The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers take on the Memphis Tigers in college basketball.

Western Kentucky comes into this game after getting off to a 1-2 start to the season. They are coming off a 75-64 loss to South Carolina. As a team, Western Kentucky is putting up 70.7 points a game and on the defensive end, they are giving up 74 points a game. The offense is led by Dayvion McKnight with 21.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 5 assists a game. The Hilltoppers have two other double-digit scorers but lack depth on the bench.

Memphis has started off the season as expected and has taken care of business in thier first three games this season. They are coming off a 90-74 win over St. Louis in their last outing. As a team, Memphis is putting up 90 points a game. Emoni Bates is putting up 16 points a game and Memphis has a well-balanced attack with three other double-digit scorers.

So far, Memphis has been able to blend all their top-end talent and are playing well together. The Hilltoppers rely on McKnight to pretty much do everything. Memphis has too much talent on the defensive end for McKnight to take over the game by himself and he will need some help to keep this one close. Looking at the numbers, Western Kentucky is 0-4 ATS in their last four games overall, are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 Friday games. Memphis is 4-0 ATS in their last four home games against a team with a losing road record and is 4-0 ATS in their last four games against a team with a losing straight-up record. Memphis has too much talent and will run away with this game in the second half.

Play on Memphis. This is a 7* play.