Memphis Tigers vs UCF Knights Prediction, 1/12/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Memphis Tigers vs UCF Knights

Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Location: Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, FL

TV: ESPN+

Addition Financial Arena is where the UCF Knights (9-4) will play the Memphis Tigers (9-5) on Wednesday.

The Memphis Tigers took the court against Cincinnati and took home the win by a score of 87-80 in their last contest. Memphis walked away from the contest having earned a 47.7% field goal percentage (31 of 65) and buried 9 of their 20 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Tigers knocked down 16 of 19 shots for a rate of 84.2%. In regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 37 with 14 of them being offensive. They also distributed 16 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With respect to defense, Memphis allowed 47.0% from the field on 31 out of 66 shooting. Cincinnati earned 19 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Cincinnati grabbed 27 boards (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Cincinnati finished shooting 33.3% when shooting free throws by burying 2 of their 6 shots. They buried 16 of their 30 attempts from 3-point land. Concerning personal fouls, the Tigers walked away with 15 while Cincinnati finished the game with 18 personal fouls.

Tyler Harris is one guy who played a role for this contest. He went 66.7% from the floor and dished out 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 26 minutes and collected 1 board. He notched 20 points on 6 of 9 shooting.

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Memphis enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 9-5 this season. They are averaging 78.4 pts per contest (53rd in Division 1) while going 47.5% from the field. The Tigers are hitting 35.6% on shots from distance (94 of 264) and 69.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Memphis is collecting 38.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 221 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 89th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 17.9 times per game and as a group are committing 19.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Tigers are able to force 16.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.1 fouls. They are surrendering 33.1% from beyond the arc while they are 231st in Division 1 in PPG allowed (70.4). The Tigers defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 39.8% (335 of 841) and they surrender 32.9 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 177th in college hoops in giving up assists with 175 conceded for the campaign.

In their last game, the UCF Knights took a loss by a score of 66-62 against Temple. The Knights were able to pull down 20 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. Temple had 16 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Knights to the free throw line for a total of 14 shots. They were able to convert 10 of them for a clip of 71.4%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, UCF buried 6 out of 20 tries (30.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Knights walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.7%. The Knights allowed Temple to make 24 out of their 51 attempts from the field which had them shooting 47.1% in this contest. They shot 30.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 out of 20 and ended up going 12 out of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). Concerning attacking the glass, UCF allowed Temple to snag 26 overall (5 on the offensive side).

Cheikh Mbacke Diong was important for the Knights for the matchup. He made 4 out of 7 for this game for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 5 rebounds. He tallied 12 points in his 26 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for the matchup.

UCF has a mark of 9-4 for the season. As an offense, the Knights are hitting on 45.3% from the floor, which is 136th in the country. UCF has 943 points for the year (72.5 per contest) and they collect 34.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.2 times per game (130th in the country) and they turn the ball over 13.1 times per game. The Knights are committing 15.2 personal fouls per contest while shooting 77.7% from the free throw line.

The Knights are ranked 97th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 65.0. They have forced 14.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.3% from the floor (120th in college basketball). The UCF defense concedes 28.8% on shots from beyond the arc (95 of 330) and their opponents are connecting on 75.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 12.2 assists and 31.9 total rebounds per game, which is 158th and 67th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UCF

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