The Memphis Tigers (24-5) travel to face off against the UTSA Roadrunners (9-17) on Tuesday, March 4th. This game will be played at UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio and televised on ESPN+. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 7:00 ET.

Memphis Tigers vs UTSA Roadrunners

The Tigers Are Coming Off A Win

Memphis Tigers Recent Game/Games

Memphis improved to 24-5 on the season with an 88-81 road win over UAB on Sunday. The Tigers were +1 point underdogs going into the game and covered the spread with the win. The total points for the game were 169, surpassing the O/U line of 161.5.

Memphis was down 42-36 at halftime but turned things around in the 2nd half, outscoring UAB 52-39 to secure the win.

The Roadrunners Are Coming Off A Win

UTSA Roadrunners Recent Game/Games

UTSA improved to 9-17 on the season with an 84-56 win over Rice on Sunday. The Roadrunners, who were -1.5 favorites, covered the spread in the victory.

After leading 31-23 at halftime, UTSA scored 53 points in the 2nd half while holding Rice to 33. The total points for the game were 140, falling short of the 150.5 O/U line.

Tigers Offense Breakdown

Memphis put up 88 points in their last game, shooting 52.9% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 55.9%. They connected on 60.8% of their two-point attempts, but struggled from beyond the arc, hitting just 5 of 17 threes for 29.4%.

PJ Haggerty led the way with 25 points, while Ja’Borri McGhee added 22, going 4-for-4 from three. Colby Rogers also contributed 21 points, hitting 5 of 9 from deep. Dain Dainja was a force on the boards, grabbing 17 rebounds to go along with 16 points.

Roadrunners Offense Breakdown

UTSA put up 84 points in their latest game, shooting 47.5% from the field and hitting 43.8% from beyond the arc, with 14 made threes. Their effective field goal percentage was 59%, and they connected on 80% of their free throws, going 12 for 15 from the line.

Marcus Millender and Primo Spears each scored 25 points, with Millender shooting 90% overall and adding 7 assists. Spears hit 6 of 9 from three-point range. Jonnivius Smith and Caden Powell both grabbed 9 rebounds, with Smith contributing 15 points in 18 minutes.

Tigers Team Defense

Even with Memphis giving up 81 points, their offense couldn’t capitalize enough to secure a win. The Tigers allowed their opponents to shoot 46% from the field, including 51% on two-point attempts.

From beyond the arc, Memphis gave up 7 threes on 20 attempts, a 35% shooting performance. They also sent their opponents to the line 20 times, where they converted 14 free throws.

Roadrunners Team Defense

Memphis gave up 81 points in their last game, with the opposing team shooting 46% from the field. They allowed 23 two-point baskets on 45 attempts, a 51% success rate.

From beyond the arc, the opposition hit 7 of 20 threes, shooting 35%. Memphis also sent them to the line 20 times, where they made 14 free throws, a 70% clip. The Tigers allowed 10 offensive rebounds.

Tigers vs Roadrunners Trends

• In their last ten games away from home, the Tigers have a straight up record of 8-2 while going 5-5 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 80 points per game in these contests.
• UTSA has a 1-4 record in their last five home games. In this stretch, they averaged 71 points per game while allowing 77. The team also performed well vs the spread at 3-2.
• Going back to their last ten games as the underdog, the Roadrunners have a straight up record of 2-8. But, their mark vs the spread was just 6-3-1.
• Against the spread, the Tigers have put together 1-2 in their last three games as the betting favorite. In these same games, they went 2-1 straight up.

Tigers vs Roadrunners Prediction

Coming in as the underdogs at +8.5, we have the Roadrunners as the way to go on the point spread. Not only do we have them covering, but our projections show they have a good one of winning this one straight-up, if you’re looking for a higher payout on the moneyline.

As for the over/under, the the line is currently at 157.5, and our model projects the Tigers and Roadrunners to reach a combined total of 145 points. Our bet is on taking the under.

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