Louisiana Tech takes on No. 16 Memphis following Batcho’s 22-point game

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (7-1) at Memphis Tigers (6-1)

Memphis, Tennessee; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -12.5; over/under is 148

BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana Tech faces No. 16 Memphis after Daniel Batcho scored 22 points in Louisiana Tech’s 73-70 loss to the Southern Jaguars.

The Tigers are 2-0 in home games. Memphis is 2-0 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 12.7 turnovers per game.

The Bulldogs are 1-0 in road games. Louisiana Tech scores 81.0 points and has outscored opponents by 13.1 points per game.

Memphis averages 8.6 made 3-pointers per game, 1.1 more made shots than the 7.5 per game Louisiana Tech allows. Louisiana Tech has shot at a 49.2% clip from the field this season, 5.9 percentage points above the 43.3% shooting opponents of Memphis have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: PJ Haggerty is scoring 22.1 points per game and averaging 6.3 rebounds for the Tigers.

Amaree Abram averages 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, scoring 14.4 points while shooting 37.2% from beyond the arc.

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