Houston Cougars vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, 3/6/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Cougars vs Memphis Tigers

Date: Sunday, March 6, 2022

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: CBS

The Memphis Tigers (18-9) welcome the Houston Cougars (26-4) at FedExForum on Sunday.

The Houston Cougars played Temple and went home with a win by a final score of 84-46 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Cougars ended up walking away with 21 and Temple totaled 18 personal fouls. They buried 3 of their 12 tries from three-point range. Temple finished the game shooting 60.7% from the free throw line by burying 17 of their 28 attempts. Furthermore, Temple pulled down 26 rebounds (10 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Temple recorded 6 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. In terms of defending, Houston allowed 31.0% from the field on 13 out of 42 shooting. They also recorded 24 dimes in this game while forcing 19 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 35 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Cougars buried 6 of 14 attempts for a rate of 42.9%. Houston finished the contest having earned a 53.1% FG percentage (34 out of 64) and buried 10 of their 25 3-pointers.

Fabian White is one player who was a major contributor for this game. He finished shooting 61.1% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended. He was on the court for 33 minutes played and grabbed 6 rebounds. He recorded 26 points on 11 out of 18 shooting.

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Houston will play this contest with a mark of 26-4 for the campaign. They cough up possession 11.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.4 personal fouls every game. As a team, Houston is pulling in 39.8 boards per contest and has tallied 493 assists for the year, which ranks 15th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Cougars are hitting 34.3% on three-point attempts (243 of 709) and 66.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 76.4 points per game (51st in the nation) while hitting 46.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Cougars are forcing 14.6 turnovers every game and they draw 17.1 fouls. They are giving up 29.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 4th in college hoops in PPG allowed (58.4). The Cougars defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 36.8% (580 of 1,577) and they surrender 32.1 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 48th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 310 relinquished so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Memphis Tigers got the win with a final of 73-64 against South Florida. The Tigers earned 20 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for the game. They also turned it over 6 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. South Florida was called for 28 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 32 attempts. They were able to make 22 of them for a rate of 68.8%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Memphis made 3 out of their 10 tries (30.0%). Overall, the Tigers went 24 out of 54 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.4%. The Tigers permitted South Florida to knock down 25 of their 58 tries from the field which had them shooting 43.1% for this game. They wrapped up this game 35.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 6 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 9 at the free throw line (88.9%). When talking about how they rebounded, Memphis permitted South Florida to collect 34 overall (9 offensive).

Jalen Duren pitched in for the Tigers for the matchup. He scored 16 points in his 26 mins on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He converted 7 out of 13 for the contest for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and earned 10 rebounds.

Memphis has a win-loss record of 18-9 so far this season. The Tigers are committing 18.9 fouls every game and they hit 68.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.1 times per game (22nd in college basketball) and they turn it over 16.4 times per game. Memphis has accounted for 2,055 points on the year (76.1 per contest) and they pull down 38.5 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Tigers are connecting on 47.3% from the floor, which is ranked 40th in college basketball.

The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 168th in college basketball in points given up per game with 68.7. They are forcing 15.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.4% from the floor (21st in college hoops). The Memphis defense concedes 32.2% from downtown (220 of 683) and opponents are making 69.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 12.9 dimes and 33.4 total boards per game, which has them ranked 201st and 116th in college basketball.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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