The No. 1 seed Houston Cougars (31-2, 17-1 AAC) square off against the No. 2 Memphis Tigers (25-8, 13-5 AAC) in the championship game of the AAC tournament on Sunday at 3:15 PM, live on ESPN. Watch to see the winner earn an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
The Cougars enter their matchup against the Tigers as a 5.5-point favorite. The point total for the game is set at 135.
Houston has compiled an 18-14-1 record against the spread this season, while Memphis is 15-16-2. The Cougars have gone over the point total in 14 games, while Tigers games have gone over 18 times. The two teams combine to score 155.2 points per game, 20.2 more points than this matchup’s total. In the past 10 contests, Houston is 4-5-1 against the spread and 10-0 overall while Memphis has gone 6-3-1 against the spread and 8-2 overall.
Before watching this matchup, here’s what you need to know about Sunday’s college basketball action.