Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The Chicago Bulls will travel on Martin Luther King holiday NBA pro basketball as they battle the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday afternoon.
Tip off time from Memphis is scheduled for 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The betting odds opened up with the road team Chicago Bulls favored by -4 ½ points with an over under of 176 points.
Early money has landed on the side of the home team as Chicago is now favored by -3 ½ points.
The total has moved up to 177 ½ points.
Chicago Bulls money line gamblers will lay –175 odds with the home underdog Memphis Grizzlies bringing back +165 odds to win straight up without taking the points.
It was all Chicago when these teams met on New Year’s Day as they embarrassed the Grizzlies by the score of 104-64 as a – point home favorite.
The total fell under the closing line of 187 ½ points.
Chicago stormed out to the 54-28 first half lead and never let their foot off the gas.
The Grizzlies shot just 31% from the field and 1 of 9 from the three point line in a no show performance.
The Bulls outhustled Memphis on the glass by a 15 rebounding margin advantage in the win.
Ronnie Brewer and Carlos Boozer scored 17 points apiece while Derrick Rose scored 16 points in the win.
The Memphis starting five combined for an embarrassing 21 points in defeat.
Chicago travels to Memphis with a record of 12-2 on the season. The club is 7-2 on the road.
The Bulls average 94 points and 44.7% shooting with 37.9% from the three point line. The team connects on 73.6% from the free throw line.
On defense Chicago gives up 83 points and 41.3% shooting. Teams hit on 35.9% from three against them.
The Bulls are red hot winners of five straight games.
They are coming off the 77-64 home win on Saturday night to the Toronto Raptors as a -14 point betting favorite.
The total landed under the closing line of 176 ½ points.
The Bulls held Toronto to just 27 second half points.
Chicago shot 40.2% from the floor with 4 of 15 coming from three.
Derrick Rose led the Bulls with 18 points and 11 assists with 7 of 20 shooting.
Carlos Boozer had 17 points and pulled down 13 rebounds and made 8 of his 15 shots.
Luol Deng had 14 points in the win with 7 of 16 from the floor.
The Bulls allowed Toronto just 34.9% shooting with 3 of 10 coming from the three point line.
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The Memphis Grizzlies will host this day game against the Bulls with a mark of 5-6 this season. The team is 4-2 on their home court.
The Grizzlies put up 92 points with 44.3% shooting and 28.1% coming from beyond the arc. The club hits on 71.4% of their free throws.
Defensively Memphis allows 94 points and 43.1% shooting. Teams connect on 36.3% from the three point line against them.
Memphis is trying to adapt to life without Zach Randolph who is out of the line up until late February with a knee injury.
After dropping three straight the club has rebounded with two straight wins all coming at home.
They are coming off the 108-99 home win on Saturday night to the New Orleans Hornets as a -11 point betting favorite.
The total landed over the closing line of 175 points.
The Grizzlies connected on 44.9% of their shots with 5 of 10 coming from the three point line.
They had just nine turnovers and forced 17 away from the Hornets.
Rudy Gay led the team with 23 points and five rebounds with 9 of 19 makes from the floor.
Center Marc Gasol had 20 points along with 11 rebounds with 6 of 13 shooting.
Mike Conley chipped in with 17 points with 7 assists in the win.
They allowed the Hornets 46.7% shooting with 4 of 10 coming from three. Memphis gave up 31 free throw attempts to New Orleans.
Trend: The under is 7-1 in their past eight meetings.
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