Golden State Warriors vs Memphis Grizzlies

Memphis has won four of six after destroying Dallas 132-97 in the regular-season finale with Lamar Stevens leading six double-figure scorers with 31 points for the Grizzlies. Golden State is 1-4 ATS its past five home games and it comes off an exhausting 124-119 overtime loss to the Clippers on Sunday while the Grizzlies cruised to an easy victory while limiting player minutes. The Warriors were outrebounded 42-25 by the Clippers and Memphis leads the NBA in offensive rebounds. The Warriors have gone UNDER four of six overall and six of eight against Southwest Division teams. Memphis has gone UNDER five road games in a row and four of six overall. The Grizzlies are 22-19 straight up on the road and Golden State is just 18-22-1 ATS at home. Take the Grizzlies ATS, and bet the UNDER.

Memphis is 23-12 ATS this season and it annihilated the Warriors 144-93 the last meeting on Dec. 19. That won't happen again, but the Grizzlies still have been the better team as Golden State is barely above .500 while losing 13 of its past 18 games although the Warriors do come off a 139-105 win over Philadelphia. Memphis is on a 14-6 ATS run and its has covered six of eight against the Warriors, who have covered the spread just once their past five home games. Golden State is 1-5 ATS its past six games overall and 0-4 ATS playing with one day of rest. Memphis is 6-0 ATS its past six games playing on no rest and 8-0 ATS following an ATS loss. Take the Grizzlies.

Golden State has lost eight of ten. They come off a 143-133 loss to Dallas at home, allowing 59.8% shooting. Now they make a long road trip to the East Coast and they've dropped six of their last eight away from home. Memphis is the second-best team in the Western Conference and is 12-3 at home with the most home victories in the conference. Their +8.4 scoring differential is the fourth-best in the NBA. The defense is third in shooting allowed (44%) and at defending the 3-pointer, while the offense is No. 1 in scoring (122.1 ppg). Play Memphis on the moneyline.  

Memphis is 12-6 ATS the past 18 meetings with Golden State and the Grizzlies currently are on a 6-1 ATS run although they had a three-game win streak snapped losing 128-123 to the Lakers on Wednesday while covering the 7.5-point spread. The Grizzlies will concentrate on a better first-quarter performance after allowing 38 to the Lakers. However, Memphis bounced back to come within one point at the half. The Warriors are in a letdown situation after defeating Dallas 120-117 in Klay Thompsons's return to Chase Center. The Grizzlies are 5-0 ATS as road underdogs of 5.0-10.5 points. Golden State has gone UNDER eight of its past nine Friday games dating to last season and Memphis had allowed only 102.3 points per game its previous three games before playing the Lakers. Take the points with the Grizzlies and the UNDER.