Friday night NBA and we will see the Golden State Warriors travel to the FedEx Forum to take on the Memphis Grizzlies. The game has a start time of 8:00 pm (Eastern) and will be televised Locally. Current Vegas betting odds have the Warriors listed as 3.5 point favorites, while the total is set at 198.5.
Analysis: The Golden State Warriors come in with the best record in the NBA at 58-13 overall, which includes a 24-11 mark on the road. The Warriors have won 12 of their last 13 games overall and have just clinched the Pacific Division, which gives them their first division title since 1976. Golden State has gone 20-8 ATS in their last 28 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record, but just 4-9 ATS in their last 13 road games. The Warriors have been a very good offensive team this year, ranking 1st in scoring (109.8 ppg), 1st in shooting, 1st in 3 point shooting and 8th in FT shooting. Defensively the Clippers have been solid, ranking 14th in points allowed (99.1 ppg), 1st in defensive FG% and 5th in 3 point defense.
The Memphis Grizzlies come in with the 2nd best record in the West and 3rd best in all of the NBA. The Grizzlies have a 1.5 game lead over the Rockets in the Northwest Division and they are 27-8 at home for the year. Memphis will be looking to get back on track tonight after a bad 22 point home loss to Cleveland Wednesday night. Memphis has gone 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600, but just 3-7 ATS in their last 10 vs. the Western Conference. The Grizzlies have been an average offensive team this year, ranking 18th in scoring (98.9 ppg), 8th in shooting, 18th in 3 point shooting and 7th in FT shooting. Defensively the Grizzlies have been very good this year, ranking 2nd in points allowed (95.4 ppg), 11th in defensive FG% and 17th in 3 point defense.
Pick: Going with the under in this one. In their last game the Memphis Grizzlies allowed 111 points on this floor to the Cleveland Cavaliers. That is way out of character for this team and i look for them to really look to clamp down on the defense end of the floor. This is a team that allows just 94 ppg at home and they will be angry after allowing Cleveland 111 in their last game. The Warriors are a team that has been playing excellent defense of late as they have allowed just 93.2 ppg in their last 5 games and they have the best defensive FG% in the league. I know that Golden State can score, but with added importance on defense for the Grizzlies I see them holding the Warriors in check here, while on offense the Grizzlies will really look to slow the game down and not make this a track meet. Lower 190s at most here.
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