Wednesday, March 25, 2009

March Madness: Missouri-Memphis Odds Preview

The Missouri Tigers and the Memphis Tigers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Cardinal Stadium in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 5-point favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total is sitting at 141.
Missouri defeated Marquette 83-79 as a 3-point favorite in the second round on Sunday. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (151).
Leo Lyons netted 18 points for Missouri and Kim English deposited 17 points in the win.
Tyreke Evans scored 19 points and Memphis was up by 20 points at the half in a 89-70 romp of Maryland in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
The Tigers covered the 10-point spread, while the final score played OVER the day's posted total of 131.
Team records:
Missouri: 30-6 SU, 19-9-1 ATS
Memphis: 33-3 SU, 21-12-2 ATS
Missouri most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
After a win are 8-2

Memphis most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
After playing Maryland are 1-0
After a win are 10-0
A few trends to consider:
Missouri is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Memphis's last 10 games
Memphis is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games

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