Memphis vs. New Orleans betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 3

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The New Orleans Privateers (3-5) are heavy underdogs (+14.5) as they try to stop a four-game road slide when they square off against the Memphis Tigers (2-4) on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at FedExForum. The contest airs at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 149.5 points.

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Memphis Cover -14.5 vs New Orleans -109

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Memphis vs. New Orleans betting lines

  • Memphis moneyline odds to win: -1471
  • New Orleans moneyline odds to win: +849
  • Spread: Memphis (-14.5)
  • Total: 149.5

Memphis statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Memphis owned a worse record against the spread when playing at home (6-9-0) than it did in road games (6-6-0) last season.
  • In home games last year, the Tigers eclipsed the over/under 60% of the time (nine of 15 games). They hit the over in 41.7% of away games (five of 12 contests).
  • As a moneyline favorite last season, Memphis picked up the win in 13 of 14 games at home, good for a .929 winning percentage. Memphis won eight of 10 games away from home (.800) as a moneyline favorite.

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Tigers were the 40th-ranked squad in the nation (79.9 points per game) last season. On defense, they were 223rd (73.4 points allowed per game).
  • Memphis was 50th in college basketball in rebounds per game (34.5) and 153rd in rebounds conceded (30.8) last season.
  • At 14.4 assists per game last season, the Tigers were 111th in the country.

Memphis betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-1-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 2-4-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-1 (Home: 2-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.5 (300th in nation) 42.8 (153rd) 30.8 (270th) 32.3 (238th) 14.2 (202nd) 13.7 (305th)

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New Orleans statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • New Orleans’ winning percentage against the spread at home was .182 (2-8-1) last season. On the road, it was .556 (10-8-0).
  • Privateers games finished above the over/under less often at home (five times out of 11) than away (10 of 18) last season.
  • The Privateers’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs was .000 (0-11) last season, and on the road it was .167 (3-15).

Last season stats

  • The Privateers ranked 321st in college basketball with 67.9 points per contest last season, but on defense they were less effective, surrendering 82.5 points per game (0-worst in college basketball).
  • New Orleans ranked 200th in college basketball with 31.5 boards per game, but it gave up 35.8 rebounds per game, which ranked fourth-worst in college basketball.
  • Last season the Privateers ranked 274th in college basketball in assists, delivering 12.3 per game.

New Orleans betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-4-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 14.5+: 2-2-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 3-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-4-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.0 (281st in nation) 41.9 (125th) 36.4 (69th) 34.0 (297th) 14.6 (173rd) 14.8 (341st)
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