Coach Penny Hardaway and his Memphis Tigers advanced to the American Athletic Conference championship game last Sunday against their old nemesis. The Houston Cougars beat Memphis in both of their regular season meetings. Last Sunday, the Tigers won the AAC tournament against the shorthanded Cougars. The Memphis Tigers are a College Basketball lines threat to get the money against any opponent in the NCAA Tournament. Cause by an offense that is among the best in college basketball. On the other hand, Memphis can lose to anyone they face in the Big Dance.
FAU Owls vs. Memphis Tigers Betting Information
| Date and Time: | Friday, March 17, 2023, 9:20 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio |
| TV Coverage: | TNT |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| FAU | +2 (-110) | 153 (-110) | +110 |  |
| Memphis U | -2 (-110) | 153 (-110) | -130 | |
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FAU vs. Memphis SBG Odds Overview
Of great concern is that Memphis’s defense takes too many possessions off. Head coach Penny Hardaway is recruiting well while coaching his alma mater. But until he gets a consistent defensive effort, Memphis will struggle to bring sports betting value.
FAU Owls Team Overview
The FAU Owls are 28-3 straight up, 19-9-1 against the spread, and 16-12 over/under the total. In sum, FAU has national metrics of 26th for scoring offense, 41st for field goal percentage, 22nd for 3-point field goal percentage, 205th for free throw percentage, and 30th for offensive rebounding. While on defense, FAU is 60th for scoring defense, 40th for field goal percentage permitted, 145th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 105th for defensive rebounding.
Late on, FAU got the money in five of its last seven outings. The Owls went under the total in their most recent three outings. The Owls won the Conference USA championship. Johnell Davis leads FAU with 13.5 points per game.
Memphis Tigers Team Overview
Overall, the Memphis Tigers are 23-8 straight up, 14-15-2 against the spread, and 17-14 over/under the total. Memphis has national metrics of 25th for scoring offense, 23rd for field goal percentage, 177th for 3-point field goal percentage, 86th for free throw percentage, and 173rd for offensive rebounding. On defense, Memphis has national rankings of 254th for scoring defense, 34th for field goal percentage permitted, 53rd for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 180th for defensive rebounding.
Memphis got the cash in four of its final five games. The Tigers went under the total in four of their last six outings. Kendric Davis leads Memphis with 22.1 points and 5.65 assists per contest. Kendric Davis scored 31 points, and the Tigers beat Houston 75-65 on Sunday for the AAC title. Accordingly, Houston played without AAC player of the year Marcus Sasser. Cause by the senior guard suffering a strained groin in the first half of Saturday’s semifinal game.
Namely, DeAndre Williams had 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Tigers. Under Penny Hardaway, Memphis will attend March Madness for the second straight year. They made it last season even after a title game loss to the Cougars. Previously, Hardaway played in the 1992 and 1993 NCAA Tournaments in his only two seasons as a player for the Tigers. Now has taken them to as many as a coach. In sum, Hardaway has 110 wins in his five seasons as Memphis’ coach. Now, Memphis will make its 28th NCAA Tournament appearance.
FAU vs. Memphis SBG Free Picks
As was previously noted, FAU was a better value than Memphis with the College basketball lines.
FAU vs. Memphis SBG Best Bet: FAU Owls.