SAN ANTONIO SPURS VS. MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES | NBA BASKETBALL PICKS AND PREDICTIONS
7:30 PM ET
OPEN:O/U: 225.5MEM -3 LIVE:O/U: 225MEM -3.5
Grizzlies are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 Wednesday games.
Grizzlies are 20-8 ATS in their last 28 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points.
Grizzlies are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
Grizzlies are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
Grizzlies are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite.
Grizzlies are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record.
Grizzlies are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games.
Grizzlies are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
Grizzlies are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
Grizzlies are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games as a home favorite.
Spurs are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games playing on 2 days rest.
Spurs are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up loss.
Spurs are 14-6-1 ATS in their last 21 road games.
Spurs are 9-4-2 ATS in their last 15 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
Spurs are 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 games as an underdog.
Spurs are 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
Spurs are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
Spurs are 7-21-1 ATS in their last 29 Wednesday games.
Spurs are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as a road underdog.
Game Prediction, Analysis and Breakdown
Spurs vs Grizzlies
Its Wednesday, May 19, and im Tommy D with onlinesportsbet.com [1]. Great first night of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs on tuesday but the West Coast is the best coast and we’re ready for tonight’s Main event…Bron vs Steph..but first at 730pm eastern we have the lower seeded teams goin at it..The spurs in Memphis taking on the Grizzlies.
Greg Popovich is in what seems like his 1000th season coaching the spurs, and this year they have been lackluster and flown under the radar. Injuries galore sunk their season early and they traded away Lamarcus Aldrige who ended up retiring. They’ve really fallen through the ranks ever since the Kawhi trade.
San Antonio squeaked into the play in after losing 10 of their last 12 games to finish the regular season. After starting out as one of the better road teams, they lost 6 of their last 7 road games as well. Against the Grizzlies, they are 5-7 straight up in their last 9 meetings, bnut only 4-8 against the spread. Still, 4 points seems real shady here.
The grizzlies should be favored by more than 4 and a half points. They have won 5 of their last 6 games to end the season, and 5 of their last 6 home games. They have quietly beaten many of the top western conference teams this year as underdogs. As favorites however, they win and dont cover more often than not. And at home they only covered 19 out of their 36 games…5 of the last 6 games won…but the grizzlies only covered in one of them!
I expect Ja Morant to control the tempo of this game and drive into the paint at will. This will cause the Spurs defense to collapse in, and Ja will dish it out to wing shooters like Dillon Brooks and Kyle Anderson who can get hot shooting from distance. Jonas Valencunias will also be way too much for the Spurs in the post. Spurs center Jakob Poetl is too soft and his physique is too wiry to contend with Jonas and his 280 lb frame.
I expect the Grizz to win this game and advance but I’m not certain they cover. I think Popovich will get enough offense out of Dejounta Murray and Demarr derozan to stay in the game and cover the 4-4.5 points but its not one I’d bet the house on.
Spurs +4.5
Thanks for watching and look out for my game preview on the Lakers/Warriors coming up next.
