Memphis vs San Francisco Game Information

Memphis vs San Francisco Preview

Memphis (3-0) heads to The City By The Bay on Thursday night to face San Francisco (4-0) in an AAC-WCC matchup of unbeaten teams. The Tigers have beaten three pretty good teams already in Missouri (83-75), UNLV (80-74), and Ohio (94-70) while the Dons have beaten four mediocre to lesser schools in Cal Poly (86-78), Boise State (84-73), Long Beach State (84-54), and Chicago State (82-37). Memphis was edged by 1 point by Florida Atlantic in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament last season, while San Francisco lost to Cincinnati in the First Round of the NIT last season, also by a single point, 73-72 in OT.

Memphis Faces a Very Tall Task Here in Frisco

Memphis (3-0-0 ATS, 2-1-0 O/U) heads in here unbeaten SU and ATS, but the Tigers will really be tested here against the underrated Dons. Memphis is led by standout G PJ Haggerty (25.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg), F Dain Dainja (7.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg), G Tyrese Hunter (14.7 ppg, 4.0 apg), G Colby Rogers (11.7 ppg), Nicholas Jourdain (10.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg), and C Moussa Cisse (8.3 rpg, 5.0 rpg) and should fight for the American Conference championship this season. The Tigers (17.3 apg, Tied #71) average 85.7 ppg (Tied #63) while allowing 73.0 ppg, so San Francisco will have to clamp down on defense here if it wants to have a chance for the win.

Memphis Betting Trends

• Memphis is 7-3 SU/ATS in its last 10 overall
• The Tigers have alternated O/U’s their last 5 games (OUOUO)
• Memphis is 3-0 ATS its last 3 games
• The Tigers are 14-18 in their L32 First Half Moneyline (-29.10 Units, -34% ROI) 
• Memphis is 12-20 ATS in the First Half in its last 32 (-10.95 units, -30%)

San Francisco Looking to Stay Unbeaten This Year

San Francisco (3-1 ATS, 2-2-0 O/U) has a nice nucleus in G Tyrone Riley IV (19.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg), F Ndewedo Newbury (10.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg), G Marcus Williams (13.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 4.8 apg), and C Carlton Linguard Jr. (6.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg) and last year, the Dons went an impressive 23-11 SU and 19-14 ATS playing in the same competitive conference (West Coast Conference) as Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s. In their last 10 SU, ATS and O/U, the Dons have gone 6-4-0 in all three metrics. Someone will get their first loss of the new season in this one, but both teams will leave stronger after playing each other. This should be a good one for hard core hoops fans to watch late night Thursday (ESPNU).

San Francisco Betting Trends

• San Francisco is 25 -9 in its last 34 First Half Moneyline (+12.95 Units, 5% ROI)
• The Dons are 20-14 ATS the last 34 games (+4.65 Units, 12% ROI) 
• San Francisco is 22-9 on the Moneyline in its last 31(+12.40 Units, 3% ROI)
• Of the Dons last 4 SU/ATS losses, 2 have come at the hands of Gonzaga
• The Over is 4-2 in the last 6 San Francisco games

Memphis vs San Francisco Prediction

This Memphis vs San Francisco prediction and free NCAAB pick won’t rely on any series Trends (there none), recent SU and/or winning streaks (both are on a roll), or numbers from the oddsmakers, but on (Home) Site and pure instinct, with the thought that the Dons are underrated and battle-tested and will expect to win this game at the Chase Center. The Ken Pomeroy Ratings have Haggerty and Memphis at No. 37 and San Francisco at No.54, and that seems pretty fair, but beating underrated Boise State by 11—who beat Clemson (No. 43) by 13—shows some moxy and the only non-conference Home losses last season in Frisco came to upstart Grand Canyon and Utah State.

Kevin’s Pick: San Francisco +1.5