The Memphis Grizzlies, playing for the first time after trading away Rudy Gay, get set to face the Thunder in Oklahoma City tonight. While the Gay swap for Ed Davis, Tayshaun Prince, and Austin Daye saves the tea money and improves depth in the long-run, they’ll be fairly depleted in tonight’s match-up.
AccuScore has the Thunder as heavy favorites with 87.3 percent chance at getting the win. They also have nearly a 62 percent chance of covering the -9.5 spread. The average score after 10,000 simulations is 102-89. While the over/under percentages are fairly equal, keep in mind that the total has gone over in 11 of Memphis’s last 13 games when playing on the road against OKC. The Thunder are also 15-1 straight up in their last 16 games at home.
This match-up would easily be a fantastic playoff series, but just for tonight, the Grizz will be quite short-handed. With OKC losing earlier this week to the Lakers, they’ll be focused on not letting another Western Conference rival sneak in ...
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Metta Chronicles:
PLAYERS:
Rudy Gay,
Ed Davis,
Tayshaun Prince,
Kevin Durant,
Zach Randolph,
Klay Thompson,
Dirk Nowitzki,
David Lee
TEAMS: Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors, Detroit Pistons, Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks
TEAMS: Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors, Detroit Pistons, Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks
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