THE LINES
A pair of hot teams meet when the No. 14 Houston Cougars (26-4, 15-2 AAC) visit the Memphis Tigers (18-9, 12-5 AAC) on Sunday, March 6, 2022 at 12:00 PM ET. The Cougars will put their six-game win streak on the line against the Tigers, who have won three straight. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Cougars’ (-136 to win on the moneyline) game versus the Tigers (+110).
Houston Offense Vs. Memphis Defense
| Houston Offense |
Stats (Rank) |
Memphis Defense |
| 76.4 (50) |
Points/Gm |
68.7 (166) |
| 65.5 (299) |
Possessions/Game |
72.5 (311) |
| 46.8 (44) |
Field Goal % |
39.1 (18) |
| 34.3 (154) |
3PT % |
31.8 (84) |
| 53.4 (57) |
Effective FG % |
45.9 (27) |
| 55.8 (91) |
True Shooting % |
49.3 (36) |
Memphis Offense Vs. Houston Defense
| Memphis Offense |
Stats (Rank) |
Houston Defense |
| 76.1 (55) |
Points/Gm |
58.4 (4) |
| 70.8 (74) |
Possessions/Game |
65.4 (38) |
| 47.3 (37) |
Field Goal % |
36.7 (1) |
| 36 (68) |
3PT % |
29.1 (11) |
| 53.1 (65) |
Effective FG % |
43.1 (4) |
| 56.6 (67) |
True Shooting % |
47.7 (10) |
Houston Betting Insights
- Houston has won 19 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 11 times.
- When playing as at least 2-point favorites this season, the Cougars have an ATS record of 18-11.
- Houston’s games have gone over the point total 14 out of 31 times this season.
- In nine of 31 games this season, Houston and its opponents have combined to total more than 139.5 points.
- Cougars contests this year have an average total of 133.3, 6.2 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
Memphis Betting Insights
- Memphis has put together a 12-15-0 ATS record so far this season.
- The Tigers have been an underdog by 2 points or more two times this season, and covered the spread both times.
- So far this year, 15 out of Memphis’ 27 games with an over/under have gone over the point total.
- Memphis’ games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 139.5 points in 15 of 27 outings.
- The average total for Tigers games this season has been 143.4, 3.9 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
Houston Key Players
- Kyler Edwards leads the Cougars scoring 13.4 points per game.
- Josh Carlton paces Houston with 6.7 rebounds a game and Jamal Shead leads the team with 5.9 assists per outing.
- The Cougars are led by Edwards from long distance. He makes 2.5 shots from deep per game.
- Houston’s blocks leader is Fabian White Jr., who averages 1.6 per game. Shead leads the team averaging 1.8 steals a game.
Memphis Key Players
- Jalen Duren leads the team in both scoring (11.6 points per game) and rebounding (7.2 rebounds per game).
- Alex Lomax puts in work handing out assists and is Memphis’ assist leader with four per game.
- Tyler Harris makes more threes per game than any other member of the Tigers, averaging 1.8 treys per game.
- Memphis’ DeAndre Williams has the top spot on the team’s steals leaderboard with 1.5 per game and Duren is first in blocks with 2.2 per game.
