Maine vs South Florida Picks and Prediction – 11/23/2023

South Florida (2-1) and Maine (3-3) are both looking for better things after having losing seasons a year ago. They play in Tampa on Wednesday. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks. Maine has lost its two road games, and South Florida is 2-1 at home,

They are not very different on paper, but they have played different levels of competition so far. South Florida is averaging 77.7 points and giving up 61.1. Maine is averaging 74 points and giving up 66 per game. USF averages 35 rebounds, and Maine is at 32.3 per game. 

South Florida is led by Chris Youngblood at 15.7 points per game. Selton Miguel is averaging 14, and Jose Placer is at 12 points per game. The Bulls are shooting 44 percent overall, and 25 percent from behind the arc. Miguel has five of the team's 15 three-pointers and is shooting 42 percent from there. Placer is the only starter shooting better than 50 percent. Four of five starters are shooting better than 85 percent from the foul line. The Bulls average 11 turnovers and 8.3 steals.

Maine is led by Kellen Tynes at 14.3 points per game. AJ Lopez is averaging 12.2 and Peter Filipovity is at 10.5 points. Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish has 13 of the team's 35 three-pointers, shooting 52 percent from behind the arc. Maine is shooting 48 percent overall, and 30 percent from three-point land. The Black Bears are also a good free-throw shooting team, with three of five starters at 87 percent or better. Maine is averaging 10 turnovers and 9.8 steals.