Teams that have stumbled of late meet in a key American Athletic Conference matchup on Thursday when the Memphis Tigers face the Temple Owls. Memphis is 5-3 on the road, while Temple is 4-5 on its home court. Tip-off from Liacouras Center in Philadelphia is set for 7 p.m. ET. The Tigers are 6.5-point favorites in the latest Memphis vs. Temple odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 147 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

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The model knows Memphis senior forward David Jones, who is in his first year with the program after spending last season at St. John's, has been red hot of late, scoring 18 or more points in each of the last seven games. He registered a double-double in an 81-79 loss at Tulane on Jan. 21, when he scored 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.

The model also knows junior guard Hysier Miller helps fuel the Owls' offense, and has reached double-figure scoring in each of the last four games. In a 69-66 loss to Rice on Jan. 20, he poured in 24 points, while dishing out seven assists. He had a season-high 29 points in a 78-73 loss to Columbia on Nov. 18.

Now, the model has set its sights on Memphis vs. Temple. We can tell you the model is leaning Under on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time! 

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