Grizzlies vs Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. We continue our NBA odds series with a Spurs-Grizzlies prediction and pick.

They dominate down low, ranking first in both points in the paint (58.8 PPG) and rebounding (59.3 RPG). With Ja back in the fold, the Grizzlies have a great chance to finally cover against a team they are 0-2 against the spread this season. The budding big man ranks second on the team in scoring during their win streak, averaging 18.4 PPG. Memphis has one of the best interior defenses in the NBA – meaning the Spurs’ chances of covering likely ride on the shoulders of their bigs. Memphis has averaged 121.6 PPG during their recent win streak and now ranks eighth in scoring across the whole season (116.4 PPG). In their absence, point guard Tre Jones has been handed the keys to the offense. Although they rank just 23rd in scoring (112 PPG), the Spurs rank sixth in points in the paint (54.6 PPG). Matched up with one of the best interior teams in the league, the Spurs will need strong nights from their big guys if they want to cover. The Grizzlies covered 53% of their games while 53% went under. San Antonio is firmly in “tank mode” as they hold the fourth-worst record in the entire league. The Spurs covered 49% of their games while 59% went over the projected point total. San Antonio has lost five of their last six games and sits in 14th place in the Western Conference.

The Memphis Grizzlies had a seven-game winning streak in December, and now they currently have the NBA's longest active streak at seven games. Memphis (26-13) ...

Brandon Clarke is now the only regular-rotation player who remains out of the lineup. Memphis won the first meeting by two in overtime, then it used a Memphis (26-13) will play the San Antonio Spurs with a chance to extend their winning streak.

Monday night everything that you could want from the Spurs during this trying season. They hung with the Ja Morant-less Grizzlies all night when the two ...

- Spurs rookie Jeremy Sochan had a rough shooting night in the first game, going just 2/11, but it was yet another fascinating night watching him. - Another one of the Spurs’ rookies, Malaki Branham. - “The Battle of the Brothers, Round 2,” kicks off tonight, as Tre Jones has another chance this week to try outscore his big brother Tyus. They fell behind double digits to begin the game and spent the rest of the night playing catch-up. They hung with the Ja Morant-less Grizzlies all night when the two teams met in Memphis Monday, holding their own on offense against the league’s best defense and even taking the lead at one point in the fourth before the Grizzlies were able to wrest back momentum. A good, clean start to the game is key if the Spurs hope to pull off an upset on their way out of Memphis.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Ja Morant scored 38 points, Jaren Jackson added 21 points and 12 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies hung on to beat the San Antonio ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant scored 38 points, Jaren Jackson added 21 points and 12 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies hung on to beat the San Antonio ...

But he was looking forward to the challenge. It’s moments like that that mean the most to them. “He was huge for us,” coach Taylor Jenkins said, adding that Morant had “a pop to him” from the rest. One of my coaches is going to try and get his autograph.” Hughes, of Forrest City, Arkansas, had collected players’ signatures on the ball for the past six years. Spurs: Doug McDermott was 4 of 4 in the first half, including a pair of 3s. ... The 76 first-half points matched a season high for Memphis. Mayo for 10th place on the franchise scoring list. Obviously, the shooting around me helps a lot.” He also had a right-handed hammer dunk over Spurs center Jakob Poeltl with 3:35 left to help preserve the Memphis lead. San Antonio trailed 130-127 after a floater by Richardson with 2:42 left, but the Grizzlies closed it out. “They never quit,” Popovich said.