Temple vs Memphis 2/9/2025 College Basketball Picks

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Temple vs Memphis Prediction

Temple vs Memphis Game Information

What: Temple vs Memphis 2/9/2025 College Basketball Picks
When: Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 2:00 EST/11:00 PST
Where: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee 
Temple vs Memphis Line: Memphis -13.5
Total: 155.5
TV: ESPN2

Temple vs Memphis Preview

No. 17 Memphis (19-4, 9-1 in AAC) welcomes Temple (14-9, 6-4 in AAC) to the FedExForum for an AAC Conference showdown on Sunday afternoon. In their last 5 games, the Owls are 2-3, losing back-to-back games at North Texas by 9 (76-67) and UTSA also by 9 (88-79), winning back-to-back games vs Charlotte by 1 in 2 OT (90-89) and East Carolina by 4 in OT (98-94) and then losing at South Florida by 9 in 2 OT (100-91). In their last 5 games, the Tigers are a perfect 5-0, winning by 8 vs Wichita State (61-53), winning by 23 vs UAB (100-77), winning by 12 at Tulane (68-56), winning by 3 at Rice (86-83), and then winning by 12 vs Tulsa (83-71).

 

 

 

Futures Book Look: Online sportsbook DraftKings currently has Memphis priced at 90/1 to win the 2025 NCAA Basketball Championship. Auburn is still the top Futures Favorite (+370) in the Big Dance followed by Duke (+380), Houston (10/1), Iowa State (16/1) and Tennessee (18/1). The Men’s Tournament tips off on March 19-20 with the First Four with the First Round getting underway on March 21-22. The Final Four will be on April 5 with the Championship Game on Monday, April 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

Temple Won’t Dance Unless Owls Win AAC Tourney 

Temple (10-12-0 ATS, 17-5-0 O/U) has been a great team for Over bettors, with the Over cashing in 12 straight times with the last Under in an Owls game coming on December before Santa Claus squeezed down your chimney and when Joe Biden was still President and eggs were less than $40 a dozen. The leading scorers for Temple (+720 Moneyline) are Jamal Mashburn Jr. (22.1 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 APG), G Zion Stanford (12.2 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.0 APG), F Steve Settle III (11.7 PPG, 6.3 RPG), G Quante Berry (10.5 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 2.1 APG), F Elijah Gray (8.7 PPG, 3.9 RPG), G Shane Dezonie (7.8 PPG, 5.3 RPG), and G Jameel Brown (5.3 PPG). The Owls average 80.7 PPG (Tied-#42) while giving up 77.9 PPG and average 37.8 RPG (#90) and 11.1 APGs (#402).

Temple Betting Trends

  • Temple’s last 3 games have either gone to OT or 2 OT (WWL)
  • The Owls are 6-4-0 SU/ATS in their last 10 games overall
  • The Over is a perfect 12-0-0 in the last 12 Temple games
  • The Owls are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the Road
  • Temple is 21-15 on the Moneyline in its last 36 games (+21.55 Units, 30% ROI)

Memphis Looking to Rep the Group of Five Conferences

No. 17 Memphis (11-12-0 ATS, 12-11-0 O/U) started the season off 6-0 and then lost 3 of 6 to fall to 9-3 before starting off AAC play 9-1 and with an impressive 19-4 mark overall. The Tigers are led by by G PJ Haggerty (21.7 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 3.6 APG), G Tyrese Hunter (14.5 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 3.3 APG), F Dain Dainja (12.2 PPG, 6.5 PPG), G Colby Rogers (10.9 PPG, 2.3 RPG), Nicholas Jourdain (6.1 PPG, 5.2 RPG), G PJ Carter (5.5 PPG) and C Moussa Cisse (5.4 PPG, 5.6 RPG). One issue with Memphis is its Bench, which only averages 18.4 PPG and tied for No. 256 in the nation in Bench Scoring. The Tigers (14.0 APG, Tied-#179) average 79.0 PPG (#75), 34.8 RPG (Tied-#262), and allow 72.8 PPG. ESPN’s Joe Lunardi currently has Memphis  (-1,200 Moneyline) as a No. 5 seed in his latest Bracketology, so this team can lose the AAC Tournament and still make the Big Dance in March.

Memphis Betting Trends

  • Memphis is a 7-3 SU in its last 10 overall
  • The Tigers have defeated UCONN, MICH ST, CLEMSON, VA, and OLE MISS
  • Memphis is 2-7-0 ATS its last 9 games
  • The Over is 2-0-0 in the Tigers last 2 games 
  • Memphis is 9-2 at Home at the FedExForum
  • The Tigers are 6-0 in their last 6 games overall

Temple vs Memphis Prediction

In the last 10 meetings in this series, Memphis is 7-3, winning 6 of the last 7 and the last 4 in Memphis with the Over a powerful 7-3-0 and winning 3 consecutive times and 5 of the last 6 and the last 3 played in Memphis. Over, Over, Over. With the Owls getting the money ATS and the Tigers burning it, this Temple vs Memphis NCAAB pick will avoid choosing a Side and instead look at the Total market and predict another Over in this series. The Over is 3-0-0 in the last 3 in this series, the Over is 2-0-0 in the last 2 Memphis games, and the Over is 12-0-0 the last 12 Temple games, so this Trend-y one picks itself.

Kevin’s Prediction: Temple-Memphis Over 155.5

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