Friday, May 25th, 2012
The Memphis Grizzlies will hit the road to face the Phoenix Suns in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night.
Tip off time from Phoenix is scheduled for 9PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass.
The point spread opened up with the road team Memphis Grizzlies favored by -3 points with an over under of 190 points.
Early money from the NBA wagering public has landed on the side of the road team as Memphis has been bet up to a -3 ½ point favorite.
The total has moved up to 191 ½ points.
Memphis Grizzlies money line bettors will lay –165 odds with the home underdog Phoenix Suns bringing back +155 odds to pull off the upset win without the need for taking the points.
Memphis won the season series with the Suns last year by a 2-1 margin and covered the point spread in all three games.
There were two unders and one over in the three contests.
Memphis will travel to Phoenix with a record of 10-8 on the season. The club is 4-6 on the road.
The Grizzlies average 94 points and hit on 45.3% from the floor with 31.3% coming from beyond the arc. Memphis makes 73.2% from the free throw line.
On the defensive end of the court Memphis allows 92 points and hits on 43.9% shooting. Opponents connect on 34.8% from the three point line against them.
They have dropped two straight games all coming on the road.
The Grizzlies are coming off the 98-91 road defeat on Thursday night to the LA Clippers as a +3 ½ point underdog.
The total in the game came in at under the total of 192 ½ points.
The team shot just 35.7% from the floor with 6 of 18 coming from beyond the arc.
They did pull down five more rebounds than the Clippers.
Rudy Gay led Memphis in scoring with 24 points with seven boards on 9 of 18 shooting.
Marc Gasol chipped in with 18 points and 11 rebounds as he made 5 of his 12 shots.
Both Tony Allen and O.J. Mayo poured in 14 points in a losing effort.
The Grizzlies allowed 48.6% shooting with 9 of 22 coming from the three point line to the LA Clippers.
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The Phoenix Suns host Memphis with an overall record of 6-12 this year. The club is 3-5 at home.
Phoenix posts 91 points and makes 44.4% of their shots with 33.3% coming from the three point line. The Suns make 77.3% of their free throws.
On the defensive side of the court the Suns give up 95 points and 44% shooting. Teams hit on 33.6% from beyond the arc against them.
Phoenix has played poorly with three straight losses and 8 of their past 10 resulting in defeats.
The Suns are coming off the bad 109-71 road defeat last night to the Portland Trailblazers as a -9 ½ point betting favorite.
The total in the game came in at under the closing line of 193 points.
Phoenix scored just nine points in the second quarter and was outscored 62-37 in the second half.
The Suns were down by as many as 42 points in this game.
The Suns hit on just 37.2% of their shots with 4 of 13 coming from beyond the arc.
The team was crushed on the boards by the Trailblazers by a 58-41 margin.
Grant Hill led Phoenix with 12 points on 5 of 13 shooting.
Off the bench Sebastian Telfair had 10 points as he made 4 of 11 shots.
No other Suns player scored in the double digits in the defeat.
They allowed Portland 47.3% shooting with 7 of 20 coming from the three point line.
Trend: Memphis Grizzlies as 5-1 ATS in their past six meetings with the Phoenix Suns.
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