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| Southern Methodist Mustangs | South Florida Bulls |
| 16-4 | January 28, 2014, 07:00 | Sun Dome | 10-10 |
The South Florida Bulls will try to pay off for their supporters on Tuesday when they play host to the Southern Methodist Mustangs at Sun Dome in NCAA basketball action.
The Bulls currently sports a 10-10 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 6-11 ATS. The Mustangs are 16-4 and 11-4-1 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Bulls produce a 4-12 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Mustangs have gone 5-11 against the number.
View Southern Methodist Mustangs vs South Florida Bulls Odds and Stats.
Sportsbooks (including Sportsbook) had the Bulls installed as 6.5-point underdogs in this particular matchup earlier in the day. Also, watch for the Sportsbook over-under value at Sportsbook.
This game puts the Bulls, most recently No. 327 in the Odds Shark power rankings, up against the Mustangs, who rate No. 61 in the latest survey.
Last time out for Southern Methodist, they were a 75-68 Sportsbook as they battled Houston on the road. They covered in the match as a 4.5-point favorite. The Mustangs got a terrific 28-point effort from Nic Moore as Southern Methodist defeated Houston 75-68 on Sunday at Hofheinz Pavilion.
South Florida lost its last outing, an 80-58 result against Memphis on January 26. They failed to cover in that game as a 15-point underdog. South Florida was run off the court by the Tigers on Sunday as Memphis routed them 80-58 at FedExForum.
How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and South Florida has the nation's No. 225-rated offensive output, at 66.5 PPG. The visiting Mustangs defense ranks No. 12 allowing on average 60.35 PPG. The Bulls FG% has averaged 43.2% so far, less than the Mustangs marksmen have achieved on the year, 48.68% per game.
A few Mustangs at Bulls trends to consider:
Southern Methodist is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Southern Methodist is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Southern Methodist's last 6 games
Southern Methodist is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
South Florida is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
South Florida is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of South Florida's last 6 games
South Florida is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Southern Methodist home to Memphis, Saturday, February 1st
South Florida at Cincinnati, Sunday, February 2nd
