Memphis Grizzlies versus Brooklyn Nets Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 1-25-2013

  • 11 years ago
The 26-16 Brooklyn Nets will be the road squad when they face the 27-14 Memphis Grizzlies in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Memphis is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The odds from this NBA game has the home team Memphis Grizzlies favored by -4 ½ points with an over under line of 177 points. There has been no movement in the spread or total since the odds opened up a few hours ago.

The teams went head to head just once in the lockout season with the Grizzlies earning the 105-100 road win against the Nets as a -3 ½ point betting favorite. The total came in at over 186 ½ points. Trend: Brooklyn Nets are 6-2-1 ATS in their past nine games.

Brooklyn is 10-9 away from home this season. They have won three straight and nine of their past ten games. They are coming off the 91-83 road win on Wednesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves as a -6 point betting favorite. The game ended under 185 points. It was the seventh game in nine where the Nets held a team under 90 points. They are now the fifth ranked scoring defense in the NBA by allowing just 94 points a game. Brooklyn beat Minnesota on the glass as they pull down 8 more rebound than the Timberwolves. They sent the Timberwolves to the free throw line only six times. Brook Lopez had 22 points and 7 rebounds on10 of 16 shooting.

The Grizzlies are 16-6 on their home court. They have won three of four games. They come off the 106-93 home win against the LA Lakers on Wednesday night as a -3 ½ point betting favorite. The game ended over 187 ½ points. Memphis enjoyed a rare good shooting performance as they hit on 49% of their shots in the win. They held LA to under 43% from the field. The Grizzlies destroys the Lakers on the glass as they pull down 18 more rebounds. Darrell Arthur came off the bench for 20 points and 9 rebounds on 9 of 15 shooting. Memphis is a good defensive team that struggles with their offensive shooting. They hit on 43.5% of their shots season to date which ranks 24th in the NBA.

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