South Florida Bulls vs Houston Cougars 02/28/2021 Previews, Basketball Betting & Predictions

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We’ll close the month of February Sunday at No. 🔟 Houston.

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— USF Men's Basketball😷 (@USFMBB) February 27, 2021

South Florida Bulls

The Bulls dropped seven of their 11 games this season and they were unable to get past Temple Owls in their last game. South Florida scored 65 and gave up 47 in return. South Florida Bulls are ahead of Temple Owls, but they are up against the second-best opponent in the AAC play. The leading scorer with more than a dozen points on average per game is David Collins. From the rebounding department, Alexis Yetna is the leader with close to 10 boards per game. Collins is also the leader in assists with 3.5 per game on average.

Players to watch: D. Collins G (GP 17 MIN 29.9 PTS 12.6 REB 3.7 AST 3.5 STL 1.5 BLK 0.3 TO 3.2 FG% 43.9 FT% 62.5), A. Yetna F (GP 16 MIN 27.3 PTS 9.5 REB 7.3 AST 0.8 STL 0.4 BLK 0.6 TO 1.1 FG% 46.3 FT% 71.9), C. Murphy G (GP 17 MIN 24.1 PTS 9.1 REB 2.4 AST 3.1 STL 0.9 BLK 0.2 TO 2.6 FG% 36.7 FT% 60.5).

Houston Cougars

Houston Cougars have been dominant right from the start and they are certainly a major threat to opponents. In their last game, the Cougars smashed Western Kentucky with a final score of 81-57. Houston had Quentin Grimes toss in 33 points in their success. Grimes is the leader in scoring with an average of close to 18 points per game. When it comes to rebounding, Justin Gorham has taken the lead with close to 10 boards. The leader in assists with an average of 4.06 is DeJon Jarreau. Houston will make use of this easy opportunity to get past the Bulls.

Players to watch: Q. Grimes G (GP 20 MIN 32.8 PTS 17.7 REB 6.4 AST 2.1 STL 1.2 BLK 0.2 TO 2 FG% 39.4 FT% 79.5), M. Sasser G (GP 19 MIN 31.2 PTS 14.4 REB 2.1 AST 2.2 STL 1.4 BLK 0.1 TO 1.3 FG% 40.4 FT% 85.4), D. Jarreau G (GP 21 MIN 27.9 PTS 10.3 REB 5.1 AST 4 STL 1.5 BLK 0.4 TO 2.2 FG% 42.3 FT% 69.4).

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South Florida Bulls

South Florida is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of South Florida’s last 6 games.
South Florida is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
South Florida is 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 games against Houston.
Bulls are 0-8 SU in their last 8 games against Houston.

Houston Cougars

Houston is 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston’s last 6 games.
Houston is 12-2 SU in their last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston’s last 6 games against South Florida.
Houston is 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games at home.

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