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College Basketball Picks: USC vs. Memphis

by Alexander Banks on Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

College Basketball Picks: USC vs. Memphis The Memphis Tigers, ranked third in the country take on the 22^nd ranked USC Trojans in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York on Tuesday. Memphis comes into the game looking like a Final Four contender at 6-0 while the Trojans have the exciting O.J. Mayo and a talented team that has also won six games. SBG Global reports that early NCAA Basketball betting has the public taking Memphis at Home.

College Basketball Betting Preview
USC (6-2) vs. Memphis (6-0)
Tuesday, 9:15 pm Eastern – ESPN

SBG Global Opening Line: Memphis -8 , Total TBA

USC has five players averaging double figures in O.J. Mayo (21.3 ppg), Davon Jefferson (13.8), Daniel Hackett (11.3), Dwight Lewis (10.7) and Taj Gibson (10.3). USC is shooting 48.7 percent from the field this season and has outrebounded opponents by an averaged of 3.6 boards per game.

SBG Global Current Line: Memphis -7.5 , Total TBA

Memphis is playing in their second Jimmy V Classic in the last four seasons. The Tigers have an all-time record of 9-13 against Pac 10 teams including a 1-1 mark against USC. The Tigers are 8-6 under head coach John Calipari at Madison Square Garden. The Tigers are 6-0 for the first time since the 1995-1996 season. The longest win streak for Memphis to start a season was 20 straight back in 1985-86. Memphis has already played in New York this season as they won the 2k Sports College Hoops Classic last month beating Connecticut in the Championship game.

Here are the NCAA Basketball betting stats for Tuesday’s game. The Trojans are 18-7 ATS in their last 25 non-conference games. The Trojans are 25-12 ATS in their last 37 games overall. The Trojans are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 Tuesday games.

The Tigers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games. The Tigers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. Pac 10.

The Under is 4-0 in the Trojans last 4 neutral site games. The Under is 5-0 in the Trojans last 5 overall. The Under is 20-6 in the Trojans last 26 non-conference games. The Over is 6-1 in the Tigers last 7 non-conference games. The Over is 6-1 in the Tigers last 7 overall. The Under is 9-4 in the Tigers last 13 neutral site games.