YSU men will make a two game trip to Florida this week, playing at South Florida (Tampa) and Bethune-Cookman (Daytona Beach) in a trip home for Kendrick Perry, Blake Allen and Bobby Hain.
South Florida is 5-3 on the season, having wins over Maryland Eastern Shore (78-59), Loyola Chicago (68-50), Bradley (82-63), at Stetson (63-54) and Georgia (64-53). Losses have been against Central Florida (74-56), Western Michigan (58-53) and at Oklahoma State (61-49). The Bulls have not played since that December 5 loss to Oklahoma State.
The rating systems I follow all forecast a narrow USF win.
Pomeroy gives YSU a 30% chance of winning, forecasting a 66-60 USF win. Pomeroy has YSU 129th overall, 4th in the Horizon League. Pomeroy is projecting a 17-12, 9-7 YSU record.
Sagarin has YSU rated ahead of USF, but the 4.12 point home court advantage makes USF a 3 1/2 point favorite on Sagarin's ratings. Sagarin has YSU 132nd overall.
Massey gives YSU a 28% chance of winning, forecasting a 67-61 USF win. Massey has YSU 166th overall and projects a 16-13, 8-8 YSU finish.
Game is on ESPN3 tomorrow night.
