NCAA Football
2007-11-24 - Sth. Methodist at Memphis Tigers
A Sports Betting Pick by Luccin
Saturday 24th Novermber, 2pm ET
Venue : Memphis, Tennessee
Recent Matchups
No recent matches, only 1 previous meeting in 1976
Southern Methodist Mustangs
The Mustangs hoped for grand things this season after a solid showing last year, things have panned out differently and my rankings now have them 116th out of 120 teams.
The big problems have been on defence with nearly 500 yards being given up every game. The only bright spot is QB Justin Willis, he has a solid rating and has passed for 21 scores this season and only 16 INT’s.
There is little support from the running game and this will lead to the Mustangs struggling to trouble the scorer.
Memphis Tigers
The Tigers face a very important game here, a win guarantees them a decent bowl bid and a possibility to play in the GMAC bowl, this is a high profile game as it opens the bowl season and gets an unusually large audience.
On the field they have been reasonable defeats at MTSU and Arkansas State are disappointing, the win over Southern Miss is a nice bonus.
The offence has run along smoothly all season and QB Martin Hankins has been very efficient completing over 60% of his passes. The defence is poor, that is common to nearly every team in C-USA and will not be a problem
Prediction
Memphis will comfortably win.
The Pick :
SMU 17 – 48 Memphis
Gooner’s Statistical Value Bet
Take Memphis –7.5 ATS.
Available for 2.010 (Pinnacle)
Available for 2.010 (Pinnacle)
