Memphis Grizzlies versus Denver Nuggets Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 12-29-2012

tonyspicks 2012-12-29

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The Denver Nuggets will be on a back to back as they face the Memphis Grizzlies in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night. Tip off time from Memphis is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass channel.

The current NBA odds from this game has the home team Memphis Grizzlies favored by -7 ½ points with an over under line of 194 points. When the NBA odds came out in this game a few hours ago the Grizzlies were favored by -7 points and the over under was lined at 194 points. There was no movement on the total and a ½ point move on Memphis.

This is the third meeting of the season between the Grizzlies and Nuggets. Denver has won and covered both games with one win home and on the road.

Denver has won two straight after a 106-85 road win at the Dallas Mavericks last night as a -3 point betting favorite. The game landed under 210 points. The Nuggets had a benefit of a day’s rest following a 126-114 win on the day after Christmas to the LA Lakers. They caught Dallas on the back end of a back to back after an overtime loss to Oklahoma City on Thursday. The Nuggets have now won six of their past eight games. They have scored over 100 points in four straight games. The team is the sixth scoring offense in the league as Denver averages nearly 103 points a game.

After a four game win streak the Grizzlies has now lost two straight games. They come of the 99-89 home defeat on Wednesday to the Philadelphia 76ers as -9 point betting favorite. The game landed over 182 ½ points. The Grizzlies shot just 39% in the loss as guard Mike Conley had a poor shooting night making just 3 of 17 shots. Memphis is the second in the NBA in scoring defense by allowing just 90 points a game. Leading scorer Rudy Gay missed the game due to personal reasons. He is expected to play on Saturday.

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