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NBA betting action sees the Memphis Grizzlies taking on the Oklahoma City Thunder November 7th at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Cappers Picks provides free NBA football handicapping tips all season long.

Memphis Grizzlies (5-0) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-4)

    Venue/ Stadium: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
    Time/Date: 8 PM November 3, 2014
    NBA Odds
    Point Spread: Grizzlies -7
    Over/Under:  183.5
    Odds From Bookmaker

Memphis Grizzlies vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Preview

On the season the Grizzlies are 4-1 ATS and they have an O/U record of 3-2 and the Thunder are 2-3 ATS and they have an Under record of 1-4.

This season the Thunder are 1-0 at home and the Grizzlies are 3-0 on the road.

In their last games the Grizzlies beat the Phoenix Suns 102-91 and the Thunder lost to the Toronto Raptors.

The Grizzlies are off to a red-hot 5-0 start and they are 7-point betting favorites on the road to an injury depleted Thunder team that only has 1 win. In their last game against he Raptors they only had 8 active players and Perry Jones was lost in that game with a knee injury.

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It is not hard to see why the Thunder are only 1-4, as they are without superstars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. With all the players out for the Thunder they will have to rely on their defense to win, but on the season they only rank 22nd in the league in opponents’ points allowed.

The Griz are winning with their defense, which ranks 1st in the league in opponents’ points allowed. They will face a OKC offense that only ranks 27th in the league in scoring.

The Grizzlies are led by the frontcourt duo of Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph, but in the win over the Suns the G duo of Mike Conley and Courtney Lee combined for 46 points. In that game the Grizzlies scored 26 points off turnovers and the Thunder have to be careful with the rock tonight.

Serge Ibaka had a solid game in the loss to the Raptors and he and Reggie Jackson are the only healthy Thunder players that are scoring in double figures.

Other players for the Thunder have step it up on offense and Steven Adams and Ibaka really have to play good interior defense and not allow Gasol and Randolph to dominate the paint.

While the Thunder have won 3 straight in the series that was with their stars on the court.

NBA Betting Trends

* Memphis is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
* Memphis is 8-2-1 ATS in their last 11 games following a SU win of more than 10 points.
* Memphis has an Over record of 6-2 in their last 8 games.
* Oklahoma City is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
* In the last 6 games between these 2 teams the total has gone Over 5 times.

Cappers NBA Free Pick

With all the players the Thunder have out Memphis will easily win this game and cover the 7-point spread.

Check out our Updated NBA Betting Odds.

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By Jason Green

Jason Green is back with Cappers Picks again to give out his free sports plays. As always he's hoping the Braves and Redskins can win a championship since their last one in the 90’s was long ago. He’s starting to know the pain of Cubs fans.