Houston Cougars vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, 3/5/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Cougars vs Memphis Tigers

Date: Sunday, March 5, 2023

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: CBS

FedExForum is where the Memphis Tigers (23-7) will try to defeat the Houston Cougars (28-2) on Sunday.

The Houston Cougars took the court against Wichita State and walked away with a win by a score of 83-66 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Cougars ended up with 20 and Wichita State accumulated 16 personal fouls. They also made 6 out of their 12 attempts from 3-point range. Wichita State ended up shooting 57.1% from the charity stripe by converting 12 of their 21 shots. Moreover, Wichita State had 23 boards (3 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Wichita State earned 11 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. In the matter of the defense, Houston allowed their opponent to shoot 64.9% from the floor on 24 of 37 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 19 turnovers and having 14 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they compiled 26 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Cougars made 20 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 90.9%. Houston walked away from the game having earned a 47.4% FG percentage (27 out of 57) and made 9 of 25 shots from 3-point land.

Jamal Shead is one player who came through for the game. He left the arena with 25 points on 10 of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 35 minutes and also snagged 3 boards. He finished the contest at 58.8% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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Houston comes into this game with a mark of 28-2 this season. They currently have an average of 76.3 points per game (70th in the nation) while going 47.1% from the field. The Cougars are hitting 35.2% on three-point shots (237 of 674) and 72.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Houston is pulling down 38.7 boards per game and has accounted for 452 assists on the year, which is 73rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 9.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.2 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Cougars are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 21st in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 300 surrendered this year. The Cougars are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 36.5% (563 of 1,543) and they surrender 30.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 27.9% from 3-point land while they are 2nd in the nation in opponents points per game (56.2).

In their last game, the Memphis Tigers went home victorious with a score of 81-62 when they faced SMU. The Tigers were able to snag 23 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 31 for the game. They turned the ball over 18 times, while earning 9 steals for the matchup. SMU committed 20 fouls for this contest which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 26 shots. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throws for a rate of 69.2%. In terms of three-point shots, Memphis converted 9 out of 17 attempts (52.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Tigers ended up shooting 27 out of 52 from the floor which had them sitting at 51.9%. The Tigers permitted SMU to convert 21 out of their 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.2% in this game. They shot 20.8% from distance by connecting on 5 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 21 from the charity stripe (71.4%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, Memphis allowed SMU to pull down 33 in total (14 on the offensive glass).

Kendric Davis was important for the Tigers in this game. He totaled 23 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 10 dimes for the contest. He made 7 out of 18 for this contest giving him a rate of 38.9%, and added 3 rebounds.

Memphis has a record of 23-7 for the season. The Tigers have committed 18.5 fouls per game and they go 73.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.8 times per game (27th in the country) and they are giving up possession 13.8 times per contest. Memphis has scored 2,398 points so far this year (79.9 per game) and they average 35.8 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Tigers are shooting 48.4% from the floor, which is 19th in college basketball.

The Memphis defense surrenders 31.3% on shots from distance (241 of 771) and opponents are converting on 74.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 13.7 assists and 34.7 boards per contest, which ranks 257th and 224th in the country. The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 263rd in D-1 in points given up per game with 72.8. They have forced 15.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.8% from the field (35th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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