Maryland vs. Memphis U (NCAAB) - Mar 21, 2009 4:20 PM EDTPlay: Point Spread: 9/-104 Maryland Pick Title: Craig's Free PlayMaryland is one of those teams that can not only cover ATS but also upset Memphis and become a great Cinderella story. Lets look at trends and records for these two teams!
Team records:
Maryland: 21-13 SU, 16-10-2 ATS
Memphis: 32-3 SU, 20-12-2 ATS
Trends:
Terrapins are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games.
Terrapins are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
Terrapins are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog.
Tigers are 14-5 ATS in their last 19 games overall. Tigers are 12-5 ATS in their last 17 games as a favorite. Maryland has went from a bubble team to a possible Sweet 16 Cinderella team. This will be a classic defense vs offense match up. Memphis has the best man to man defense in the country while Maryland is a very good offensive team. Greivis Vasquez picked up 27 points on Thursday afternoon as No. 10 Maryland rolled to an 84-71 win over No. 7 California in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Vasquez has been almost unstoppable in the last 5 games and Memphis even though very solid on defense will still struggle to stop him. Don't buy into the hype of Memphis they have not beat anybody for the last two months playing in a very weak Conference USA. Memphis was upset about a #2 seed but after this loss on Saturday will have nothing to cry about. Enjoy the big upset here. SCORE MARY 70 - MEM 68