The Memphis Tigers (16-5, 6-2 AAC) and Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-14, 1-7) meet Sunday in American Athletic Conference action. Tip at the Donald W. Reynolds Center is at 5 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Memphis vs. Tulsa odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Memphis is 4-0 straight up (SU) in its last 4 games. The Tigers had lost 8 in a row against the spread (ATS) until a Jan. 22 win as a 2.5-point underdog at Cincinnati and Thursday’s cover of a -13 tag in a 99-84 win over SMU. The up-tempo Tigers rank 2nd in AAC scoring at 79.8 points per game.
Tulsa, which has the AAC’s 11th-ranked defense (76.1 PPG), is 1-8 in its last 9 games and 2-6-1 ATS. The Hurricane has yielded a 48.8% accuracy mark from the floor over that stretch. Against the Tigers, however, Tulsa has won 7 in a row ATS.
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