March Madness Point Spread – Memphis vs Virginia
The Virginia Cavaliers are 6.5 point favorites over the Memphis Tigers, in one of the best games of March Madness round of 32 this Sunday. The game will be play at PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina, at 8:30 PM ET.
The Cavaliers have won 17 of their last 18, including a 70-59 victory over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in the first round of the NCAA Men’s tournament.
“Not having a go-to guy and still having success means everybody’s contributing, everybody’s playing a major role,” Virginia sophomore guard Malcom Brogdon said Saturday. “And I think that’s really been the key to our success. We don’t heavily rely on any one person.”
Memphis has alternated wins and losses over the last seven games; they beat the George Washington Colonials 71-66 in the first round of the tournament. “As long as we think big and we play hard, the sky’s the limit,” Tigers Joe Jackson said. “We’ve just got to continue to think that we can get there. We’ve got to know we can get there.”
Keep in mind, the Tigers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Sunday games, 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a SU win, 5-1 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games.
Consider the Cavaliers are 12-5-2 ATS in their last 19 games as a favorite, 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 NCAA Tournament games, 10-1-2 ATS in their last 13 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
Zack is a tour guide whose favorite sports are football, baseball, and golf. He enjoys giving obnoxious commentary during games and hopes to some day write a book about sports. His favorite underdog victory was the Diamondbacks beating the Yankees in game 7 of the World Series.
