5:33 pm
March 10

AAC Tournament: Tulane v. #20 South Florida

Who will WIN this matchup?

Tulane Green Wave (17-7)

#20 South Florida Bulls (16-3)

 

Current odds:

Tulane Green Wave: (+205)

South Florida Bulls: (-245)

 

The line for this game is South Florida by 5.5 points.

• South Florida won both meetings during the regular season @ Tulane 72-53 then 78-69 at home about a month later.

South Florida enters its matchup against Tulane ranked No. 20/18 nationally and carrying a 16-3 overall record and a 12-2 conference mark.
The Bulls are coming off a 48-44 win over Wichita State in the quarterfinals.
The Bulls lead the AAC in scoring margin (+12.2), rebounds (44.0), rebound margin (+9.0), assists (16.1), assist/turnover ratio (1.2), offensive rebounds (16.0), defensive rebounds (28.0) and 3-point field goals made (7.6).
South Florida rank 10th in the NCAA in rebounds per game, 16th in scoring defense,18th in field goal percentage defense, 11th in rebound margin and 18th in assist/turnover ratio and assists per game.
The Bulls share the ball well as they have four players in the top 30 in scoring in the AAC.
Sophomore guard Elena Tsineke leads the way with 12.8 points per game to rank ninth in the conference, junior point guard Sydni Harvey is second on the team and 16th in the conference at 11.3 per game and senior forward Bethy Mununga ranks third on the team and 17th in the AAC at 10.7.
Junior Elisa Pinzan (9.5) rounds out the group ranked 26th in the conference. She led the conference with 6.9 assists per game and a 3.3 assist/turnover ratio. Pinzan ranks fifth nationally in Assist/turnover ratio and 14th in assists.
• Mununga was tops in the conference and ranked fourth nationally in rebounds per game at 12.8.
South Florida head coach Jose Fernandez is in his 21st season on the bench for the Bulls and has posted a 389-275 mark since arriving in Tampa.

6/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
#20 South Florida Bulls