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OKC Relies On Westbrook To Beat NBA Odds vs Memphis

Written by on April 2, 2015

NBA News and Rumors
When the NBA season begins, the playoffs seem like a million miles away. By the time we reach this stage of the season, the anticipation has built to the point where we all just want to get the “meaningless” regular season NBA odds out of the way. There are still a lot of important games to play, though, and in the Western Conference, the jockeying for position is relentless. All of the potential first round match-ups look amazing and incredibly tough to call. While the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder look unlikely to meet in the opening round, their meeting on Friday night is one that holds playoff implications.

NBA Odds Analysis and Game Preview

Date: Friday, April 03, 2015 Time: 8:00PM Venue: FedExForum Opening Line: TBA It’s tough to look at the record the Memphis Grizzlies have put together this season and imagine a team on the slide, but look a little closer and you can see that they might be in trouble. The Grizzlies have gone just 11-10 since the All-Star Break, which is not something you would expect to see from a team that was expect to be a serious threat to reach the Finals earlier in the season. Yes, they have taken time to rest some of their key players coming down the stretch, but they might well find out just how difficult it is to flip the power switch back on when needed. Further muddying the water for Memphis is the possibility that the Houston Rockets may overhaul them in second, which in turn could mean a first round date with the San Antonio Spurs. That is a team that no-one wants to face right now. okc-memphis-nba-odds One of the toughest teams to figure out this season has been the Oklahoma City Thunder. To say that they came out of the gate slowly is completely understating how bad they were at the start of the season. They have somehow managed to turn things around in the face of awful injury news, including the loss of Kevin Durant for the remainder of the season, which includes the playoffs. OKC have a game and a half lead over Phoenix for the final playoff spot, but have lost 3 of their last 4. That said, the one win that they did have was over the Suns in a game that saw them charge back from what looked like an unassailable deficit.

Key Betting Trends

The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Memphis’s last 25 games Memphis is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games at home Memphis is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Memphis’s last 17 games at home Memphis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City Oklahoma City is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games The total has gone OVER in 13 of Oklahoma City’s last 18 games Oklahoma City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 9 of Oklahoma City’s last 11 games on the road Oklahoma City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Memphis okc-memphis-nba-odds

What Should You Bet On?

The Thunder have lost 2 of the 3 meetings versus the Grizzlies this season, including the lone game played in Memphis. I think they can even the season series up on Friday night, but it will likely take another Herculean effort from Russell Westbrook to make it happen.
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