Golden State wishes it was in resting and preparing for the NBA playoffs, but the wild western conference had other ideas.
Despite having two rock-solid 48-34 records, the Warriors and Grizzlies are set to face off in the play-in tournament, where one team will be on the brink of elimination.
The Warriors, who have the fifth-best odds to win the NBA Finals despite being in the play-in competition, enter Tuesday night’s contest as seven-point favorites against Memphis.
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Grizzlies vs. Warriors prediction
Where is Memphis at mentally?
Coach Taylor Jenkins was fired in some sort of Hail Mary move by the Grizzlies’ front office to make superstar Ja Morant happy and perhaps motivate the squad entering the postseason.
But would the players prefer to just go to Cancun instead of continuing through the playoffs?
If the Warriors can punch the Grizzlies in the mouth early, they could fold.
Sharps don’t know what to do with this game, as the Warriors opened as seven-point favorites, moved to 7.5 and are now back down to seven and even 6.5 at some books.
Betting on the NBA?
My betting model has the projected score in this game as 114.57-110.06 in favor of the Warriors.
In theory, there is value on the Grizzlies at this price, but the vibes of the team are all over the place.
Instead, target Under 227, which is off by about three points according to my projection for this game.
It should be high intensity and you could still see the Grizzlies quit Tuesday night.
PICK: Under 227 (-110)
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