Houston vs Memphis Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/19/23
Memphis Tigers (20-6) vs. Houston Cougars (24-2)
February 19, 2023 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: Houston Cougars -13.5 / Memphis Tigers +13.5; Over/Under: +142.5
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The Memphis Tigers and Houston Cougars meet Sunday in college basketball action at the Fertitta Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Memphis Tigers Betting Preview
The Memphis Tigers are averaging 80.5 points on 48.4 percent shooting and allowing 73 points on 40.2 percent shooting. Kendrick Davis is averaging 21.3 points and 3.7 rebounds, while DeAndre Williams is averaging 17.3 points and 8.1 rebounds. Alex Lomax is dishing 3.5 assists and Keonte Kennedy is grabbing 2.7 rebounds. The Memphis Tigers are shooting 33.5 percent from beyond the arc and 74 percent from the free throw line. The Memphis Tigers are allowing 32.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.4 rebounds per game.
The Houston Cougars Betting Preview
The Houston Cougars are averaging 75.8 points on 47.3 percent shooting and allowing 55.4 points on 35.5 percent shooting. Marcus Sasser is averaging 16.5 points 2.7 rebounds, while Jarace Walker is averaging 11.6 points and 6.4 rebounds. J’Wan Roberts is grabbing 7.1 rebounds and Tramon Mark is grabbing 4.6 rebounds. The Houston Cougars are shooting 35.9 percent from beyond the arc and 70 percent from the free throw line. The Houston Cougars are allowing 26.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.2 rebounds per game.
Memphis vs Houston Trends
The Tigers are 3-10-2 ATS in their last 15 games overall. The Cougars are 38-18 ATS in their last 56 Sunday games and 26-12 ATS in their last 38 games overall. The over is 8-3 in Tigers last 11 road games. The over is 5-1 in Cougars last 6 overall. The underdog is 7-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Houston Cougars are obviously the better team, and they have the ability to blow the doors off here, and they’ve been money ATS the last 2 seasons. With all that said, Memphis is far from a pushover, has proven itself on the road and wins as an underdog by an average of 0.8 points. This is the first time Memphis is a double-digit underdog. Give me the points.