Middle Tennessee vs South Florida Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/22/24

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and the USF Bulls meet Friday in college basketball action from the HTC Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Middle Tennessee vs. USF prediction.

Middle Tennessee Recap

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders come into this one looking to add to their 83-81 OT win over Ohio last time out.

Blue Raiders Looking To Take Another Step Towards Title Game

Entering Thursday, Jestin Porter leads the Blue Raiders in scoring with 14.8 PPG along with 1.8 SPG while Essam Mostafa has 12.3 PPG with 8.3 RPG to lead the Blue Raiders on the glass. Camryn Weston has 11.3 PPG with 3.5 APG to lead the Blue Raiders in the assist department. Jlynn Counter also has 12 PPG and Kamari Lands has 11.3 PPG as well for Middle Tennessee on the year. As a team, Middle Tennessee is averaging 80.8 PPG on 48.4% shooting from the field, 26.6% from three, and 72.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders will win

• Middle Tennessee has won four of its last five games.

USF Recap

The USF Bulls come into this game looking to build on a 74-68 win over Portland last time out. South Florida will meet Stetson after this game.

Bulls Get By Pilots

Going into Thursday’s matchup, Kasen Jennings has a team-high 12.2 PPG along with 3.3 APG while Kobe Knox has 11.3 PPG with 4 RPG and Jamille Reynolds has 11 PPG with 6.7 RPG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for USF so far this season. Jayden Reid has 9.3 PPG along with 3 RPG and team-highs of 4.3 APG and 2 SPG to lead the Bulls in assists and steals while De’Ante Green also has 6.3 PPG and 8 RPG on the year as well to lead the Bulls on the glass. As a team, USF is averaging 78.3 PPG on 42.7% shooting from the field, 29.6% from three, and 74% from the foul line this season.

Why the South Florida Bulls will win

• Middle Tennessee has lost six of its last seven games following an overtime win.
• South Florida has won 24 of its last 29 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Middle Tennessee vs. USF Prediction

I’m with Middle Tennessee here. I just think the Blue Raiders are the better team and I don’t necessarily trust USF after failing to close out a bad Portland team by a margin when they had plenty of chances to do so in that game. These two teams are very similar, so catching the points is where I want to be.