NCAA Thursday Tilt - Tame That Tiger

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Memphis (1-0, #12) matches up tonight in the Preseason NIT against Alabama (1-0, #14). The line is currently set at PICK ‘EM, but you know better than to bring that waffling-ass shit our way. We dug a bit, found a couple of tidbits, and have a pick to take to your bookie. It’s our special Blue Ribbon Eighteen Unit Thursday Dual-Ranked Awesome Selection Of The Day, whatever that’s supposed to mean…

· Covers’ statistical breakdown of this game yields an interesting piece of info. Memphis opened their season with a win against University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (79-52 on Tuesday), the same team that bounced Alabama out of the NCAA Tournament last year (83-73 eight months ago today).

· “Calipari has assembled a staggering level of talent, a team with everything… No, really! It’s true!” [NWA News]

· “Chuck Davis knows Alabama can’t easily replace the scoring of Kennedy Winston and Earnest Shelton… So he figures the Crimson Tide will just have to do a better job keeping other teams from racking up points.” [WHNT]

So you’ve got a common opponent, who’s just north of “patsy.” You’ve got a “staggering level” of talent on one side, and a team wondering where they’re going to get their points from. If we told you one of these teams opened up with a win and a cover, the other with a win and a miss, who would you guess didn’t cover? Exactly. PICK! MEMPHIS TO WIN