USF vs UCF 3/12/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 03/11/2020 at 6:28 PM ET

The South Florida Bulls meet the Central Florida (UCF) Knights on Thursday in the American Athletic conference tournament at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. South Florida completed its regular season with an overall record of 14-17 and 7-11 in the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls defeated the SMU Mustangs 61-60 in their final game of the regular season on Saturday. Laquincy Rideau was the leading scorer with 12 points for the Bulls.

David Collins is the leading scorer for South Florida with an average of 13.7 points per game, while Michael Durr is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.1 per game and Laquincy Rideau is the second-leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 12.6 points and 4.2 assists per game.

UCF finished its regular season with an overall record 16-14 and 7-11 in the AAC following its 94-62 victory over the East Carolina Pirates on Sunday in the final game of the regular season. Darren Green Jr. was the leading scorer for the Knights with 23 points hitting five three pointers. UCF won each of its last two games of the regular season after dropping three straight.

Collin Smith is the leading scorer for UCF with an average of 12.6 points per game, while Dazon Ingram is a leading rebounder and leader in assists with averages of 6.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. Darren Green Jr. is the second-leading scorer with an average of 10.1 points per game and one of just two players for UCF averaging double figures in scoring.

The South Florida Bulls were 1-1 straight up and 2-0 ATS this season in two meetings against the UCF Knights. South Florida ended its regular season going 3-1 SU and 2-2 ATS and in those final three games defeated the Temple Owls in the SMU Mustangs. UCF on the other hand was 2-3 SU and ATS in its final five games of the regular season losing to Tulane, Connecticut and Tulsa. Final Score Prediction, South Florida Bulls win and cover ATS 62- 59.

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