I like Memphis +7 tonight and here's why:
Both these teams can shoot, no question about it. TN has struggled a lttle bit this year, but Bruce Pearl is a good coach and they'll work it out down the road. Memphis and Tennessee have one major problem and it's called defense. Memphis allows 70 a game and Tennessee gives up 68. Their FG% is only a 1% difference and both are around 70% from the line (Memphis with a slight edge). Where they differ is in 3 pointers and steals. Memphis can hit about 7 three's a game and TN can rack up roughly 5. Thats a 6 point difference and that's a game changer in the favor of Memphis. Check out Memphis's steals stats, they get 10 a game. Tennessee's not too shabby either with their 7, but lets just say both teams hit below their 70% average and hit 50%, due to nerves or hot chicks in the stands flashing them or whatever, but that gives a 3pt edge to Memphis. Add that into the 6 point edge from the arc and you've got a 9pt advantage going to a team that is ranked 16th in the nation in points per game. What do you think about it?
Both these teams can shoot, no question about it. TN has struggled a lttle bit this year, but Bruce Pearl is a good coach and they'll work it out down the road. Memphis and Tennessee have one major problem and it's called defense. Memphis allows 70 a game and Tennessee gives up 68. Their FG% is only a 1% difference and both are around 70% from the line (Memphis with a slight edge). Where they differ is in 3 pointers and steals. Memphis can hit about 7 three's a game and TN can rack up roughly 5. Thats a 6 point difference and that's a game changer in the favor of Memphis. Check out Memphis's steals stats, they get 10 a game. Tennessee's not too shabby either with their 7, but lets just say both teams hit below their 70% average and hit 50%, due to nerves or hot chicks in the stands flashing them or whatever, but that gives a 3pt edge to Memphis. Add that into the 6 point edge from the arc and you've got a 9pt advantage going to a team that is ranked 16th in the nation in points per game. What do you think about it?