The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-1, 1-0 AAC) and South Florida Bulls (1-4, 0-3) are slated to meet in a Friday night American Athletic Conference battle at 7:30 p.m. ET at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. We analyze the Tulsa-South Florida college football betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Tulsa at South Florida: Betting odds and lines
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- Money line: Tulsa -385 (bet $385, win $100) | South Florida +295 (bet $100, win $295)
- Against the spread/ATS: Tulsa -10.5 (-106) | South Florida +10.5 (-115)
- Over/Under: 50.5 (O: -115 | U: -106)
Tulsa at South Florida: Three things to know
- USF’s 19.0 points per game rank as a last-place tie in the AAC. The Bulls’ passing game has gotten off to a slow start, but in that aerial game, sophomore QB Jordan McCloud — a second-year starter — has started to turn things around. McCloud threw for 298 yards in a minus-2 turnover (two USF fumbles) loss to East Carolina and then tossed three touchdowns last week at Temple.
- Tulsa registered an upset of then-No. 11 UCF Oct. 3 after playing then-No. 6 Oklahoma State to a 16-7 loss two weeks prior. Since then, a bye and a postponement have left the Golden Hurricane without a chance to build on those efforts. Now, Tulsa — a 2-6 team in AAC play a year ago — returns to the Sunshine State for another road game. The Hurricane are 7-1 against the spread over their last eight road tilts.
- The South Florida defense ranks 12th in the nation in pass defense (opponent pass rating). The Bulls have held three foes under 150 passing yards and have come up with six interceptions in five games.
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Tulsa at South Florida: Odds, prediction, betting lines and picks
Prediction
Tulsa 24, South Florida 21
Money line (ML)
STEER CLEAR. A lot of juice brackets the real win probabilities in between.
Against the spread (ATS)
The host Bulls are coming off three road games in a four-week stretch. Their last two games have been encouraging, at least on offense.
Tulsa was outgained 455 yards to 438 in its big win over Central Florida, but the Hurricane made use of 18 UCF penalties that day. Tulsa was down 16-2, after one quarter. In a turnover-ridden contest (three per side), the Hurricane got back into the contest with scoring drives of 30, 88 and 34 yards.
BACK THE BULLS +10.5 (-115).
Over/Under (O/U)
Rain is in the Friday forecast for the Tampa area. The lean here is on a version of sloppy-start and/or ball-control game flow which favors the UNDER 50.5 (-106).
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