NCAA Basketball Sports Betting Action – UMass at Memphis
The University of Massachusetts basketball squad is undergoing change in 2008-09 after switching head coaches following last season. The Memphis Tigers (1-0 SU, 1-0 ATS, 1-0 O/U) don’t have the star-studded roster they possessed a year ago when they reached the NCAA Championship Final, but got their 2008-09 regular season campaign off to a solid start on Saturday.
Both college hoops teams will be looking to pick up a victory for fans and college hoops sports betting enthusiasts tonight when they square off at FedExForum tonight.
UMass (1-1 SU, 0-1 ATS, 1-0 O/U) is coming off a convincing 80-73 road loss to Southern Illinois on Wednesday under first-year head coach Derek Kellogg as the Minutemen failed to cover the spread as 5-point road underdogs for BetUS NCAA college basketball backers.
Massachusetts got 24 points on 7-for-14 shooting from the field from junior guard Rocky Harris and double digit scoring from two other players in the loss.
The Tigers laid an emphatic ‘smack down’ on the Fairfield Stags, winning 90-63 while covering the spread as a 21-point home favorites in the BetUS Sportsbook.
Memphis got 19 points from guard Tyreke Evans on 7-for-12 shooting from the field and double digit scoring from four other players.
Here is a look at the key trends for each team, followed by my in-depth analysis and NCAA college basketball Free Picks.
Massachusetts is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games
Massachusetts is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Memphis is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games
Memphis is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Memphis’s last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis’s last 6 games at home
NCAAB Odds
Massachusetts +14½ -110
Memphis -14½ -110
Analysis: If UMass couldn’t hang with Southern Illinois on Wednesday, there is no way the ballclub will be able to keep pace with John Calipari’s fast-paced Tigers in this matchup.
Simply put, take the Tigers to cover the spread despite the fact that is may look a bit high.
