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The 76ers are putting the finishing touches on a supremely bad season but unless something dramatic happens they still won’t finish with the worst record in the league. [ad-4468020]

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Philadelphia 76ers (17-61) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (46-32)
Friday April 11
FedEx Forum – Memphis, TN
8:00PM
Moneyline: No moneyline currently listed
Spread: Memphis -15
Total: 199
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Philadelphia

This one could get a little ugly though as their opponent desperately needs the victory and Memphis thumped them on their own floor last time 103-77.

On the road against a top defensive team points might be hard to come by.

The one encouraging sign from this season is that rookie PG Michael Carter-Williams is a player.

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Odds are he will be the rookie of the year and with incremental improvement and some strength he has a high ceiling – I kind of see him like a better scoring version of Rajon Rondo.

After him Thaddeus Young is a decent piece but it is hard to tell whether he is good or just benefiting from a bad situation.

There is no doubting the 76ers are terrible but they have not been a terrible spread team down the stretch.
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They re 7-3 ATS in their last 10, ironically not covering the two largest numbers, a 19.5 and 20 pointer. Even with bad teams there is an upper limit as to how many points I am willing to give up.

Memphis

The Grizzlies can not afford any hiccups if they are going to get into the playoffs.

Right now they are the odd team out, by just a game, but with games left against Dallas and Phoenix they are definitely in the mix. They just beat Miami in a must have so it would be a shame to come up with a dud and be eliminated from contention against one of the worst teams in the league.

Memphis had an offensive explosion against Miami with three starters scoring 20 points or more.

If they are going to get in that is he kind of production they need from Mike Conley, Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph. Off a hot game they moved James Johnson into the starting lineup.

He was a relative non-factor and it probably makes more sense to keep his offensive focus coming off the bench.

Memphis will win this game but despite their offensive explosion against Miami I don’t trust them to beat a team by this many points…even one as bad a Philly. Here is all you need to know. Memphis is just 1-4 ATS in games where they are a favourite of 10 or more points this season.

Sure they can dominate but predicting it is challenging.

Spread prediction: Philadelphia +15
Total prediction: Under
Score prediction: Memphis 99 – Philadelphia 90

By The Wiesguy

The Wiesguy is a newcomer to the handicapping scene. Hailing from Toronto, Canada he is always sweet on the underdogs and you can often find his thoughts, musings and picks at moneydogs.blogspot.com.