NBA Picks: The Los Angeles Clippers have star players like Chris Paul and Blake Griffin but they will be road underdogs on Sunday as they visit the Memphis Grizzlies. The Clippers got off to a decent start this season as they won five of their first eight games but they were just 1-7 ATS. The Grizzlies started the season red-hot, as they took nine of their first 10 decisions.
Let’s look at this Sunday contest and NBA picks.
3rd Game in 7-Game Road Trip for the Clippers
The Clippers are in the midst of a tough stretch of games as they are playing their third game on a 7-game road trip. The team was in Orlando on Wednesday and in Miami on Thursday. They had Friday and Saturday off so they will be rested for this game in Memphis on Sunday. The Clippers went 1-1 in their first two games of the season but they were 0-2 against the spread. Los Angeles was averaging 103 points per game while they were giving up 102 points per contest.
Grizzlies Dominating on Defense
The Memphis Grizzlies have been outstanding on defense this season. In their first ten games they were allowing just 91.3 points per game. The Grizzlies won nine of their first 10 but they were just 4-6 ATS. The reason they were not covering was their offense as they were only averaging 96.4 points per game.
It is easy to see why the team struggles as they have no superstar players. They are counting on Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph and Mike Conley to carry them. And the team has been a bad bet at home as they were just 1-4 against the spread. You would think the team would be going under the total but in their first 10 games they went over five times and under five times.
Game Notes
These teams met three times last season with the Grizzlies taking two of three. They won 106-102 in Los Angeles while splitting at home, winning 102-96 but losing 101-81. Seven of the last ten in this series have gone over the total. The Grizzlies have won six of the last 10 at home in this series with three of the last four going over the NBA betting total.
NBA Picks
This is not a bad spot for the Clippers even on the road as they have had two days off to get ready for this game. Even though the Grizzlies have been winning, they haven’t been covering at home. We’ll take the Clippers to win this game on Sunday night.
