Preview

The USF Bulls will try to build on their five-game win streak after a 73-70 win over Alabama State last time out. Chris Youngblood leads the Bulls in scoring with 14.7 PPG along with 2.1 APG while Selton Miguel has 14.3 PPG with 4 RPG and 2.4 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for USF up to this point in the year. Kasean Pryor has 9.3 PPG and a team-high 6.3 RPG to lead the Bulls in rebounding and Jayden Reid has a team-high 4.3 APG as well to lead the Bulls in assists. As a team, USF is averaging 76.5 PPG on 42.6% shooting from the field, 32.4% from three and 73.7% from the foul line this season. USF will meet UAB, Rice, and Memphis after this one.

Temple vs. USF Prediction

I’m sticking with USF here. I think home court will help the Bulls here who are nearing the end of their homestand but they’re still plenty comfortable from an extended period at home as of late. Temple has been inconsistent on the offensive end of the floor for some time now and they could also be a bit rusty having not played in almost two weeks. Give me USF here.