South Florida vs. Tulane betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 28

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The South Florida Bulls (13-7, 5-2 AAC) visit the Tulane Green Wave (12-8, 3-4 AAC) after winning three home road in a row. The Bulls are favored by 8.5 points in the matchup, which begins at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. The matchup has an over/under of 158.5 points.

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South Florida Cover -8.5 vs Tulane -108

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South Florida vs. Tulane betting lines

  • South Florida moneyline odds to win: -405
  • Tulane moneyline odds to win: +314
  • Spread: South Florida (-8.5)
  • Total: 158.5

South Florida statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • South Florida owns a worse record against the spread at home (5-4-0) than it does in away games (4-2-0).
  • The Bulls have eclipsed the over/under in four of nine home games (44.4%). They’ve done better in away games, eclipsing the total in four of six matchups (66.7%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, South Florida has won a lower percentage of its home games (.778) compared to away games (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Bulls have seen an uptick in scoring lately, putting up 90.9 points per game in their last 10 contests, 1.1 points more than the 89.8 they’ve scored this year.
  • South Florida’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (78.1) is 0.8 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (78.9).
  • During their last 10 contests, the Bulls are making 1.0 more three-pointer per game than their season long average (11.2 compared to 10.2 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from deep in that span (36.1% compared to 33.7% season-long).

South Florida betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-10-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 8.5+: 3-3-0 (As Favorite: 7-8-0; As Underdog: 2-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-9-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-4 (Home: 7-2; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.9 (258th in nation) 41.8 (72nd) 38.4 (10th) 33.1 (297th) 17.5 (31st) 11.3 (178th)

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Tulane statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • This season, Tulane is 4-7-0 at home against the spread (.364 winning percentage). On the road, it is 3-2-0 ATS (.600).
  • Green Wave games have gone above the over/under more often at home (three times out of 11) than on the road (one of five) this season.
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Green Wave have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-2) than on the road (0-2).

Recent trends

  • While the Green Wave are posting 73.2 points per game in 2025-26, they have fallen short of that in their previous 10 games, tallying 70.0 points per contest.
  • Tulane is allowing 70.0 points per contest in its past 10 games, which is 3.6 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (73.6).
  • The Green Wave are sinking 7.2 threes per game in their last 10 games, which is 0.4 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.6). Additionally, they own a lower three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (30.3%) compared to their season average from downtown (31.7%).

Tulane betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-11-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 8.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 5-6-0; As Underdog: 3-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-12-0 (Home: 3-8-0; Away: 1-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-2 (Home: 6-2; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-6 (Home: 1-2; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.9 (302nd in nation) 44.6 (225th) 27.2 (355th) 34.4 (334th) 12.5 (294th) 10.1 (72nd)
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