10:05 pm
March 12

AAC Tournament: UCF v. Memphis

Who will WIN this matchup?

UCF Knights (11-11)

Memphis Tigers (15-7)

 

Current odds:

UCF Knights: (+250)

Memphis Tigers: (-320)

 

• The spread for the game is Memphis by 7 points.

• It might take the Memphis squad a minute or two to get the sour taste of a close road loss at then-No. 9-ranked Houston on Sunday out of its collective mouth. In a game in which the Tigers’ Boogie Ellis tied the score with 1.7 seconds left on a 3-pointer, Houston – facing the length of the court – scored when Tramon Mark took in inbound bounce-pass and banked in a 3-pointer from near mid-court to give the Cougars their 25th straight home victory, 67-64.

• While the loss in Houston snapped the Tigers’ six-game winning streak, they have won nine of their past 11 outings as they open postseason action. Also, Memphis’ third-place finish in the AAC is their best since ending in the same spot in the conference in the 2013-14 season.

• UCF coach Johnny Dawkins watched his team beat East Carolina 72-62 Thursday night to advance in the conference tournament – the Knights’ third win over the Pirates this season.

• UCF lost twice in three days to the Tigers in Memphis from Feb. 1-3 as the AAC rescheduled a postponed game, with Memphis winning both matchups by double digits, 96-69 and 75-61. Darius Perry scored 15 points and Avery Diggs added a career-high 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field to lead UCF against the 11th-seeded Pirates on Thursday.

6/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
Memphis Tigers
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