Last Updated on March 26, 2009 12:35 pm by Anthony Rome
The 2009 March Madness Tournament heads into the Sweet 16 Round tonight and a pair of Tigers are set to do battle as Missouri takes on Memphis. Let’s take a look at the odds, trends, injuries and hand out a College Basketball Free Pick for this matchup.
Tip off: 9:35PM ET
Odds: Oddsmakers from online sports book Sports Interaction have made Memphis 4.5-point favorite.
Over/Under Total: 141
Top Public Betting Trends:
All games in this series since 1997
MEMPHIS is 1-1 against the spread versus MISSOURI since 1997
MEMPHIS is 1-1 straight up against MISSOURI since 1997
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1997
Key Injuries:
MISSOURI
[F] 03/25/2009 – DeMarre Carroll probable Thursday vs. Memphis U (Ankle)
[G] 03/24/2009 – J.T. Tiller is upgraded to probable Thursday vs. Memphis U (Wrist)
MEMPHIS
[F] 02/06/2009 – Matt Simpkins has been suspended indefinitely. (Disciplinary)
[F] 01/24/2009 – Angel Garcia was declared academically ineligible for the rest of this season. (Academics)
[G] 11/14/2008 – C.J. Henry is out indefinitely. (Foot)
Free Pick: Our free pick for this game is Missouri +4.5.
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Posted: 3/26/09 12:33PM ET