The Massachusetts Minutemen and South Florida Bulls meet Tuesday in college basketball action at the Yuengling Center. The Massachusetts Minutemen look for their fifth victory. The South Florida Bulls look for their third win.
The Massachusetts Minutemen are averaging 69.2 points on 42.3 percent shooting and allowing 64 points on 41.4 percent shooting. Noah Fernandes is averaging 11.8 points and 3 rebounds, while Matt Cross is averaging 10.5 points and 7 rebounds. Isaac Kante is dishing 1 assist and RJ Luis is grabbing 3.4 rebounds. The Massachusetts Minutemen are shooting 39.8 percent from beyond the arc and 63.9 percent from the free throw line. The Massachusetts Minutemen are allowing 27.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.4 rebounds per game.
The South Florida Bulls are averaging 66 points on 42.6 percent shooting and allowing 66.1 points on 39.4 percent shooting. Tyler Harris is averaging 14.7 points and 2.9 assists, while Keyshawn Bryant is averaging 11.3 points and 7 rebounds. Selton Miguel is the third double-digit scorer and Sam Hines Jr. is grabbing 5.4 rebounds. The South Florida Bulls are shooting 29.3 percent from beyond the arc and 62.4 percent from the free throw line. The South Florida Bulls are allowing 34.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.3 rebounds per game.
The Minutemen are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games overall. The Bulls are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 Tuesday games and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games. The under is 4-0 in Minutemen last 4 overall. The over is 4-1 in Bulls last 5 overall.
The South Florida Bulls haven’t held their own against any decent teams this season, and their offense has yet to get off the ground. The UMass Minutemen have wins over Colorado and Murray State, and they shoot the rock well from the outside. UMass looks like the clear better team. Home court isn’t enough for me to look USF’s way. I’ll lay the bucket.