The South Florida Bulls and Temple Owls will take the court on Wednesday at The Liacouras Center. Tip-off is at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Owls are six-point favorites and the game total is 139.5 points.
USF, 9-11 SU and 12-8 ATS, defeated Central Florida in its last game. It's 2-5 in conference play this season. Temple, 12-9 SU and 13-7-1 ATS, defeated #1 Houston in its last game. It's 6-2 in AAC competition.
South Florida won the first meeting between these teams last season and Temple won the following two games. The Owls are 14-6 all-time versus the Bulls.
South Florida, 2-5 in American Athletic Conference play, is four games back from first place. The Bulls were picked to finish ninth in the conference's preseason poll.
USF took a five-game lead into the half against the Golden Knights and didn't look back, beating UCF by 13 in its last game. The Bulls shot 44.3 percent from the field and 20-for-22 from the free-throw line. They also outrebounded their opponent 41-30, with 15 offensive rebounds.
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South Florida scores 71.8 points on 44.2 percent shooting, including 33.7 percent from three-point range. It converts 65.7 percent of its free throws and averages 33.1 rebounds with a +2.5 rebounding margin. The Bulls are 133rd nationally in schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency, per KenPom.
USF surrenders 70.2 points on 42.1 percent shooting, including 34.3 percent shooting. It's 166th in defensive efficiency and 147th in assist-per-turnover ratio (1.o2).