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Memphis vs Wichita State Prediction

Memphis vs Wichita State Game Information

What: Memphis vs Wichita State 2/16/2025 College Basketball Picks
When: Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:00 EST/9:00 PST
Where: Charles Koch Center, Wichita, Kansas
Memphis vs Wichita State Line: Memphis -7.5
Total: 151.1
TV: ESPN

Memphis vs Wichita State Preview

No. 14 Memphis (21-3, 11-1 in AAC) heads to Kansas to face Wichita State (14-10, 4-7 in AAC) at the Charles Koch Center in Wichita on Sunday in an AAC Conference battle. In their last 5 games, the Tigers are 5-0, winning at Tulane by 12 (68-56), at Rice by 3 (86-63), vs Tulsa by 12 (83-71), vs Temple by 8 (90-82) and at South Florida by 15 (80-65), In their last 5 games, the Shockers are 3-2, losing back-to-back games at Tulsa by 7 (84-77) and vs North Texas by 4 (58-54), then winning their last 3 against Charlotte by 8 (66-58), at South Florida by 5 (75-70), and vs UTSA, also by 5 (69-64).

 

 

 

Futures Book Look: DraftKings currently has Memphis at 90/1 to capture the 2025 NCAA Basketball Tournament. Duke (4/1), Auburn (+425), Alabama (+850), Houston (10/1), Florida (11/1), Iowa State (15/1). Tennessee (17/1), Purdue (30/1) and St. John’s (30/1) are the other top Favorites to win the NCAAB championship. The 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament tips off on March 19-20 with the First Four with the First Round starting on March 21-22. The Final Four will be on Saturday, April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas with the Championship Game on Monday, April 7.

Memphis Now Looking For 9th Straight Win on Sunday

No. 14 Memphis (12-13-0 ATS, 13-12-0 O/U) started this NCAAB season off with a 6-0 Record—upsetting off 2-time defending National Champions UConn in the process—and then the Tigers lost 3 of its next 6 to fall to 9-3 before going 11-1 in AAC play with this sugary 21-4 mark overall. Memphis (-285 Moneyline) is led by by G PJ Haggerty (21.5 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 3.7 APG), G Tyrese Hunter (14.5 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 3.3 APG), F Dain Dainja (12.8 PPG, 6.6 PPG), G Colby Rogers (10.8 PPG, 2.2 RPG), Nicholas Jourdain (6.2 PPG, 5.2 RPG), C Moussa Cisse (5.8 PPG, 5.6 RPG), and G PJ Carter (5.5 PPG). But one issue with Memphis is its Bench, which only averages 18.2 PPG (Tied-#256). The Tigers (14.1 APG, #170) average 79.4 PPG (#61), 35.1 RPG (#233), and allow 73.8 PPG. ESPN’s Joe Lunardi currently has Memphis as a No. 5 seed in his latest Bracketology.

Memphis Betting Trends

  • Memphis is a 9-1 SU in its last 10 overall
  • The Tigers have defeated UCONN, MICH ST, CLEMSON, VA, OLE MISS
  • Memphis is 3-7-0 ATS its last 10 games
  • The Over is 3-1-0 in the Tigers last 3 games 
  • Memphis is 8-1 on the Road (9-2 at Home)
  • The Tigers are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games overall
  • The Under is 3-0-0 the last 3 series meetings

Shockers Seeking 4th Straight ATS Cover vs Memphis

Wichita State (8-13-2 ATS, 8-14-1 O/U) has won 3 in a row heading in here and hung with Memphis in their first meeting last month, losing by 8 points at the FedExForum. The Shockers are led by G Xavier Bell (14.6 PPG, 3.2 RPG), F Corey Washington (13.5 PPG, 7.7 RPG), G Justin Hill (13.3 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 3.4 APG), C Quincy Ballard (10.4 PPG, 8.7 RPG), G Harlond Beverly (9.3 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 2.8 APG), F Ronnie DeGray III (5.3 PPG, 3.8 RPG),G AL McGinnis (4.2 PPG), and C Matej Bosnjak (3.9 PPG, 3.6 RPG). Wichita State (+230 Moneyline) is 3-5 on the Road this year and averages 74.3 PPG (#192) while allowing 73.0 PPG and average 38.2 RPG (Tied-#63) and 12.2 APG (#333).

Wichita State Betting Trends

  • Wichita State is 3-0 SU in its last 3 games overall (CHAR, USF, UTSA)
  • The Shockers are 3-6-1 ATS in their last 10 games
  • Wichita State is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 Home games
  • The Under is 4-0-0 in the Shockers last 4 games
  • Wichita State is 3-6-1 ATS its last 10 games vs Memphis
  • The Shockers are 3-0-0 ATS their last 3 games against the Tigers

Memphis vs Wichita State Prediction

In the last 10 series meetings, Memphis has gone 9-1 SU, and a profitable 6-3-1 ATS, but the Shockers have gotten the money the last 3 meetings, covering as big 12-Point Road Underdogs at Memphis on January 23, losing by 8 (61-53) in a game that went way Under the closing Total (156.5) by 42.5 points. In fact, the last 3 meetings have gone Under the Totals, the previous 2 by 29 and 26.5 points, so maybe the oddsmakers are setting the Totals in this matchup way too high? With that in mind—Unders by 42.5, 29, and 26.5—let’s gamble on another Under in this Memphis vs Wichita State NCAAB pick. The Under is also 4-0-0 in the last 4 Wichita State games. 

Kevin’s Prediction: Memphis-Wichita State Under 151.5

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