When it comes to winning the 2023-24 college basketball national championship, oddsmakers don’t have high hopes for the Memphis Tigers (22-9), who are +50000 to take home the title. Next up for them is a bout versus the Wichita State Shockers at 2:30 PM ET on Thursday, March 14.
In its most recent game, Memphis fell to Florida Atlantic on Saturday, 92-84. Nae’qwan Tomlin scored a team-high 27 points (and chipped in one assist and seven rebounds).
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Memphis NCAA Championship Odds
- National championship odds (preseason): +6000
- National championship odds (on Dec. 31): +6000
- National championship odds (current): +50000
- AAC championship odds: +500
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Memphis Strength of Schedule, Tournament Resume
- In terms of difficulty, using our predictions, the Tigers are playing the 93rd-ranked schedule in Division I this season.
- Memphis’ remaining schedule includes none above .500 and one with a worse record than its own.
- Of the Tigers’ one remaining game, none are against current members of the AP’s Top 25.
- Memphis took down the Florida Atlantic Owls (No. 16 in the RPI) in a 78-74 win on February 25 — its best victory of the season.
- Based on the RPI, the Tigers have four wins over Quadrant 1 opponents, tied for the 14th-most in the country.
- The Tigers have tied for the 24th-most Quadrant 3 victories in the nation according to the RPI (seven).
Memphis Season Stats and Insights
- The Tigers are outscoring opponents by 5.1 points per game with a +158 scoring differential overall. They put up 81.0 points per game (27th in college basketball) and give up 75.9 per outing (291st in college basketball).
- The Tigers connect on 8.3 three-pointers per game (93rd in college basketball), while their opponents have made 9.1 on average.
- Memphis averages 272.4 points per 100 possessions on offense (47th in college basketball), and allows 255.3 points per 100 possessions (305th in college basketball).
- The Tigers and their opponents have been mostly even in the turnover battle. The Tigers commit 12.8 per game (321st in college basketball) and force 13.3 (23rd in college basketball play).
Memphis Leading Performers
- The Tigers points and rebounds leader is David Jones. He puts up 21.7 points per game and pulls down 7.6 rebounds.
- The squad is led in assists by Jahvon Quinerly’s 5.0 per game.
- Jones is the top three-point shooter for the Tigers, connecting on 2.4 per contest.
- Memphis’ blocks leader is Malcolm Dandridge, who records 1.4 per game. Jones leads the team by averaging 2.1 steals a game.
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