Memphis won't be the same team, and UMASS is quite good. They are the usual bracketbuster teams, and they play top competition.
UMASS to cover?
bostonbasher
SBR Wise Guy
10-25-08
688
#2
I wouldnt sleep on Memphis, they have flat out athletes
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jtuck
SBR MVP
02-18-08
2051
#3
Put a small play on Memphis -14 here as I will be at the game and won't be drunk, so gotta have something to add something interesting to it. Kellogg obviously knows the Memphis system inside out and has probably been planning for this game since he got the job at UMASS. I'm not sure how his guys will react to playing a game at midnight there time, much less on the road against a team that is a step ahead of them talent wise. Tyreke looked good in the opener, and Antonio and Tag have both stepped up to lead. Niles has always been known as a guy with great skill but was way too out of shape to play any meaningful minutes, but this off season he lost 75 pounds, playing 15 minutes in the win over Fairfield. He'll start to settle in and could be big help off the bench.
Just a few random thoughts there, I see it as a 88-68 win for Memphis. Take away a few points for my opinion being weighted toward Memphis and it is right around the -15.5 that i saw it at last. No play is the smart move here IMO.