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NBA betting action sees the Memphis Grizzlies taking on the Utah Jazz Friday April 10th at EnergySolutions Arena Salt Lake City, UT. Cappers Picks provides free NBA handicapping tips all season long.
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Memphis Grizzlies (53-25) vs. Utah Jazz (36-42)
Venue/ Stadium: EnergySolutions Arena Salt Lake City, UT
Time/Date: 9 PM EST Friday April 10, 2015
NBA Betting Odds
NBA Betting Point Spread: Grizzlies -2.5
NBA Betting Over/Under Odds: 180
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Memphis Grizzlies vs. Utah Jazz Preview
On the season the Grizzlies are 37-39-2 ATS and they have an O/U record of 32-44-2 and the Jazz are 41-34-3 ATS and they have an O/U record of 31-47.
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This season the Jazz are 20-19 at home and the Grizzlies are 23-15 on the road.
In their last games the Grizzlies beat the New Orleans Hornets 110-74 and the Jazz beat the Sacramento Kings 103-91.
The Grizzlies are tied with the Rockets for the #2 spot in the West, but hold the tie-breaker. They head into a key 3-game road trip beginning tonight in Utah where they are a 2.5-point betting favorite. If Memphis losses 2 games this weekend they may fall all the way to the 6th spot in the conference, which means they would have to hit the road for the playoffs.
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The Jazz have won 2 of 3 games facing the Grizzlies this season and have won 5 of their last 6 overall.
The Grizzlies have won their last 2 games at Utah including once this season.
The reason the Jazz have been winning is their defense. In their last 6 games they are only giving up an average of 88.3 ppg. On the other side of the coin the Utah offense has their work cut out for them facing a Memphis team that ranks 2nd in the league in opponents’ points allowed. Utah ranks 1st in the league in opponents’ points allowed.
It is key that the Jazz play good inside defense facing the solid big man duo of Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph. Gasol has not been playing well as of late, but in the 3 games facing the Jazz this season he is averaging 21.3 ppg.
Utah leading scorer Gordon Hayward has played less than 20 minutes in the last 2 games where he has only hit 3/14 from the floor. He is expected to see limited minutes tonight so the other players have to take up the scoring slack. Rookie FW Rodney Hood is averaging 20.7 ppg in his last 3 games.
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It is key that the Jazz play solid D, as they only rank 26th in the league in ppg.
NBA Betting Trends
* Memphis is 4-12 ATS in their last 16 games following a S.U. win.
* Memphis is 2-10 ATS in their last 12 games vs. a team with a losing S.U. record.
* Utah is 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
* Utah is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
* Utah is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against the Grizzlies.
4* Cappers NBA Free Pick
The Jazz have been playing well and have been a good bet as of late, but after their dominating performance in their last game I am going with the Grizzlies to win and cover.
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