USF (5-5) vs Tulsa (3-7)
Game Info: Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 3:30 pm (Raymond James Stadium)
Betting Odds: USF -17.5 / Tulsa +17.5 --- Over/Under: 59 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Tulsa Golden Hurricane and the USF Bulls meet in week 13 college football action from Raymond James Stadium on Saturday afternoon. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Tulsa vs. USF prediction.
Tulsa Recap
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane will be out to bounce back from a 38-31 loss at the hands of East Carolina last time out to fall to 3-7 on the year. After this game, Tulsa will head home to close out their regular season against FAU.
Golden Hurricane Playing Spoiler At Best
Kirk Francis has thrown for 1,249 yards, 7 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions on 58.8% passing while Cooper Legas has 968 passing yards, 11 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions on 57.6% passing. Anthony Watkins has 285 yards and 3 TDs and Bill Jackson has 318 rushing yards as well. Kamdyn Benjamin leads Tulsa’s receiving group with 58 grabs for 694 yards and 5 touchdowns while Joseph Williams has 397 receiving yards and 4 TDs. Five more Tulsa receivers have 100+ receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Gavin Potter has a team-high 64 total tackles including 33 solo tackles and R.J. Jackson has a team-high 3 sacks for the Tulsa defense. As a unit, Tulsa’s defense has combined for 16 sacks and 7 interceptions so far this season.
Why the Tulsa Golden Hurricane will win
- South Florida has lost 23 of its last 27 games in November.
- The road team has won four of South Florida's last five games.
- The road team has covered the spread in eight of South Florida's last nine games.
- South Florida has failed to cover the spread in each of its last four home games.
USF Recap
The USF Bulls come into this one looking to build on a 59-24 win over Charlotte last time out to improve to 3-7 on the year.
Bulls Hoping To Clinch Bowl Eligibility
Byrum Brown has thrown for 836 yards and 2 touchdowns on 59.1% passing while also putting up 269 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns. Bryce Archie has thrown for 1,147 yards, 6 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions on 57.1% passing. Kelley Joiner has 616 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns while Nay’Quan Wright has 432 rushing yards and 5 TDs and Ta’Ron Keith has 298 rushing yards with 6 TDs. Sean Atkins leads USF’s receiving group with 55 grabs for 517 yards while Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen has 223 receiving yards as well on the year. Michael Brown-Stephens has 238 receiving yards and 2 TDs while another seven Bulls have 100+ receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Mac Harris has a team-high 62 total tackles and 3 sacks while Jhalyn Shuler has 3.5 sacks and a pair of interceptions. As a team, USF’s defense has combined for 28 sacks and 8 interceptions.
Why the South Florida Bulls will win
- South Florida has won each of its last seven games as a favorite.
- Tulsa has lost six of its last seven road games against conference opponents.
- The home team has covered the spread in each of Tulsa's last four games.
- Tulsa has failed to cover the spread in each of its last three road games.
Tulsa vs. USF Prediction
I’m leaning towards USF, although this line is really hefty. The thing is that Tulsa doesn’t have really anything to play for here, as they’re not going bowling, aren’t really in a position to play spoiler, and are probably looking ahead to going home next week for senior day. USF has done a good job of firing themselves into a spot where they could get a bowl game and a lot of it is because they’ve been taking advantage of bad defenses in recent weeks and they’re up against another one here. I’ll side with USF laying the big number here.
Chris’s Pick USF -17.5
AUTHOR: Chris Ruffolo
