FAU at Memphis odds, picks and predictions
The FAU Owls (21-6, 11-3 AAC) and Memphis Tigers (19-8, 8-6) meet Sunday at the FedEx Forum in Memphis. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the FAU vs. Memphis odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Most of the preseason polls had FAU or Memphis winning the American Athletic Conference this season. Not only is neither team in 1st place currently, but the teams are both unranked, too.
FAU is 1 1/2 games back of South Florida for the lead in the AAC, and it also lost to the Bulls 90-86 last Sunday. The Owls bounced back with a nice 80-70 win over SMU on Thursday, while covering a 7-point number as the Under (154) cashed.
Memphis blasted Charlotte 76-52 to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive and well, but it had lost consecutive games to SMU and North Texas prior to that. In fact, the Tigers are just 4-6 straight up (SU) and 2-8 against the spread (ATS) across the past 10 outings.
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FAU at Memphis odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 11:56 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): FAU -120 (bet $120 to win $100) | Memphis +100 (bet $100 to win $100)
- Against the spread: FAU -1.5 (-110) | Memphis +1.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 158.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
FAU at Memphis picks and predictions
Prediction
Memphis 76, FAU 72
Moneyline
MEMPHIS (+100) is a solid play at home. The Tigers are looking for revenge after getting bounced last season in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament by FAU (-122). It was a bit of a controversial ending, as the Owls escaped 66-65. Of course, then FAU went on to go to the Final Four.
This season, the Owls have really struggled on the road, going just 4-4 SU in the past 8 true road games. And 3 of those road games have ended up going to OT, with FAU narrowly avoiding an upset against subpar UTSA and Wichita State sides.
Against the spread
MEMPHIS +1.5 (-110) is only worth pursuing over the moneyline if you envision an ending exactly like last season, when the Tigers lost by a single point to FAU -1.5 (-110).
If you like the Tigers, the better value is playing them straight up on their home floor at even money.
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Over/Under
UNDER 158.5 (-115) is worth a look in this battle of AAC titans.
The Owls have alternated the Under and Over in the past 7 outings, with the total going low in 2 of the past 4 games on the road.
For the Tigers, they hit the Under against Charlotte, holding the 49ers to 52 points last time out. That halted a 4-0 run to the Over. And, of course, we had an easy Under result when these teams hooked up in the tournament last season.
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