Halftime Report
Only one more half stands between Memphis and the win they were favored to collect coming into this afternoon. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead UAB 52-39.
If Memphis keeps playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 16-4 in no time. On the other hand, UAB will have to make due with a 12-8 record unless they turn things around (and fast).
Who’s Playing
UAB Blazers @ Memphis Tigers
Current Records: UAB 12-7, Memphis 15-4
How To Watch
- When: Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 1 p.m. ET
- Where: FedExForum — Memphis, Tennessee
- TV: ESPN2
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $24.00
What to Know
We’ve got another exciting American Athletic matchup on schedule as the Memphis Tigers and the UAB Blazers are set to tip at 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday at FedExForum. The Tigers will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Memphis is headed into this one after the oddsmakers set last week’s over/under low at 156.5, but even that wound up being too high. They came out on top against Wichita State by a score of 61-53 on Thursday. The 61-point effort marked the Tigers’ lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn’t matter.
PJ Haggerty was the offensive standout of the match as he went 8 for 11 en route to 22 points plus five rebounds and four steals. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he’s played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyrese Hunter, who posted 16 points in addition to four steals.
Even though they won, Memphis struggled to work together and finished the game with only six assists. That’s the fewest assists they’ve managed all season.
UAB aren’t just finding success at home, as their game on Tuesday extended their overall winning streak to five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 81-78 win over UTSA. For those keeping track at home, that’s the closest victory the Blazers have posted since February 8, 2024.
UAB can attribute much of their success to Yaxel Lendeborg, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 14 rebounds. Lendeborg’s performance made up for a slower game against South Florida last Wednesday. Christian Coleman was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
Memphis has been performing incredibly well recently as they’ve won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for UAB, their win bumped their record up to 12-7.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Memphis hasn’t had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 77.8 points per game. However, it’s not like UAB struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 84.8. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
As for their next game, Memphis is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by eight points. This contest will be their eighth straight as the favorites (so far over this stretch they are 2-5 against the spread).
Odds
Memphis is a big 8-point favorite against UAB, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Tigers as a 8.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 157.5 points.
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Series History
Memphis has won 4 out of their last 6 games against UAB.
- Mar 03, 2024 – Memphis 106 vs. UAB 87
- Jan 28, 2024 – UAB 97 vs. Memphis 88
- Dec 07, 2019 – Memphis 65 vs. UAB 57
- Dec 08, 2018 – Memphis 94 vs. UAB 76
- Nov 30, 2017 – UAB 71 vs. Memphis 56
- Dec 10, 2016 – Memphis 62 vs. UAB 55
