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NBA Betting odds: Since taking down the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals back in 2014, Greg Popovich’s San Antonio Spurs haven’t made much noise in the postseason having been bounced in the quarterfinals and conference semifinals each of the last two seasons. They’ll look to take one step closer towards making a deeper run starting in the quarters this season with another matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies whom they bounced in four games last year. These teams split their four regular season meetings with the home team holding serve, but Memphis came out the victor against the pointspread in each. Three of the four games combined for low scorers.
Memphis Grizzlies vs. San Antonio Spurs
Dates: Saturday, April 15 – Sunday, April 30, 2017
The Grizz finished their regular season campaign six games over .500. This team is all about the trio of Mike Conley, Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph who accounted for 53.9 percent of the offense’s points on a gamely basis. If either of the three falters, Memphis is hard pressed to match points with the opposition. They do however get to lean on a defense that allows an even 100 points per game ( No. 3 ), so if the offense is off, they know they can still be competitive due to their play at the other end of the court. That defense did suffer a bit on the road however evidenced by the over cashing at a 23-17-1 clip.
The Spurs calmly went about their business in the regular season and churned out 61 wins to secure the Southwest Division title and second best record in the Western Conference. Though they enter the postseason losers in four of their last five, don’t for one second dismiss what Kawhi Leonard and company bring to the table. SA was locked into the No. 2 seed in the West and had no reason to go all out the last couple weeks of the regular season. Expect a more determined squad to take to the hardwood starting in Game 1 against the Grizzlies.
Game 1 Betting Preview – Saturday, April 15, 2017, 8 p.m. ET ( ESPN )
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