{"id":12819,"date":"2011-01-27T00:39:10","date_gmt":"2011-01-27T05:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=12819"},"modified":"2011-01-27T10:37:32","modified_gmt":"2011-01-27T15:37:32","slug":"thursday-big-east-tv-picks-depaul-at-south-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/thursday-big-east-tv-picks-depaul-at-south-florida-12819\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Big East TV Picks: DePaul at South Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

DePaul Blue Demons at South Florida Bulls, USF Sun Dome, Tampa, FL
\nThursday, January 27, 2011, 7:00 pm Eastern, TV: ESPNU
\nOpening Line: South Florida -10.5
\nCurrent Line: South Florida -10
\nOpening Total: 133.5
\nCurrent Total: 133
\nMoney Line: South Florida -500 \/ DePaul +400
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Augustus Gilchrist was the only South Florida player to score in double figures at West Virginia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The DePaul Blue Demons (6-13, 0-7 Big East) may not get an easier opponent this season to try to break their 20-game conference losing streak against than Thursday night when they visit the South Florida Bulls (7-14, 1-7).\u00a0 Still, the Bulls (-10) are double-digit favorites and will likely have a tougher time when they face the Blue Demons again on the road in a rematch on February 26.<\/p>\n

South Florida has dropped nine of its last 10 games following consecutive losses on the road at West Virginia (56-46) and Rutgers (71-62).\u00a0 That two-game skid comes after the Bulls earned their only league win of the season, a 79-72 home victory against Providence on January 16.\u00a0 However, they are 3-1 against the spread in their last four games overall and 4-0 straight-up and ATS in the past four meetings with DePaul.\u00a0 The UNDER has cashed in the past two meetings.<\/p>\n

The Blue Demons are riding a seven-game losing streak after winning three in a row against non-conference opponents, two of which are local teams.\u00a0 The decision to join the Big East certainly seems like a poor decision in retrospect, and the road does not get any easier after this game.\u00a0 DePaul hosts #15 Notre Dame next Thursday before visiting #23 Louisville to start a stretch of playing four of the next six games on the road, none of which will be easy.<\/p>\n

Three of the last four meetings between the teams have been decided by less than 10 points, with South Florida\u2019s biggest win coming two years ago on the road (80-58).\u00a0 The Blue Demons won the previous six meetings before that, going 5-1 ATS.<\/p>\n

DePaul is coming off an 80-50 home loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday, failing to cover for the fourth straight game after going 6-0 ATS in its previous six.\u00a0 The rout by the Panthers was the second consecutive 30-point loss for the Blue Demons and third in a row by 20 points or more.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Bulls nearly set a season-low for points against the Mountaineers on Sunday, as only a 50-42 loss at Florida Atlantic on December 4 was worse.\u00a0 They actually outscored West Virginia 30-29 in the second half but made only 1 of 13 shots from beyond the 3-point arc.\u00a0 Augustus Gilchrist scored a game-high 20 points, and no other Bull totaled more than nine.\u00a0 The OVER is 6-1 in South Florida\u2019s last seven games and 8-2 in the past 10.<\/p>\n

If you are betting this Big East college basketball game between South Florida & DePaul, make sure to check out the winning basketball picks packages we offer.\u00a0 You can also get free winners on our free NCAA basketball picks page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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