NBA Betting – San Antonio Spurs vs Memphis Grizzlies
San Antonio Spurs at Memphis Grizzlies
After winning five of their last six games, the Memphis Grizzlies (15-3) will face the equally hot San Antonio Spurs (13-4) at the FedEx Forum tonight (8:00 p.m. Eastern).
The Grizzlies have been one of the major surprises of the 2014-15 season; they have the second best record in the league at the moment (behind only the 16-2 Warriors). And, with the best defense in the NBA (92.4 PPG), the team has a true identity and mantra: sacrifice for each other on every play.
The early success has the Grizz dreaming big.
“We trust each other that’s the key. When we don’t play so well we have each other’s back and when we play good everybody gets the credit. What matters is what we believe, and what we think we can do,” said center Marc Gasol in an interview with ESPN.
Tonight, the Grizzlies will face another great defensive team. The Spurs give up 93.2 points per game, just 0.8 more than Memphis. They have also won eight of their last nine games and are only two games back of Memphis in the Southwest Division.
The Spurs dropped their last game in surprising fashion to the lowly Brooklyn Nets, however. Spurs point guard Tony Parker is suffering from a rib injury and played less than 30 minutes against the Nets. With backup point guard Patty Mills also injured, Parker’s health is key. If he’s close to 100%, the Spurs have all the skills to beat the Grizzlies. If he is at half-capacity, the Spurs will struggle to score against Memphis” tough defense.
San Antonio has won nine of its last ten meetings with the Grizzlies. With Parker’s status in doubt, there is currently no line for tonight’s game.
Zack is a tour guide whose favorite sports are football, baseball, and golf. He enjoys giving obnoxious commentary during games and hopes to some day write a book about sports. His favorite underdog victory was the Diamondbacks beating the Yankees in game 7 of the World Series.
