The Memphis Grizzlies waived the white flag on this season when they traded probably the best player in franchise history, center Marc Gasol, to the Toronto Raptors last Thursday. The Grizz likely will be home NBA odds underdogs Tuesday night vs. the San Antonio Spurs.
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- When: Tuesday, 8 PM ET
- Where: FedEx Forum
- TV: NBA TV
- Live Stream: NBA League Pass
- NBA Odds: San Antonio Spurs -4 (Total 208)
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Season Series
Memphis leads 2-1. They last played on Jan. 9 and Memphis won 96-86 behind 26 points and 14 rebounds from the now-departed Marc Gasol. San Antonio shot just 36.1 percent from the floor and 65.2 percent from the charity stripe in its lowest-scoring game of the season. snapping the team’s season-long win streak. Gasol was aided by four teammates in double figures, led by 15 from Mike Conley.
Memphis outscored San Antonio 48-24 in the paint while collecting 8 blocks as a team and forcing 15 turnovers by the Spurs. Marco Belinelli and Bryn Forbes scored 14 points apiece for the Spurs. LaMarcus Aldridge and Patty Mills had 13 points each for San Antonio.
Why Bet on San Antonio?
The Spurs dropped their fourth in a row Saturday, 125-105 in Utah. Tied at 32, the Jazz scored nine consecutive points, including two baskets at the rim by Rudy Gobert, to gain command. The Jazz got to the basket repeatedly and outscored the Spurs 22-2 in the paint during the second quarter and led 62-48 at the half. The Spurs posted only four second-chance points as they were out-rebounded 52-36.
DeMar DeRozan made 10-of-19 from the field for 23 points in the loss, adding two rebounds, five assists, one steal, and four turnovers. He has scored 20+ 31 times this season and leads the team in both scoring (21.6) and assists (6.2). Marco Belinelli played 28 minutes against the Jazz on Saturday with 11 points, four rebounds, two assists, one steal, and two turnovers. He did not get a noteworthy playing time boost with Rudy Gay (ankle) not playing.
Jakob Poeltl scored eight points with seven rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 24 minutes. With Gay out, the Spurs went big to match up with the Jazz and went with some defensive coverages to protect the paint. LaMarcus Aldridge was held to just 15 points. He owns 20 double-doubles on the season and has 20-plus points 33 times this season, in which the Spurs are 26-7.
San Antonio currently ranks first in the NBA in fewest turnovers, coughing up 12.6 per game. The Silver and Black have turned the ball over 10-or-fewer times in 20 games this season, which is the most such games in the NBA this season.
Team Stats
Offense- Total Score: 112.41
- Field Goal Percentage: 47.97
- Three-Point Percentage: 40.57
- Free Throw Percentage: 82.36
- Total Rebounds: 44.07
Defense
- Total Score: 111.43
- Field Goal Percentage: 46.99
- Three-Point Percentage: 36.13
- Free Throw Percentage: 75.77
- Total Rebounds: 43.71
Why Bet on Memphis?
The Grizzlies are trying to tank but won for the third time in four games on Saturday, 99-90 over New Orleans. After connecting on 11 of 18 shots in the first quarter, New Orleans went 15 of 50 over the next two frames, scoring only 34 points. Memphis used the Pelicans’ struggles in the middle two quarters to carry a 10-point lead into the fourth. The lead would eventually stretch to 12 in the closing minutes.
Mike Conley made 3-of-11 from the field for 11 points, adding six rebounds, nine assists and one turnover in 32 minutes. It looks like the Grizzlies will play Conley for now. That could change at a moment’s notice with the team possibly exploring a trade in the summer. Justin Holiday played 31 minutes with 15 points, five rebounds, three assists, two turnovers, and three 3-pointers in 31 minutes against the Pelicans. He started at small forward with Kyle Anderson out. Anderson is scheduled for a follow-up with specialists this week to determine the cause of lingering soreness in his shoulder.
Delon Wright scored seven points in his Grizzlies debut on Saturday, adding one rebound, two assists, one steal and one turnover in 23 minutes. He came over in the Marc Gasol trade along with Jonas Valanciunas and CJ Miles from Toronto.
C.J. Miles scored 13 points in his Grizzlies debut on Saturday, adding two rebounds, two assists, and one 3-pointer in 21 minutes. Valanciunas hasn’t suited up for the team yet and did not practice on Monday. The Grizzlies are still waiting for his immigration paperwork to process, but there is some optimism that he’ll be cleared in time to play on Tuesday. Coach J.B. Bickerstaff said he is going to stick with Ivan Rabb in the starting lineup for the time being.
Memphis owns the second-best scoring defense in the NBA, holding opponents to just 103.6 points per game. The Grizzlies, however, are also the league’s lowest-scoring team this season (100.3 ppg).
Team Stats
Offense- Total Score: 100.32
- Field Goal Percentage: 44.86
- Three-Point Percentage: 33.84
- Free Throw Percentage: 75.91
- Total Rebounds: 40.51
- Total Score: 103.39
- Field Goal Percentage: 44.82
- Three-Point Percentage: 35.93
- Free Throw Percentage: 77.73
- Total Rebounds: 44.40
Spurs vs Grizzlies NBA Betting Trends
- Over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Memphis
- Road team is 5-2-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings
- San Antonio is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
- San Antonio is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio’s last 5 games on the road
- Memphis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
- Memphis is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games at home
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Memphis’s last 7 game
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