NBA Betting Free Pick: Spurs at Grizzlies For Game 4
Monday, April 25, 2011
by BetUS.com
The best team in the Western Conference is trailing its first-round series 2-1 and preparing for Game 4 on the road tonight. The eighth-place team in the West, the Memphis Grizzlies, host the top-ranked San Antonio Spurs tonight in a surprising NBA betting best-of-seven series.
- San Antonio Spurs at Memphis Grizzlies
Monday, April 25 at 8:00 PM ET
FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tennessee
TV: TNT, FSTN
NBA Betting Odds:
San Antonio -1.5
Memphis +1.5
Game Total: 189 points
After taking Game 1 on the road, the Memphis Grizzlies returned home last Saturday to take Game 3 as well. The stunned Spurs are now down by one game and need to get the win tonight to send the series back to San Antonio tied at two apiece.
Memphis fans were elated as the team got its first-ever playoff win at home in the team’s ten-year history in Memphis. Zack Randolph led the Grizzlies in Game 3 with 25 points, including the game-winning three-pointer.
The Spurs are the favorite for tonight’s game in the NBA Sportsbook, but only by a mere 1.5 points. The game total is set at 189 points. The NBA betting spread reflects the oddsmakers diminished respect for the Spurs, who have not played like a 60-win regular season team so far in the postseason.
Although San Antonio has won on the boards, the team is shooting at less than 40 percent from the floor. As evidence of that, the Spurs connected on just two of 15 three’s in Game 3 after posting the best three-point percentage in the League during the regular season.
In addition, the Spurs have been plagued by irritating injuries. Antonio McDyess went out in Game 3 with a neck injury while Manu Ginobili has been playing with a nagging elbow injury.
But behind team leaders Tim Duncan and Tony Parker, the team aims for consistency tonight and throughout the rest of the series. With the veteran players and the playoff experience, San Antonio has the obvious advantage over Memphis.
Expect the Spurs to battle back in Game 4 tonight and get the win on the road. The Spurs cannot afford another flat game and have the mental toughness to get the job done.
BetUS Sportsbook NBA Betting Free Pick – Put your money on the Spurs -1.5!
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