Memphis vs Saint Louis College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 11/16/21
Saint Louis Billikens (3-0) vs. Memphis Tigers (2-0)
November 16, 2021 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Memphis Tigers -11.5 / Saint Louis Billikens +11.5; Over/Under: +143
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The Saint Louis Billikens and Memphis Tigers meet Tuesday in college basketball action at the FedExForum. The Saint Louis Billikens look for a win to build on their 3-0 start. The Memphis Tigers look for a win to improve to 3-0 on the year.
The Saint Louis Billikens are averaging 103 points on 55.3 percent shooting and allowing 53 points on 32.9 percent shooting. Gibson Jimerson is averaging 18.7 points and 1.3 rebounds, while Jordan Nesbitt is averaging 13.3 points and 1 assist. Marten Linssen is the third double-digit scorer and Francis Okoro is grabbing 9 rebounds. The Saint Louis Billikens are shooting 41.9 percent from beyond the arc and 75 percent from the free throw line. The Saint Louis Billikens are allowing 32.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42 rebounds per game.
The Memphis Tigers are averaging 89.5 points on 55 percent shooting and allowing 58 points on 32.3 percent shooting. Emoni Bates is averaging 16 points and 4 rebounds, while Lester Quinones is averaging 12.5 points and 5.5 rebounds. Jalen Duren is the third double-digit scorer and Landers Nolley II is grabbing 2.5 rebounds. The Memphis Tigers are shooting 44.4 percent from beyond the arc and 63.8 percent from the free throw line. The Memphis Tigers are allowing 19.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36 rebounds per game.
The Billikens are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 Tuesday games. The Tigers are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 home games and 16-5 ATS in their last 21 games overall. The under is 10-3 in Billikens last 13 overall. The over is 4-0 in Tigers last 4 overall. The home team is 5-2-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
The Saint Louis Billikens are off to a strong start, and they have some talented players who will get up for this contest. However, Memphis is far and away the deeper team here, and they’ve been covering machines dating back to last season. I’m not eager to step in front of Memphis, and you shouldn’t be either. I’ll lay the chalk with the home team.
