Memphis pays a visit to Tulsa on Saturday, hoping to send the Golden Hurricane to a loss while covering the college basketball spread at Reynolds Center.

Tulsa battles the Tigers, currently sitting with a 22-8 mark (13-13-1 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 15-10 for the Golden Hurricane and 13-12-2 for the Tigers.



View Memphis vs Tulsa Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had the Golden Hurricane installed as 4-point underdogs in this particular matchup

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Golden Hurricane at No. 67 and the Tigers at No. 19 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 78-71 result in favor of the Tigers.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Tigers is ranked No. 174 in NCAA hoops at 34.5 per game. Contrast that with Tulsa’s No. 79 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Tulsa is the No. 214-ranked team in the country at 5.7 per game, while Memphis rates No. 246 at 5.4 per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Memphis owns the country's No. 169-rated mark, allowing 69.4 points per game on the highway. Tulsa, on the other hand, rates No. 249 in scoring at home.

Last time out for Memphis, they were an 84-55 Sportsbook as they battled Central Florida at home. They covered in the match as a 11-point favorite. The battle between the Tigers and Knights didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Central Florida was handed an 84-55 defeat on Tuesday at FedExForum.

In their last action, Tulsa was a 68-64 loser on the road against UAB. They failed to cover the 1.5-point spread as underdogs. The Golden Hurricane got 21 points from Jordan Clarkson, but it was UAB that prevailed in a 68-64 final on Wednesday at Bartow Arena.


Memphis Tigers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 10-0
After playing Central Florida are 7-1
After a win are 7-3

Tulsa Golden Hurricane Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
After playing UAB are 8-2
After a loss are 6-4

A few Tigers at Golden Hurricane trends to consider:
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tulsa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games on the road
Memphis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Tulsa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tulsa's last 7 games when playing Memphis
Tulsa is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tulsa's last 7 games at home