Memphis has tremendous talent. But the Tigers are poorly-coached, one of the worst free throw shooting teams in the nation and are terrible against spread going 4-10-1 ATS in their last 15 games.

Tulane upset the Tigers, 85-84, as a 6-point home 'dog back on Dec. 29 and the Green Wave definitely can hang within single digits in this rematch.

The Green Wave are a solid 7-4 in the American Athletic Conference, good for third place behind only Houston and SMU.

Tulane has covered five of its last seven road games and is 3-1 in its last four games.

Despite its talent, Memphis is horrendous from the free throw line making less than 66 percent. The Tigers rank 333rd in free throw percentage.

The Tigers have failed to cover five of the last six times when laying 8 or more points.