Memphis vs Wichita State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/21/21
Memphis vs Wichita State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/21/21
2021-01-21 19:00:00 EDT
The Wichita State Shockers and Memphis Tigers meet Thursday in college basketball action at the FedExForum.
The Wichita State Shockers look to stay hot after winning seven of their last eight games. The Wichita State Shockers are averaging 74.2 points on 40.9 percent shooting and allowing 67.2 points on 38.7 percent shooting. Tyson Etienne is averaging 17.9 points and 3.9 rebounds while Morris Udeze is averaging 9.4 points and 3.3 rebounds. Alterique Gilbert is dishing 3.6 assists and Ricky Council IV is grabbing 5.2 rebounds. The Wichita State Shockers are shooting 32.4 percent from beyond the arc and 68.2 percent from the free thitem line. The Wichita State Shockers are allowing 27.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.5 rebounds per game.
The Memphis Tigers look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Memphis Tigers are averaging 70.7 points on 41.8 percent shooting and allowing 63.5 points on 39.5 percent shooting. Landers Nolley II is averaging 13.3 points and 2.9 rebounds while DJ Jeffies is averaging 11.1 points and 6.2 rebounds. DeAndre Williams is the third double-digit scorer and Lester Quinones is grabbing 5.4 rebounds. The Memphis Tigers are shooting 30.2 percent from beyond the arc and 62 percent from the free thitem line. The Memphis Tigers are allowing 29.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.6 rebounds per game.
The Shockers are 19-7-1 ATS in their last 27 road games and 6-0-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Tigers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games and 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The under is 9-3 in Shockers last 12 road games. The under is 38-17-1 in Tigers last 56 overall. The favorite is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
The Memphis Tigers are the more talented team here, but they also don’t play up to their talent level consistently and they’ve failed to cover each of their last seven games. The Wichita State Shockers are simply playing the better basketball entering this contest and they’ve been covering machines dating back to last season. Should be a fun contest, but hard to pass up the free bucket with Wichita State.
