Memphis vs. L.A. Betting!
Many thought this would be THE series that would go down to the wire and it looks that way. After winning the first 2 games in La La Land the Clippers took a 2-0 lead in the series before Memphis won the last 2 to tie it up.
Venue/ Stadium: STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA
Time/Date: 10:30 PM EST Tuesday, April 30, 2013
NBA Odds From: BetOnline
Moneyline: Grizzlies +180 / Clippers -220
Spread: Clippers -5 at Bovada
Over/Under: 180
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NBA lines have the Clippers as 5-point home favorites with a total of 180.
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In Game 4 in Memphis the Grizzlies beat the Clippers 104-83.
On the season the Grizzlies are 49-35-2 ATS and they have and an Over/Under record of 34-51-1 and the Clippers are 46-40 ATS and they have an Over/Under record of 45-38.
This season the Clippers are 34-9 at home and the Grizzlies are 24-19 on the road.
The Grizzlies have covered the spread in the last 3 games of this series.
The last 2 games in Memphis were not close, as the Grizzlies won Game 3 by 12 points and Game 4 by 21 points.
The main reason the Grizzlies won in Memphis was the great play of C Marc Gasol and PF Zach Randolph who combined for 21 rebounds in Game 4 with each scoring 24 points. Also, in Game 4 the Grizzlies got a solid all around game, as they shot over 50% from the field and every starter scored at least 10 points. [ad-6571516]
In Memphis the Griz killed the Clippers on the glass out-rebounding them 92-61 in the 2 games. On top of that Memphis had 27 offensive rebounds while L.A. only had 9 in the 2 games and the Griz had 44 2nd chance points while the Clippers only had 6.
Blake Griffin and Chris Paul were solid in Game 4 each scoring 19 points, but the other 3 Clippers’ starters were a combined 1/13 from the field for a grand total of 2 points. The 2 All Stars for the Clippers need help on offense, as they cannot do it all.
The Grizzlies have the league’s top-ranked defense and in Game 4 they held the Clippers to a FG% of only 41% and a 3-pt FG% of only 19%.
In some betting trends for this playoff series the Grizzlies are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games, 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 road games, and they have an Under record of 10-4 in their last 14 games.
The Clippers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games and they have an Over record of 4-1 in their last 5 games.
Jason’s Pick: Picking a winner in this one is tough to call, but I am going with Memphis to cover the 5-point spread, as this will be a close contest.
