Both the Grizzlies and the Warriors have lost 2 straight games, but both of the losses for Golden State have come against solid teams. The Griz have won 8 straight against the Warriors and 7 straight against them at home.
Venue/ Stadium: FedExForum, Memphis, TN
Time/Date: 8 PM EST Friday, February 8, 2013
NBA Odds From: BetOnline
Moneyline: OFF
Spread: Grizzlies -3
Over/Under: 192
Golden State Warriors vs. Memphis Grizzlies Preview
NBA lines have the Grizzlies as 3-point home favorites with a total of 192.
In their last games the Warriors lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-98 and the Grizzlies lost to the Atlanta Hawks 103-92.
On the season the Warriors are 27-21-1 ATS and they have an Over/Under record of 31-17-1 and the Grizzlies are at 27-20-1 ATS and they have an Over/Under record of 18-29-1.
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The Grizzlies are 18-8 at home and the Warriors are 14-13 on the road.
The Grizzlies are only 1-3 since trading away leading scorer Rudy Gay, but it has been their D that has struggled in the last few games. That is not good with the Warriors coming to town, as they rank 7th in the league in scoring.
Marc Gasol has struggled with his shot in his last 4 games only averaging 12.3 ppg on 34.7% shooting and he has to get back on track tonight. He, and the PF duo of Zach Randolph and Jerryd Bayless, who has stepped up with more minutes with Gay in Toronto, have to play well tonight, as the Griz do not have a high scoring backcourt.
All Star FW David Lee (19.2 ppg 11 rpg) and Andrew Bogut have to provide some offense, but their inside D will be more important tonight, as if they can keep the big men of the Griz from having big scoring games they should in good shape. [ad-6571516]
While Memphis does not have a high scoring backcourt the Warriors feature Stephen Curry (20.7 ppg) and Klay Thomson (16.5 ppg). Curry has scored 50 combined points in the 2 games facing the Griz this season.
The Grizzlies have won both of their games against the Warriors this season and both of those games were at Golden State.
In some betting trends for this Western Conference match up the Warriors are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record and they have an Over record of 7-0 in their last 7 road games.
The Grizzlies are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a S.U. loss, and they have an Under record of 14-6 in their last 20 home games.
Jason’s Pick: The road team is 6-0 ATS in the last 6 games between these 2 teams and that trend will continue. The Warriors will play well tonight and with their offense they will cover the spread.
