The South Florida Bulls will be on the road in this Week 12 NCAA Football matchup as they take on the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in an American Athletic Conference game on Friday, November 18th.
The Bulls (1-9, 0-6) are on an eight-game losing streak after a 41-23 home loss against the SMU Mustangs last Saturday. The Golden Hurricane (3-7, 1-5) are on a three-game losing streak after coming off a 26-10 road loss against the Memphis Tigers last Thursday.
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South Florida Bulls vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane: Match Details
Fixture: South Florida Bulls @ Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Date & Time: Friday, November 18, 9:00 p.m. EDT
Venue: Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, Oklahoma
South Florida has been a decent program offensively throughout the season, averaging 25.5 points for a total of 373.9 yards per game. Junior quarterback Gerry Bohanon has played decently, as he has completed 56.9 percent of his passes for 1,070 yards with six touchdowns and six interceptions this season. They also run the football well with sophomore running back Brian Battie as he has 138 rushing attempts for 873 yards (6.3 yards per carry) and six rushing touchdowns.
The Bulls need to step up defensively as they are giving up 40 points on 507.9 total yards per game. They have to limit the number of rushing yards against them as they are allowing 219.9 rushing yards per game, which is the seventh-most in the entire nation. South Florida needs to continue to improve more than they did last week as they gave up 273 rushing yards and 6.7 yards per carry.
The Golden Hurricane are a solid offensive program, scoring 28.2 points in 393.8 total yards with great help from their rushing attack. Junior running back Deneric Prince is dominating as he has 84 rushing attempts for 469 yards (5.6 yards per carry) and three rushing touchdowns as well as five receptions for 53 yards (10.6 yards per catch) with a touchdown reception. They need senior quarterback Davis Brin to continue to do well, as he is completing 59.2 percent of his passes for 2,136 yards with 17 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
Their defense has struggled throughout the season, having held the opposition to 32.5 points per game. Teams are moving the football decently well against them as they allow 396.6 yards per game. They need to continue keeping teams out of the end zone if they want to win as they need to step up and limit their running game as well.
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South Florida Bulls vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane: Betting Odds
South Florida Bulls vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane: Pick
This feels like an easier bet as the Bulls are giving up way too many points, which means the opposing offense is getting the ball a lot. Bohanon struggles to throw the football accurately and will struggle to move the chains effectively. Davis Brin is not going to turn the ball over too much to make sure USF struggles to have easy drives to get into scoring position and the under feels right.
Best Pick: South Florida Under 21.5 (-115)
South Florida Bulls vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are further ahead than the USF Bulls in this game and should dominate. Tulsa's defense should dominate more than USF's can. Looking at the last four games, the Bulls are allowing 45.5 points per game while the Golden Hurricane are giving up 28.5 points.
Final Prediction: Tulsa Golden Hurricane -14 (-110)
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