Sunday’s NBA Free Pick
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (The Spread) – The Memphis Grizzlies stunned the basketball world by upending the San Antonio Spurs in six games. What will be left in the tank when they play Game 1 Sunday afternoon at the Oklahoma City Thunder?
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Memphis topped San Antonio in six games with the clincher coming Friday night with a 99-91 victory. Only two days later, the Grizzlies start their Western Conference semifinal series at the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 1:00PM EST start. The Thunder defeated the Denver Nuggets in five games in their First Round series.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made Oklahoma City a 6.5-point favorite in the contest and the over-under is 195.5. According to latest NBA trends, the over is 5-0 in the last five meetings overall and 13-3 in the last 16 meetings in Oklahoma City. The home team is 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings. The Grizzlies are 6-13 ATS in the last 19 meetings in Oklahoma City.
NBA Playoff Free Pick: I’m sure this will be a fairly competitive series because if Memphis can beat San Antonio in six games, it probably has the potential to play with any team in the NBA. However, this is a terrible spot for the Grizzlies. They played a hard-fought game against the Spurs Friday night, only to turn around and play an afternoon game two days later. Oklahoma City will be more rested and more prepared in this one. Expect the Thunder fans to be rocking and for the entirety of the situation to be too much for Memphis to handle. My money is on Oklahoma City -6.5.
SUNDAY NBA PLAYOFF FREE PICK: OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER -6.5
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