While waiting for the Bridgestone Brawl tip off featuring the resurgent Memphis Tigers:

SI has us -7.5

Over/Under Insights

Memphis and its opponents have gone over the current 55.5-point total in seven of 11 games this season.

So far this season, 41.7% of Hawaii's games (5/12) have had more combined points than Friday's over/under of 55.5.

The two teams combine to average 58.9 points per game, 3.4 more than the over/under in this contest.

This contest's over/under is 5.2 points fewer than the 60.7 these two squads combine to give up per game in 2021.

The average total in Tigers games this season is 61.7, 6.2 points above Friday's over/under of 55.5.

The 59.8 PPG average total in Rainbow Warriors games this season is 4.3 points more than this game's over/under.

Memphis Stats and Trends

In Memphis' 12 games this season, it has three wins against the spread.
The Tigers have been favored by 7.5 points or more two times this season and covered the spread in one of them.

Memphis' games this year have hit the over on five of 11 set point totals (45.5%).

The Tigers rack up 30.1 points per game, comparable to the 31.4 per matchup the Rainbow Warriors give up.

Memphis is 1-2 against the spread and 4-0 overall in games when it scores more than 31.4 points.

The Tigers average 434.2 yards per game, only 11.8 fewer than the 446 the Rainbow Warriors allow per matchup.

In games that Memphis picks up over 446 yards, the team is 1-3 against the spread and 3-2 overall.

This year, the Tigers have 19 turnovers, eight fewer than the Rainbow Warriors have takeaways (27).

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Hawaii Stats and Trends

Hawaii has five wins against the spread in 13 games this season.
The Rainbow Warriors are 3-3 ATS when underdogs by 7.5 points or more this season.
Hawaii has gone over the point total in 41.7% of its opportunities this season (five times over 12 games with a set point total).
This year the Rainbow Warriors put up just 0.5 fewer points per game (28.8) than the Tigers surrender (29.3).
When Hawaii puts up more than 29.3 points, it is 3-2 against the spread and 5-1 overall.
The Rainbow Warriors average 405 yards per game, only 13 fewer than the 418 the Tigers allow.
When Hawaii amasses over 418 yards, the team is 3-2 against the spread and 5-1 overall.
This year the Rainbow Warriors have turned the ball over 28 times, 13 more than the Tigers' takeaways (15).

Give the points. Take the Tigers.