#4 Memphis -4.5 @ UAB.
Memphis struggled in their last road game as a 9.5 fav. Tonight they travel to UAB who is 12-0 at home this season. Yes 12 wins with no defeats but where is their quality, "we will protect this house" win this season? Let's take a look.
win 1. south florida 78-77 ot. (8-19 1-12 away)
win 2. jacksonville st 75-48 (11-16 5-11 away)
win 3. troy 73-68 (17-11 5-8 away)
win 4. florida atlantic 76-49 (6-23 0-15 away)
win 5. savannah st 63-37 (13-14 2-11 away)
win 6. central florida 60-52 (16-11 3-6 away)
win 7. La-lafayette 97-62 (10-17 1-12 away)
win 8. UTEP 78-73 (17-10 5-4 away)
win 9. Rice 78-40 (9-18 4-10 away)
win 10. Tulane 81-61 (12-15 3-10 away)
win 11. SMU 78-75 (8-18 0-11 away)
win 12. Southern Miss (14-13 1-6 away)
Thats right. UAB has beaten ONE team with a winning record on the road. The combined road record of all 12 opponents is an amazing 30-116 (21%)
Memphis on the other hand has strong road wins at Tenn and Gonzaga this season.
What about past meetings you ask? Well Memphis has won 8 of the last 10 covering 5 of the last 6.
This is a head scratcher. I want to unload on Memphis but the line is telling me to play UAB. Memphis is the strongest, quickest team that UAB will face this season and you can't practice for something your team doesn't have itself.
Thoughts?
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Memphis struggled in their last road game as a 9.5 fav. Tonight they travel to UAB who is 12-0 at home this season. Yes 12 wins with no defeats but where is their quality, "we will protect this house" win this season? Let's take a look.
win 1. south florida 78-77 ot. (8-19 1-12 away)
win 2. jacksonville st 75-48 (11-16 5-11 away)
win 3. troy 73-68 (17-11 5-8 away)
win 4. florida atlantic 76-49 (6-23 0-15 away)
win 5. savannah st 63-37 (13-14 2-11 away)
win 6. central florida 60-52 (16-11 3-6 away)
win 7. La-lafayette 97-62 (10-17 1-12 away)
win 8. UTEP 78-73 (17-10 5-4 away)
win 9. Rice 78-40 (9-18 4-10 away)
win 10. Tulane 81-61 (12-15 3-10 away)
win 11. SMU 78-75 (8-18 0-11 away)
win 12. Southern Miss (14-13 1-6 away)
Thats right. UAB has beaten ONE team with a winning record on the road. The combined road record of all 12 opponents is an amazing 30-116 (21%)
Memphis on the other hand has strong road wins at Tenn and Gonzaga this season.
What about past meetings you ask? Well Memphis has won 8 of the last 10 covering 5 of the last 6.
This is a head scratcher. I want to unload on Memphis but the line is telling me to play UAB. Memphis is the strongest, quickest team that UAB will face this season and you can't practice for something your team doesn't have itself.
Thoughts?
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