The 2024 Myrtle Beach Invitational begins on Thursday and one of the first-round matchups for the eight-team tournament will feature the South Florida Bulls taking on the Portland Pilots. South Florida won 25 games a year ago but is dealing with an enormous tragedy after head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim passed away unexpectedly last month. The Bulls are 2-2 with Ben Fletcher trying to guide the program under incredibly difficult circumstances and the Pilots are also 2-2 on the season.

Tipoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET at the HTC Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Bulls are 9.5-point favorites in the latest Portland vs. South Florida odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 146.5. Before entering any South Florida vs. Portland picks, you'll want to see the NCAA Basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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