Denver Nuggets at Memphis Grizzlies Betting Odds


Opening Line: Nuggets -2.5 / Grizzlies +2.5 O/U 214

Time: 8 PM EST Saturday March 13, 2010 on FSS-MEM

Tonight in a Western Conference match up of a couple of streaking teams the Memphis Grizzlies host the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets have been on fire lately winning 5 straight and going 8-2 in their last 10 games while the Grizzlies have won 3 in a row and are 7-3 in their last 10 games.

This game is important to both teams, as the Nuggets are in 3rd place in the West 3.5 games back of the Lakers and only .5 game back of the red-hot Dallas Mavericks. While the Nuggets will like not catch the Lakers they would love to move past the Mavs for the 2nd spot so they do not have to face the defending champion Lakers until the conference finals. The Grizzlies need to go on a tear, as they trail 8th place Portland in the West by 4 games.

This season the Grizzlies are 20-14 at home and 35-29-1 ATS and the Nuggets are 16-16 on the road and 29-31-4 ATS.

In their last games both teams won last night, as the Grizzlies beat the New York Knicks 119-112 and the Nuggets beat the New Orleans Hornets 102-95.

This is not a good match up for the Grizzlies, as the Nuggets are the 2nd highest scoring team in the league (107.7 ppg) and Memphis only ranks 23rd in opponents' points allowed (102.6 ppg). The Nuggets' offense has really been en fuego in their streak averaging 114.2 ppg in their 5-game winning streak.

The Griz really need to try to contain Carmelo Anthony (28.5 ppg), who has scored over 30 points in his last 5 games.

Memphis has been one of the best teams on the boards this season with a rebounding differential of +4.3 rpg. The Nuggets are only at -0.7 and will be without their best rebounder tonight, as PF Kenyon Martin (9.6 rpg) is out for tonight's game.

These 2 teams have split the 2 games they have played this season.

With Martin out the Nuggets really have to key on Zach Randolph (20.7 ppg 11.8 rpg) and not let him score easy buckets outside and dominate the glass.

Chauncey Billups missed the last game against Memphis, which the Nuggets lost, and he is averaging 24.8 ppg and 9.4 assists per game in his last 5 road games against the Grizzlies.

Betting Trends

Denver is 5-2-3 ATS in their last 10 road games, 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite, and has an Under record of 4-0 in their last 4 road games.

Memphis is 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games, 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games as a home underdog, and has an Over record of 6-2 in their last 8 games.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams in Memphis the total has gone Under 4 times.

Our Selection : Denver has been one of the hotter teams in the league, winning 8 of their last 10. There is no denying that, but the Grizzlies have been playing good basketball as well winning 5 of their last 6 games SU. The home team has won both match-ups this season and we're not going to buck that trend tonight. Take Memphis +2 at BetUs


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