The South Florida Bulls will look to boost their win total and cover the spread when they tip off against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Sun Dome on Saturday in NCAA hoops play.

South Florida will face the 15-4 Fighting Irish, who own a 8-8 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Bulls are 5-7 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Fighting Irish are 7-6 favoring the OVER.



View Notre Dame vs South Florida Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to go with the Bulls in this one found them listed as 4-point underdogs earlier on the NCAA basketball betting menu for Monday's contest. Check for updates as money coming in on the Fighting Irish was expected to move the line.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 102-rated Bulls and the No. 55-ranked Fighting Irish, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark. Prediction formulas run on this game indicate a possible 76-65 result in favor of the Fighting Irish.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Fighting Irish rank No. 165 in NCAA Division 1 with 35.5 per game. That compares with South Florida’s No. 262 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where South Florida is college basketball's No. 156-ranked team at 6.3 per game, while the Fighting Irish rate No. 113 with 6.7 per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Notre Dame owns the country's No. 148-rated mark, allowing 68.5 points per game on the highway. South Florida, on the other hand, rates No. 289 in scoring at home.

Notre Dame was a 63-47 loser in their most recent outing at home against Georgetown. They failed to cover the 5.5-point spread as favorites. Jerian Grant scored 13 points in a futile effort to lead the Fighting Irish to a win (they lost 63-47 to Georgetown at Joyce Center on Monday).

In their last action, South Florida was a 55-47 loser on the road against Seton Hall. They failed to cover the 5.5-point spread as underdogs. South Florida got 13 points from Jawanza Poland but lost anyway, 55-47, to Seton Hall on Wednesday at Prudential Center.


Notre Dame Fighting Irish Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Villanova are 5-5
After playing Georgetown are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4

South Florida Bulls Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Marquette are 3-7
After playing Seton Hall are 3-6
After a loss are 7-3

A few Fighting Irish at Bulls trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Notre Dame's last 11 games on the road
Notre Dame is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Notre Dame is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
South Florida is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of South Florida's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of South Florida's last 10 games when playing Notre Dame
South Florida is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games


Next up:
Notre Dame home to Villanova, Wednesday, January 30
South Florida at Marquette, Monday, January 28