Memphis vs. South Florida betting: College basketball preview for February 13

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The No. 14 Memphis Tigers (20-4, 10-1 AAC) visit the South Florida Bulls (12-12, 5-6 AAC) after winning three home road in a row. The Tigers are favored by 6.5 points in the matchup, which tips at 9:00 PM ET on Thursday, February 13, 2025. The over/under is 151.5 in the matchup.

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Memphis vs. South Florida betting lines

  • Memphis moneyline odds to win: -299
  • South Florida moneyline odds to win: +240
  • Spread: Memphis (-6.5)
  • Total: 151.5

Memphis statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • At home, Memphis has a worse record against the spread (4-8-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (4-4-0).
  • The Tigers have exceeded the total more consistently at home, hitting the over in eight of 12 home matchups (66.7%). In road games, they have hit the over in three of eight games (37.5%).
  • Memphis has played better as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, putting up a home record of 10-1, compared to going 5-1 in road games.

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Tigers have been racking up 78.8 points per contest, an average that’s slightly lower than the 79.4 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • Memphis’ points-allowed average over its last 10 games (71.2) is 2.0 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (73.2).
  • The Tigers are trending down from deep during their last 10 outings, making 7.9 threes per game and shooting 39.1% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 8.1 makes and 40.3% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Memphis betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-13-0 (Home: 4-8-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 2-10-0 (As Favorite: 6-11-0; As Underdog: 5-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-11-0 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 15-2 (Home: 10-1; Away: 5-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-2 (Home: 0-1; Away: 2-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.3 (32nd in nation) 42.3 (101st) 31.9 (197th) 30.7 (154th) 14.1 (147th) 13.8 (341st)

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South Florida statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, South Florida has a lower winning percentage at home (.364, 4-7-0 record) than away (.375, 3-5-0).
  • Bulls games have gone above the over/under 36.4% of the time at home (four of 11), and 37.5% of the time away (three of eight).
  • The Bulls, when moneyline underdogs, have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-1) than on the road (1-6) this year.

Recent trends

  • The Bulls have played worse offensively over their previous 10 games, scoring 73.4 points per contest, 3.0 fewer points their than season average of 76.4.
  • South Florida is allowing 75.0 points per contest over its last 10 games, which is 0.7 more points than it is allowing for the season (74.3).
  • The Bulls are making 0.7 fewer treys per game over their previous 10 games (7.0) compared to their season average (7.7), and they are posting a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 games (31.8%) compared to their season mark (33.2%).

South Florida betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-16-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 2-3-0 (As Favorite: 4-10-0; As Underdog: 3-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-14-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-4 (Home: 8-2; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-8 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.8 (127th in nation) 43.5 (163rd) 31.3 (232nd) 33.1 (293rd) 14.8 (104th) 11.1 (163rd)
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