The Saint Mary’s Gaels and Memphis Tigers tip off their college basketball seasons in Sioux Falls, S.D., Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Saint Mary’s-Memphis college basketball betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Saint Mary’s vs. Memphis: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:15 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Saint Mary’s +260 (bet $100 to win $260) | Memphis -334 (bet $334 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Saint Mary’s +7.5 (-115) | Memphis -7.5 (-106)
- Over/Under: 138.5 (O: -115 | U: -106)
Saint Mary’s vs. Memphis: Three things to know
- Saint Mary’s was a 24-win team in the regular season, competing in the fairly competitive West Coast Conference (WCC) which also includes Gonzaga and BYU. The Gaels posted a solid 9-3 straight up record in road/neutral-site games, and they were 14-16 ATS with a 20-10 Over record during the regular season.
- Memphis posted 21 regular-season victories against 10 losses while going just 5-6 SU in road/neutral-site battles last season. The Tigers cashed in 19 of 31 games against the spread while hitting the Under in 18 of 31 contests.
- The Tigers saw C James Wiseman and F Precious Achiuwa leave for the NBA, with Wiseman selected No. 2 overall last Wednesday by the Golden State Warriors, and Achiuwa going 20th overall to the Miami Heat. C Moussa Cisse, a prized prospect, steps in to fill some big shoes. The Gaels also lost a ton of talent with F Malik Fitts, G Jordan Ford and G Tanner Krebs moving on, and Saint Mary’s must replace over 72% of its scoring from a season ago. F Matthias Tass is preseason first-team WCC, and the Estonian looks to be the next star in Moraga.
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Saint Mary’s vs. Memphis: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Memphis 72, Saint Mary’s 67
Money line (ML)
Memphis (-334) is picked to finish near the top of the AAC despite the loss of Wiseman and Achiuwa, although to be fair, Wiseman played only three games a season ago. Still, the Tigers are a bit of an unknown quantity heading in, and risking more than three times your potential return is reckless. AVOID.
Against the spread (ATS)
SAINT MARY’S +7.5 (-115) should be able to do enough to keep Memphis -7.5 (-106) within arm’s length all afternoon in this underrated matchup in South Dakota. The biggest key will be Tass and Cisse doing battle down low. Whoever wins that battle will help his team to a big opening win. I like the experience of Tass.
Over/Under (O/U)
PASS. I’d say the slight lean to the Over 138.5 (-115), but I am not confident enough to play it with my own money. You shouldn’t either.
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