UCF vs South Florida Basketball Prediction, Best Bets, Spread & Odds - March 19

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The UCF Knights (17-15) take on the South Florida Bulls (24-7) on March 19, 2024. The matchup airs on ESPN+.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

UCF vs. South Florida Game Info and Odds

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: UCF win (64.8%)

Take a look at the betting trends and insights below before placing a wager on Tuesday's UCF-South Florida spread (UCF -5.5) or total (142.5 points).

UCF is 19-13-0 ATS this season.
South Florida has put together a 20-11-0 record against the spread this year.
When the spread is set as 5.5 or more this season, UCF (7-3) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (70%) than South Florida (4-2) does as the underdog (66.7%).
The Knights have done a better job covering the spread when playing at home (12-6-0) than they have in road games (6-4-0).
The Bulls have performed better against the spread at home (13-4-0) than away (5-6-0) this season.

UCF has been the moneyline favorite in 15 games this season and has come away with the win 11 times (73.3%) in those contests.
The Knights have a win-loss record of 8-1 when favored by -230 or better by bookmakers this year.
South Florida has won 70% of the games this season it was the underdog on the moneyline (7-3).
The Bulls have a 4-1 record (winning 80% of their games) when they have played as a moneyline underdog of +188 or longer.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies UCF has a 69.7% chance of walking away with the win.

UCF is outscoring opponents by 4.0 points per game with a +130 scoring differential overall. It puts up 71.5 points per game (237th in college basketball) and gives up 67.5 per contest (56th in college basketball).
South Florida's +210 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 6.7 points per game) is a result of putting up 75.8 points per game (108th in college basketball) while giving up 69.1 per outing (91st in college basketball).
The Knights prevail in the rebound battle by an average of 3.1 boards. They are pulling down 37.7 rebounds per game (69th in college basketball) compared to their opponents' 34.6 per contest.
The 36.0 rebounds per game the Bulls accumulate rank 132nd in the country. Their opponents pull down 36.9.
UCF records 91.6 points per 100 possessions (259th in college basketball), while allowing 86.4 points per 100 possessions (25th in college basketball).
The Bulls' 97.9 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 110th in college basketball, and the 89.1 points they concede per 100 possessions rank 68th in college basketball.

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