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Memphis
Sunday, January 9th, 2022
3:30 PM
FedEx Forum
ABC
The Tigers (8-5, 2-1 AAC, NET #51, KenPom #34) have been as erratic as any team in the country through the first two months of the season. They beat #15 Alabama at home by 14 in mid-December and also won at Wichita State by an 18-point margin last Saturday.
On their less impressive days, they've lost @Georgia, @Tulane, and to (an albeit strong) Murray State at home. They fought off a late comeback attempt by Tulsa this past Tuesday to win 67-64 at home.
This year's Memphis team has many similar attributes to Penny's past teams. They are long, ultra athletic, crash the offensive boards well, protect the rim, draw lots of fouls, play fast, create turnovers, and turn the ball over a lot themselves.
This year's Tigers have more raw talent than any prior team under Penny as they brought in the #1 recruiting class in 2021 and returned a sizable amount of talent to pair with their first year players.
Memphis is favored by 7.5 points in the Bearcats first road game of the AAC schedule.
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