Florida Atlantic vs Memphis NCAA Tournament odds, tips and betting trends

The No. 9 Florida Atlantic Owls (31-3) are aiming to move on to the second round of the NCAA Tournament when they face off against the No. 8 Memphis Tigers (26-8) on Friday. Watch this 8-9 matchup in the East Region bracket at 9:20 PM, live on TNT.

The Tigers, who are favored by 2.5 points, are set to play the Owls. The point total for the game is set at 150.5.

Memphis is 16-16-2 against the spread this season compared to Florida Atlantic’s 21-11-0 ATS record. The Tigers are 19-15-0 and the Owls are 17-15-0 in terms of hitting the over. The two teams score an average of 158.6 points per game, 8.1 more points than this matchup’s total. Memphis is 6-3-1 against the spread and 8-2 overall in its last 10 games, while Florida Atlantic has gone 5-5 against the spread and 9-1 overall.

Get ready for this matchup with everything you need to know about Friday’s college basketball action.

Florida Atlantic at Memphis odds, spread and lines

• Spread: Memphis -2.5
• Total: 150.5
• Moneyline: Memphis -145, Florida Atlantic +123

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Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic prediction

Memphis 74, Florida Atlantic 73

Moneyline

• Memphis has won 22 of 25 games when the moneyline favorite this season (88%).
• The Tigers have gone 21-2 when they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -145 or shorter (91.3% win percentage).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, Memphis’ implied win probability is 59.2%.

• Florida Atlantic has entered the game as underdogs five times this season and won three of those games.
• The Owls are 1-1 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +123 or more on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Florida Atlantic has a 44.8% chance to win.

Against the spread

• Memphis has covered 16 times in 34 chances against the spread this season.
• Florida Atlantic has covered 21 times in 32 chances against the spread this season.
• The 79.8 points per game the Tigers score are 14.8 more points than the Owls give up (65.0).
• When Memphis scores more than 65.0 points, it is 10-13-2 against the spread and 19-6 overall.
• Florida Atlantic is 19-5 against the spread and 25-1 overall when giving up fewer than 79.8 points.
• The Owls score 6.9 more points per game (78.8) than the Tigers give up (71.9).
• Florida Atlantic is 14-6 against the spread and 21-1 overall when it scores more than 71.9 points.
• Memphis’ record is 11-9-2 against the spread and 19-3 overall when it gives up fewer than 78.8 points.

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Over/Under

• The Tigers’ average implied point total this season is 0.6 more points than their implied total in Friday’s game (77.6 implied points on average compared to 77 implied points in this game).
• So far this season, Memphis has put up more than 77 points in 20 games.
• The average implied point total on the season for the Owls (75.4) is 1.4 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (74).
• So far this season, Florida Atlantic has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (74) 21 times.

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