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Los Angeles at Memphis

April 16, 2023
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Los Angeles barely survived against Minnesota winning 108-102 in overtime and the Lakers are just 1-4 ATS their past five games. Memphis and Jaren Jackson Jr. will have to stay out of foul trouble as injuries have hurt the Grizzlies' depth, but LeBron James will have his hands full with Dillon Brooks guarding him. Jackson could be the NBA Defensive Player of the Year. The Lakers are just 2-6 ATS the past eight meetings at Memphis and the Grizzlies are 37-15 ATS their past 52 games after losing by at least 10 points and they lost 115-100 to Oklahoma City in their final regular season game. The Lakers have turned it around after acquiring several new players, but playing their first playoff game on the road will be a major test. Take the Grizzlies as a Max Play.

2 units on Memphis -3.5 (-110) (risk 2 to return 3.82)
Result:
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Los Angeles Lakers img
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37
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128
Memphis Grizzlies
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38
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