THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2009
#14 Tennessee Volunteers (9-2) vs. Memphis Tigers (9-2)
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The No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers will travel to the FedEx Forum on Thursday to face off against the Memphis Tigers in Memphis, TN.
Memphis edged out the Vols 54-52 the last time these two teams met on Jan 24, 2009.
Duke transfer Elliot Williams scored 27 points, including five of six 3-point attempts, as Memphis cruised to an 87-67 victory over Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis on Monday. Williams has provided a much-needed go-to guy and leads the team with 20.1 points per game. Pierre Henderson-Niles contributed with 15 points in the win. The victory extended the Tigers home winning streak to 22 games, and a 100-10 record at FedEx Forum. Memphis has neither progressed nor digressed into a team that has the talent to defend its C-USA title this season. Their only two losses came by way of a struggling UMass team 73-72 and a 58-57 loss to Kansas, while their nine wins came from a pretty soft early schedule.
Tyler Smith ld his team with 16 pints as No. 16 Tennessee cruised to a 99-78 victory over North Carolina A&T on Wednesday night. The win bumped the Vols to No. 13 this week. Freshman walk-on guard Skylar McBee hit three 3-pointers in the win and had a total of 12 points in the win. McBee’s threes helped in the win but fell short of helping Tennessee overcome its current 3-point shooting slide as the Vols were only 5-of-26 from behind the arc against North Carolina A&T, and are only 11-of-68 (16.2 percent) over their last three games. This is the Vols first true road test after falling to USC 77-55 on Dec. 19.
Odds are not yet posted.
Since 1995, Tennessee has a record against the spread when at home of 109-98 and a record when away of 76-75.
Expect the Tigers to keep their home streak alive edging out a narrow margin victory.
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