UAB Blazers vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, 1/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UAB Blazers vs Memphis Tigers

Date: Sunday, January 26, 2025

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: ESPN+

FedExForum is the location where the Memphis Tigers (15-4) will play the UAB Blazers (12-7) on Sunday.

The UAB Blazers took the court against UTSA and earned the victory with a final of 81-78 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Blazers ended up finishing with 10 and UTSA totaled 19 personal fouls. They knocked down 13 out of their 34 attempts from long range. UTSA shot 78.6% from the free throw line by making 11 of 14 attempts. On top of that, UTSA collected 28 rebounds (9 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. UTSA recorded 15 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. In reference to defending, UAB allowed 39.7% from the field on 27 out of 68 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists for this contest while forcing 5 turnovers and having 3 steals. In regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 40 with 15 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Blazers buried 26 of their 30 tries for a rate of 86.7%. UAB ended having earned a 42.6% FG percentage (26 of 61) and knocked down 3 of 17 3-pointers.

Yaxel Lendeborg is someone who was a major factor in this game. He shot 53.8% from the field and also recorded 7 assists. He was on the court for 37 minutes and also collected 14 rebounds. He racked up 24 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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UAB enters this matchup with a mark of 12-7 this year. They currently have an average of 84.8 points per contest (15th in D-1) while going 47.0% from the field. The Blazers are hitting 33.3% on shots from beyond the arc (128 of 384) and 75.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, UAB is grabbing 41.3 boards per contest and has totaled 319 dimes this season, which ranks 46th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.6 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Blazers are able to force 11.7 turnovers per game while drawing 16.7 fouls. They rank 136th in the country in giving up assists with 240 surrendered so far this year. The Blazers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.0% (508 of 1,182) and they surrender 33.5 boards per contest as a team. They relinquish 34.1% on shots from distance while they are 282nd in college hoops in points per game allowed (75.3).

In their last game, the Memphis Tigers got the victory with a final of 61-53 when they faced Wichita State. The Tigers were able to pull down 17 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while recording 11 steals in this matchup. Wichita State was called for 14 personal fouls for the contest which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They were able to convert 9 of them for a clip of 60.0%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Memphis knocked down 6 out of 19 tries (31.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Tigers finished the game shooting 23 for 52 from the field which had them shooting 44.2%. The Tigers allowed Wichita State to make 21 of their 52 tries from the field which left them shooting 40.4% in the game. They finished 18.8% from downtown by shooting 3 of 16 and ended up shooting 8 out of 13 at the charity stripe (61.5%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Memphis allowed Wichita State to grab 29 in total (9 on the offensive side).

PJ Haggerty was important for the Tigers in this matchup. He tallied 22 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 4 dimes in this game. He knocked down 8 of 11 in this game giving him a rate of 72.7%, and had 5 rebounds.

Memphis has a win-loss record of 15-4 so far this season. The Tigers are responsible for committing 17.9 fouls per contest and they go 72.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.6 times per contest (270th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 14.7 times per contest. Memphis has totaled 1,479 points for the season (77.8 per game) and they grab 34.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Tigers are hitting on 46.4% from the field, which ranks them 106th in D-1.

The Tigers defensively are ranked 231st in the country in points per game surrendered with 73.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.7% from the field (99th in D-1). The Memphis defense concedes 32.4% on 3-point attempts (156 of 481) and opponents are connecting on 71.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 13.9 dimes and 35.2 boards per game, which ranks 250th and 234th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis

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