The spotlight shines on the American Athletic Conference tonight as No. 14 Memphis (20-4, 10-1) takes the court against South Florida (12-12, 5-6) in Tampa, Florida.
The Tigers sit atop the conference leading North Texas by 1.5 games. Penny Hardaway’s team has won seven in a row. They knocked off Temple, 90-82, at home Sunday. Sophomore PJ Haggerty leads Memphis in scoring averaging 21.6 points per game. The Bulls of South Florida have struggled to find consistency having not won back-to-back games since January 6. They lost Sunday, 75-70, at home to Wichita State in their most recent attempt to win two in a row.
Lets dive into the matchup and offer some information and possibly a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch the opening tip, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
Game details & how to watch Tigers at Bulls
- Date: Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Time: 9:00PM EST
- Site: Yuengling Center
- City: Tampa, FL
- Network/Streaming: ESPN2
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Game odds for Tigers at Bulls
*odds courtesy of BetMGM
- Odds: Memphis Tigers (-325), South Florida Bulls (+260)
- Spread: Tigers -7.5
- Total: 151.5 points
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Expert picks & predictions for Memphis at South Florida
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NCAA calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, injuries, and the schedule.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Memphis at South Florida Best Bets
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Tigers & Bulls game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Memphis Tigers on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the South Florida Bulls at +7.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the under on the Game Total of 151.5.
Tigers at Bulls: Top betting trends and recent stats
- Memphis has won 16 of its last 20 games
- The Tigers’ last 3 games have gone over the Total
- Memphis has failed to cover the spread in its last 3 games against teams with worse records
- Memphis is 2-8 against the spread in their last 10 games
- South Florida is 1-7 in its last 8 games
- 5 of the last 7 Bulls’ games have cashed to the UNDER
- Memphis has won 5 of the last 6 games in this series
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