Tulsa vs. South Florida betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 10

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The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (13-2, 1-1 AAC) are only 2.5-point favorites as they look to continue a nine-game home winning streak when they square off against the South Florida Bulls (9-6, 1-1 AAC) on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at Donald W. Reynolds Center. The matchup airs at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 164.5.

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Tulsa Cover -2.5 vs South Florida -109

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Tulsa vs. South Florida betting lines

  • Tulsa moneyline odds to win: -141
  • South Florida moneyline odds to win: +119
  • Spread: Tulsa (-2.5)
  • Total: 164.5

Tulsa statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • When playing at home, Tulsa owns a better record against the spread (4-1-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (1-3-0).
  • The Golden Hurricane have gone over the over/under in four of five home games (80%), compared to three of four road games (75%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Tulsa has won five of five games at home, good for a 1.000 winning percentage. It has won two of three games on the road (.667) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • On the offensive side of the ball, the Golden Hurricane have picked up their output a little bit over their last 10 games, scoring 88.9 points per contest over that stretch compared to the 88.4 they’ve racked up over the course of this season.
  • Tulsa has been more stingy on defense as of late, allowing 68.5 points per game during its last 10 contests compared to the 70.2 points per game its opponents average in the 2025-26 season.
  • Over their last 10 contests, the Golden Hurricane are making 0.4 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (10.9 compared to 10.5 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (41.0% compared to 39.4% season-long).

Tulsa betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-4-0 (Home: 4-1-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 6-4-0 (As Favorite: 6-4-0; As Underdog: 3-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-4-1 (Home: 4-1-0; Away: 3-0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-1 (Home: 5-0; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.0 (39th in nation) 41.7 (89th) 34.4 (116th) 26.4 (12th) 16.2 (80th) 10.1 (58th)

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South Florida statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2025-26 against the spread, South Florida has a better winning percentage at home (.667, 4-2-0 record) than away (.500, 2-2-0).
  • Bulls games have gone above the over/under 50% of the time at home (three of six), and 75% of the time away (three of four).

Recent trends

  • While the Bulls are scoring 90.9 points per game in 2025-26, they have fallen short of that in their past 10 games, amassing 86.4 points per contest.
  • South Florida has performed better defensively over its past 10 games, ceding 79.0 points per contest, 0.9 fewer points than its season average of 79.9 allowed.
  • The Bulls are sinking 0.3 fewer treys per game over their last 10 games (9.2) compared to their season average (9.5), but they are producing a higher three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (32.5%) compared to their season mark (32.4%).

South Florida betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-8-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 5-6-0; As Underdog: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-6-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-3 (Home: 5-1; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.4 (238th in nation) 43.0 (152nd) 38.5 (18th) 32.7 (265th) 17.4 (45th) 11.6 (190th)
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