Southwest NBA Basketball Odds: San Antonio Spurs vs Memphis Grizzlies
Monday, February 06, 2012
Frank Martin
The San Antonio Spurs open a nine-game road excursion when they visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday. San Antonio brings a four-game winning streak into the annual rodeo trip, named for the event that will be staged in the Spurs’ home arena. San Antonio’s next home game is Feb. 29 against the Chicago Bulls.
The Spurs are only 3-8 on the road but one of the victories came in Memphis 83-73 on Jan. 30. San Antonio received 42 points from guard Tony Parker in Saturday’s victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder and leads the Southwest Division by two games over the Dallas Mavericks.
Memphis is 3 1/2 games off the pace in fourth place and has lost two straight games as it begins a four-game homestand. The Grizzlies lost by 18 points to the Boston Celtics on Sunday. Center Marc Gasol had a forgettable outing with as many turnovers as points (seven of each).
- San Antonio Spurs @ Memphis Grizzlies
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, February 6, 2012
Where: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
TV: 8 p.m. ET, FS Southwest (San Antonio), SportSouth (Memphis)
The Grizzlies have opened as 1-point favorites on SBG Global Sportsbook’s Live NBA Basketball Odds.
San Antonio Spurs (16-9): Parker had nine assists against Oklahoma City to pass Avery Johnson as San Antonio’s all-time leader with 4,477 career assists. The 11-year veteran set the record by running the patented pick-and-roll play with longtime teammate Tim Duncan. “It’s a great honor,” Parker said. “To be mentioned in the same category is great. When I first got here, all I heard was Johnson and what he meant to this city, the community and the Spurs organization.” Parker is averaging 18.1 points and 7.7 assists.
Memphis Grizzlies (12-12): Forward Rudy Gay was thoroughly frustrated by San Antonio's defense in the Jan. 30 meeting when he missed all seven field goal attempts and scored one point in 34-plus minutes. It is only one of two times all season when Gay hasn’t scored in double digits and he has fared well since the sluggish outing by scoring 20 or more points in all four games. Gay has scored in double digits 12 times and is averaging a team-best 18.4 points per game.
1. Eighth-seeded Memphis upset the top-seeded Spurs in the first round of last season’s playoffs.
2. San Antonio forward Matt Bonner scored 15 points on five 3-pointers in the Jan. 30 win over the Grizzlies.
3. Memphis guard Tony Allen (knee, hip) could miss his second straight outing.
NBA BASKETBALL PREDICTION: Spurs 86, Grizzlies 80
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