Western Kentucky at Memphis 11/19/21 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers visit FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee on Friday to play the No. 11 ranked Memphis Tigers. Western Kentucky is 1-2 following a 75-64 loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks. The leading scorer for Western Kentucky was Josh Anderson with 16 points but the Hilltoppers shot only 38.3% overall and 25.0% from three-point territory. Western Kentucky was outrebounded 46-24.

Dayvion McKnight is leading Western Kentucky in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 21.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. Jarius Hamilton is the second leading scorer with an average of 15.3 points per game and one of three players averaging double-figures in scoring. Western Kentucky is shooting 41.7% overall and 27.4% from 3-point territory.

Memphis is a perfect 3-0 to start the season after defeating the St. Louis Billikens 90-74 on Tuesday. Tyler Harris was the leading scorer for Memphis with 18 points while Emori Bates chipped in with 16 points. Prior to defeating St Louis, Memphis had defeated Tennessee Tech and North Carolina Central. The Tigers are scoring an average of 89.7 points per game.

Emori Bates is the leading scorer for Memphis with an average of 16.0 points per game, while Jalen Duren is the second leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 12.7 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. Landers Nolley II is the leader in assists with an average of 2.7 assists per game. Memphis has four players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is shooting 54.8% overall and 45.2% from 3-point territory.