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Memphis, Georgetown meet again Thursday
MEMPHIS TIGERS (6-4)
at GEORGETOWN HOYAS (9-1)
Tip-off: Thursday, 7:00 p.m. EDT
Line: Georgetown -5, Total: 144
Memphis visits 16th-ranked Georgetown for a rare out-of-conference rematch on Thursday night.
A month ago at the Maui Invitational, the teams went to overtime with the Hoyas winning 91-88 in what might have been the best performance of the year for both teams. They shot a combined 42% from three and 84% from the line. But the home court advantage will give Georgetown a major boost in this one. The Hoyas are 6-0 SU at the Verizon Center this year, and Memphis is 0-4 SU and 0-3-1 ATS against teams currently ranked in the Top 25. GEORGETOWN is the pick.
The FoxSheets have a rare five-star coaching trend backing the Hoyas:
John Thompson III is 17-2 ATS (+14.8 Units) when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%) as the coach of GEORGETOWN. The average score was GEORGETOWN 70.3, OPPONENT 55.9 - (Rating = 5*).
Memphis has played a tough early-season schedule. Along with the games in Maui, the Tigers also traveled to Louisville last week (a SU loss and ATS push). They have an outstanding array of athletes, led by their backcourt of SG Will Barton (20.7 PPG, 8.6 RPG) and PG Joe Jackson (13.9 PPG). In the first meeting between these teams, Barton scored 22 and Jackson added 20. But they haven’t defended particularly well, especially against top teams. In Maui, they allowed 54% shooting in a loss to Michigan, gave up 19 offensive rebounds in a double-OT win over Tennessee, allowed Georgetown to ring up 91 points in an OT loss, and then against Louisville committed 28 fouls and sent the Cardinals to the line 40 times, giving up 95 points.
Georgetown has generally clamped down on the defensive end. The Hoyas are allowing just 57.5 PPG and 38% shooting from the field, and have held seven of their 10 opponents below 60 points. They also have a good amount of offensive firepower, especially with a couple of seniors—SG Jason Clark (15.5 PPG) and C Henry Sims (12.6 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 3.9 APG)—stepping up. Those two torched the Tigers in Maui, with Clark going for 26 and Sims adding 24 points with eight rebounds and five assists. SF Hollis Thompson has solidified himself as one of the nation’s premiere deep threats, hitting 50% of his threes so far this season. As a team the Hoyas are making 49% of their shots, including 37% from behind the arc.
MEMPHIS TIGERS (6-4)
at GEORGETOWN HOYAS (9-1)
Tip-off: Thursday, 7:00 p.m. EDT
Line: Georgetown -5, Total: 144
Memphis visits 16th-ranked Georgetown for a rare out-of-conference rematch on Thursday night.
A month ago at the Maui Invitational, the teams went to overtime with the Hoyas winning 91-88 in what might have been the best performance of the year for both teams. They shot a combined 42% from three and 84% from the line. But the home court advantage will give Georgetown a major boost in this one. The Hoyas are 6-0 SU at the Verizon Center this year, and Memphis is 0-4 SU and 0-3-1 ATS against teams currently ranked in the Top 25. GEORGETOWN is the pick.
The FoxSheets have a rare five-star coaching trend backing the Hoyas:
John Thompson III is 17-2 ATS (+14.8 Units) when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%) as the coach of GEORGETOWN. The average score was GEORGETOWN 70.3, OPPONENT 55.9 - (Rating = 5*).
Memphis has played a tough early-season schedule. Along with the games in Maui, the Tigers also traveled to Louisville last week (a SU loss and ATS push). They have an outstanding array of athletes, led by their backcourt of SG Will Barton (20.7 PPG, 8.6 RPG) and PG Joe Jackson (13.9 PPG). In the first meeting between these teams, Barton scored 22 and Jackson added 20. But they haven’t defended particularly well, especially against top teams. In Maui, they allowed 54% shooting in a loss to Michigan, gave up 19 offensive rebounds in a double-OT win over Tennessee, allowed Georgetown to ring up 91 points in an OT loss, and then against Louisville committed 28 fouls and sent the Cardinals to the line 40 times, giving up 95 points.
Georgetown has generally clamped down on the defensive end. The Hoyas are allowing just 57.5 PPG and 38% shooting from the field, and have held seven of their 10 opponents below 60 points. They also have a good amount of offensive firepower, especially with a couple of seniors—SG Jason Clark (15.5 PPG) and C Henry Sims (12.6 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 3.9 APG)—stepping up. Those two torched the Tigers in Maui, with Clark going for 26 and Sims adding 24 points with eight rebounds and five assists. SF Hollis Thompson has solidified himself as one of the nation’s premiere deep threats, hitting 50% of his threes so far this season. As a team the Hoyas are making 49% of their shots, including 37% from behind the arc.
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