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2021 NBA Handicapping
(13-12) Los Angeles Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies (14-11)
Date: Thursday, December 9th
Time: 8:00 PM EST
Venue: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
NBA Moneyline Odds: Lakers -156 | Grizzlies +130 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Lakers -3
NBA Betting Total: 222.5
Thursday, December 9th finds the Los Angeles Lakers facing the Memphis Grizzlies in their second meeting this season. LA won 121-118 in the first contest.
Memphis is playing the second game of a back-to-back set having lost 96-104 to the Mavericks while the Lakers defeated Boston 117-102 on Tuesday.
Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers are always in the spotlight but their struggles this season have only served to offer constant dissection from the media and fans. Frank Vogel’s job stability was questioned.
Although Russell Westbrook was the player drawing the early attacks in fairness when he’s switched to a new team it’s taken him at least a half-season to figure out the new system.
So the next person in the line of fire was Anthony Davis and in fairness, the experts have a point. AD was named to the best 75 players recently and is considered to be in the top five active players.
While injuries do have an impact I’ll point you to Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo who don’t just fill up stat sheets they make their teammates better. I’m not sure Davis has done that to this point in the season.
Sure his stats are nice 24.4 points, 10 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.3 steals, and 2.2 blocks. But dive deeper into his shooting and there are obvious questions. He’s shooting 18.8 percent from deep.
More concerning he’s taking 44.4% of his shots outside 10 feet and only 36.4% from 0 to 3 feet. Vogel should encourage him to play near the basket more frequently which isn’t something Davis likes to do given the physicality.
He delivered on Tuesday with 17 points and 16 rebounds but again if I’m Vogel he’s taking more than 13 shots in a game. Westbrook also posted a double-double of 24 points and 11 assists while James scored 30.
Memphis Grizzlies
The absence of Morant may finally be catching up with Memphis as they had the rest advantage over Dallas but allowed them to rally in the fourth quarter and steal the victory. It was their first loss in six games.
Jaren Jackson Jr. continued his personal hot streak leading the Grizzlies with 26 points (on 9 of 19 shooting), seven rebounds, an assist, a steal, and two blocks.
Dillon Brooks added 15 points, four rebounds, two assists, and two steals and reflected the chippy nature of the game getting ejected with 26.4 seconds remaining.
Desmond Bane and De’Anthony Melton scored 14 and 13 points respectively as the other double-figure contributors.
Morant was expected to miss approximately two weeks and has been out since November 27th meaning his reevaluation date would’ve been tomorrow. However, the news out of Memphis is he was placed in health and safety protocols.
Kyle Anderson (back), Brandon Clarke (knee), Zaire Williams (knee), and Sam Merrill (ankle) are all questionable for Thursday.
NBA Betting Trends:
- The Lakers are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games.
- The Grizzlies are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games.
- The total has gone over in 10 of LA Lakers’ last 15 games
- The total has gone under in 4 of Memphis’ last 5 games.
Free Los Angeles Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies NBA Prediction:
The Lakers get the rest advantage plus a Memphis squad dealing with copious injuries which bodes well for them however the Grizzlies are feisty and won’t just raise the white flag.
Over the last six matches, the Grizzlies have held opponents to 92.5 points (tops in the association) but given how physical the Mavs game was and LA being rested I think the Lakers likely pull this one out.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Lakers -3
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