South Florida is favored in college basketball betting on Wednesday as they host Auburn in a game that can be seen on ESPN U. It will be the first true road game of the season for Auburn and it won’t be an easy one as South Florida is 4-1 at home this season. The home court edge could be the difference in college basketball lines in this matchup.
Both teams are coming into this game off a loss as Auburn fell to 3-5 after a loss to Rutgers while South Florida lost at Kent State. Auburn really struggled on the boards in the loss to Rutgers and South Florida has even more size than Rutgers. South Florida is led in scoring by Jawanza Poland but the team is very balanced and no player really stands out. Auburn’s leading scorer is Andre Malone who is averaging 13.3 points per game.
Auburn’s Lack of Offense
The problem for the Tigers has been putting the ball in the hole. Auburn is averaging just over 65 points per game and that simply won’t win many games. The defense is just as bad as they are giving up more than 66 points per game.
South Florida’s Offense Weak
The Tigers are bad on offense but South Florida is even worse. The Bulls are averaging just over 61 points per game. The difference is that South Florida does play defense. They are holding opponents to just over 60 points per game this season and that gives them the edge in college basketball betting in this contest.
Low Scoring Game
With both teams struggling to score you can expect a low scoring game in college basketball lines at the Sbg global sportsbook. South Florida has the better defense and they are at home so they should come out with the win. Looking at the rest of the college basketball betting numbers, the Tigers are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 Wednesday games. The Tigers are 4-9-1 ATS in their last 14 non-conference games. The Tigers are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Tigers are 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 road games. The last four South Florida games have all gone under the total.