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UAB Blazers vs South Florida Bulls Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 01/04/26

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UAB vs South Florida Pickswise Expert Predictions

Point Spread Pick
South Florida -6.5(-110)

The UAB Blazers will travel to Tampa Bay on Sunday for an American Conference game against the South Florida Bulls. Both teams will look for their first conference win of the season with a victory here. UAB lost by five to Wichita State in their American opener while South Florida has yet to play a league game. The Bulls are coming into the game on a two-game winning streak, and I expect them to keep the momentum going here.

South Florida is currently -6.5 and that is my best bet of the game. I like the Bulls to cover in this one because they have been the better team over the past month. South Florida lost just one game in the month of December while UAB lost to Middle Tennessee, Troy and Wichita State last month. The Bulls are ranked as the #34 team in the country on Bart Torvik since December 1st. Since December started, they are ranked #7 in offensive rebounding percentage, #39 in offensive efficiency and #52 in defensive efficiency. UAB is ranked outside the top 100 in both offensive and defensive efficiency since December 1st, so I do not see them keeping this game within the number. Take South Florida here.

South Florida -6.5 available at time of publishing. Playable at -7.5

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My name is Robby Nardini and I have been a diehard college basketball fan my whole life. I am a former University of Illinois basketball manager and have been writing about college hoops since I moved on from the program in 2020. My gambling picks here on Pickswise are heavily calculated by using my overall college basketball knowledge, specific trends and analytical sites such as KenPom, Bart Torvik, Evan Miya and more. I write here at Pickswise as well as Illinois basketball specific outlets such as Armchair Illini and The Champaign Room. You can find me on X @robbynardini and @lockmamba, where I write a wide range of college hoops focused pieces and do my own Bracketology.
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