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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Memphis at Tulsa odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:01 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Memphis -850 (bet $850 to win $100) | Tulsa +525 (bet $100 to win $525)
- Against the spread (ATS): Memphis -12.5 (-105) | Tulsa +12.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 152.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Memphis at Tulsa picks and predictions
Prediction
Memphis 77, Tulsa 67
Moneyline
PASS. No lean either way.
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Against the spread
The Tigers are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games after scoring more than 90 points in their previous game. They are also 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games vs. against teams playing sub-.400 ball.
Some shooting regression and a lower score would not be a surprise here. Memphis is scheduled to have 5 days off after this game and could get caught flat-footed in a sleepy Sunday spot while looking forward to that off time.
Tulsa fits as a bad-luck 5 so far and 1 worth some partial-unit action in this one. BACK THE GOLDEN HURRICANE +12.5 (-115).
Over/Under
The Under is 5-1 in the last 6 series meetings.
Memphis is a fast team, but 1 that has slowed a bit over recent weeks. A normalized-pace game — with a total in the mid-140s — is likely enough to warrant action on the UNDER 152.5 (-105).
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