THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2009 – #14 Tennessee Volunteers (9-2) v Memphis Tigers (9-2)
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The No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers will travel to the FedEx Forum on Thursday to face off against the Memphis Tigers in Memphis, TN.
Memphis edged out the Vols 54-52 the last time these two teams met on Jan 24, 2009.
Duke transfer Elliot Williams scored 27 points, including five of six 3-point attempts, as Memphis cruised to an 87-67 victory over Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis on Monday. Williams has provided a much-needed go-to guy and leads the team with 20.1 points per game. Pierre Henderson-Niles contributed with 15 points in the win.
The victory extended the Tigers home winning streak to 22 games, and a 100-10 record at FedEx Forum. Memphis has neither progressed nor digressed into a team that has the talent to defend its C-USA title this season.
Their only two losses came by way of a struggling UMass team 73-72 and a 58-57 loss to Kansas, while their nine wins came from a pretty soft early schedule. 
Tyler Smith ld his team with 16 pints as No. 16 Tennessee cruised to a 99-78 victory over North Carolina A&T on Wednesday night. The win bumped the Vols to No. 13 this week. Freshman walk-on guard Skylar McBee hit three 3-pointers in the win and had a total of 12 points in the win. McBee’s threes helped in the win but fell short of helping Tennessee overcome its current 3-point shooting slide as the Vols were only 5-of-26 from behind the arc against North Carolina A&T, and are only 11-of-68 (16.2 percent) over their last three games.
This is the Vols first true road test after falling to USC 77-55 on Dec. 19.
Since 1995, Tennessee has a record against the spread when at home of 109-98 and a record when away of 76-75.
Tennessee vs. Memphis Odds
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 2-point favorites
A Few Trends:
Tennessee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Tennessee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tennessee’s last 5 games when playing Memphis
Tennessee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Memphis is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis’s last 5 games when playing Tennessee
Memphis is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Tennessee
Free Vols vs. Tigers CBB Pick
Expect the Tigers to keep their home streak alive edging out a narrow margin victory.
Next up: Tennessee home to Charlotte, Wednesday, January 6
Memphis home to Houston Baptist, Sunday, January 3
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Matt Martz is a freelance writer located in Central California. Blessed is the gambler who expects nothing, for ye shall not be disappointed.
