In a game that has implications for the American Athletic Conference regular season title, the No. 18 Memphis Tigers face the UAB Blazers on the road in Birmingham, AL, on Sunday afternoon.
Head coach Penny Hardaway and the Tigers currently sit in first place in the AAC standings, with a 13-2 record in conference play this season. UAB, meanwhile, sits just one game behind the Tigers, with an AAC record of 12-3.
Memphis has been on a roll in conference play, winning 10 of its last 11 contests, including a decisive 23-point victory over the Blazers back in late January. The AAC points leader this season, redshirt sophomore guard PJ Haggerty, leads the conference's second-best offense, averaging over 80 points per game in AAC play.
The Tigers have scored at least 75 points in seven consecutive games.
UAB's offense has really hit its stride late this regular season. The Blazers have scored at least 80 points in four straight games, all resulting in wins in AAC conference play.
How to watch Memphis vs. UAB
- Date: Sunday, March 2
- Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
- Venue: Bartow Arena, Birmingham, AL
- How to Watch (TV): ESPN
- Streaming: fubo TV
- Memphis record: 23-5 (13-2 American)
- UAB record: 19-9 (12-3 American)
Memphis vs. UAB odds, spread and total
Odds provided by FanDuel Sportsbook
Moneyline
- Memphis -111
- UAB -110
Spread
- Memphis -1.5 (-104)
- UAB +1.5 (-118)
Total
- 150.5 (over -110/under -110)
Memphis injury report
There are no injuries for the Tigers publicly reported vs. UAB.
UAB injury report
UAB also has a clean injury report going into this game vs. Memphis.
Memphis and UAB series history
- Memphis all-time record vs. UAB: 41-12
Memphis vs UAB prediction
UAB is looking to exact revenge on the Tigers after Memphis defeated the Blazers by a convincing margin of over 20 points when these two teams met in Tennessee earlier this season.
Head coach Andy Kennedy and the Blazers should have a significant edge in the paint. UAB leads the AAC in paint scoring efficiency (per Bart Torvik) and rebounding percentage.
Memphis relies on the scoring efforts of guard Haggerty and senior forward Dain Dainja. Haggerty and Dainja have combined for over 40 points in back-to-back games for the Tigers.
Prediction: Memphis-82, UAB-70