The Dallas Mavericks visit the Memphis Grizzlies in the battle for 8th place in the Western Conference. Whoever wins this play-in game will face the OKC Thunder in the first round of the playoffs.
Dallas Mavericks News
The Mavs hammered the Sacramento Kings this Wednesday night, beating them at the Golden 1 Center 120-106. Klay Thompson got even vs. Kings for his previous play-in performances a couple of years ago when he didn’t score at all.
In this event, one of the Splash Brothers had 23 points and made 5 threes in 7 attempts. Besides him, Anthony Davis had 27 points and 9 boards shutting down the paint. By the way, the Mavericks won 44-19 in the second quarter, which decided the game.
Memphis Grizzlies News
The Grizzlies eventually lost to the Warriors, 121-116, with them being near a win in San Francisco. The officials did push the home team, delivering several pretty shady calls in the crucial moments of the event.
But aside from that, the Grizzlies now have a chance to win at home. They are 26-15 at their FedEx Form and look better than the Mavs. After all, they have nine wins more than their upcoming rivals.
Dallas Mavericks vs. Memphis Grizzlies Head to Head
Grizzlies have won three of four direct encounters this season. The most recent was on April 12, when Memphis slashed Dallas 132-97. However, we need to say that the Mavs didn’t play with their full roster,
Dallas Mavericks vs. Memphis Grizzlies Betting Predictions
The fact that the Mavs have plenty of injury-prone veterans and play on the road, where they have a negative record, suggests we should bet on the Grizzlies to win. The odds aren’t as high as many would expect, which is why we take the Grizzlies to cover a 4.5 spread.
- Betting Tip: Grizzlies -4.5
- Bookmaker: Betplay
- Odds: 1.75
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