South Florida vs UAB Prediction 2/16/25 College Basketball Picks

The USF Bulls and the UAB Blazers meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Baldwin Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a USF vs. UAB prediction.

USF Recap

The USF Bulls come into this game looking to bounce back from an 80-65 loss to Memphis last time out to sit at 12-13 on the year. After this game, USF will head on the road again for a game against Memphis.

Bulls Drop Back-To-Back Games

Jamille Reynolds leads the Bulls in scoring and rebounding with 12.4 PPG and 7.7 RPG while Jayden Reid has 12.2 PPG with a team-high 3.8 APG to lead the Bulls in the assist department so far this season. Kobe Knox has 11.1 PPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for USF so far this season. Brandon Stroud has 8.1 PPG with 4.8 RPG and Jimmie Williams has 7.6 PPG with 3.2 RPG and Kasen Jennings has 8 PPG on the year. As a team, USF is averaging 76.7 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field, 33.6% from three, and 72.8% from the foul line this season.

UAB Recap

The UAB Blazers come into this game looking to rebound from an 82-75 loss at the hands of East Carolina last time out to sit at 15-9 on the year. After this game, UAB will play against Rice and Temple.

Blazers Looking To Rebound

Yaxel Lendeborg has a team-high 17.8 PPG and 10.5 RPG to lead the Blazers in scoring and rebounding while also adding a team-high 4.2 APG. Christian Coleman has 11.5 PPG with 7.4 RPG and Alejandro Vasquez has 11 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for UAB up to this point in the year. Efrem Johnson has 9.7 PPG with 2.5 RPG while Ja’Borri McGhee has 9.4 PPG with 2.5 APG. Tony Toney has chipped in 8.3 PPG, 3.3 RPG, and 1.9 APG and Tyren Moore has 7.1 PPG with 2.1 APG while Bradley Ezewiro has 7.2 PPG and 4.8 RPG this season. As a team, UAB is averaging 83.4 PPG on 46.8% shooting from the field, 33.5% from three, and 75.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the UAB Blazers will win

• UAB has won each of its last seven home games.
• South Florida has lost each of its last four road games.

Total Points Facts

• Ten of South Florida’s last 11 day games have produced a total of 155 or fewer points.
• Nine of UAB’s last 12 day games against non-AP-ranked opponents at Bartow Arena have produced a total of 157 or fewer points.

USF vs. UAB Prediction

I’m on UAB in this game. I get why the points are tempting this late in conference play, but I’d have an easier time being convinced if USF were at home for this game. UAB is still one of the premier teams in the AAC despite the loss last time out and I just don’t see USF having an answer for Lendeborg in this game. I think that this is a game that is probably competitive early on, but UAB pulls away over the course of the second half so I’ll lay the points with the Blazers in this game.