{"id":23036,"date":"2012-05-11T11:01:57","date_gmt":"2012-05-11T16:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=23036"},"modified":"2012-05-11T11:01:57","modified_gmt":"2012-05-11T16:01:57","slug":"nba-playoffs-2012-memphis-grizzlies-vs-los-angeles-clippers-game-6-odds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nba-playoffs-2012-memphis-grizzlies-vs-los-angeles-clippers-game-6-odds-23036\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Playoffs 2012: Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Clippers, Game 6 Odds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Memphis Grizzlies at Los Angeles Clippers
\nFriday, 5\/11\/12, 9:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 ESPN
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Los Angeles -1.5
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Memphis -1.5
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 181.5
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 178.5
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Los Angeles Clippers F Blake Griffin is dealing with a left knee injury heading into Game 6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Memphis will stare elimination in the face in playing Game 6 of its first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center, but is coming off a decisive 92-80 win\u00a0 as 6.5-point home favorites on Wednesday night.\u00a0 The Grizzlies will need to bring the same defensive intensity that it played with in Game 5, limiting the Clippers to just 37.1 percent shooting, which was far different than the 49.5 percent their opponent shot in the first four games.\u00a0 Memphis is 14-20 ATS on the road and the \u201cunder\u201d is 24-11 in that situation.<\/p>\n

The Grizzlies are being led offensively by forward Rudy Gay, who is averaging a team-high 20.2 points in this series.\u00a0 Memphis may be down 3-2 in this series, but still holds a 478-465 overall advantage on the scoreboard in the five contests.\u00a0 Getting off to a quick start is essential in forcing this postseason series to the limit, as the squad managed to tie the franchise record in scoring 36 first-quarter points in a playoff game in Game 5.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles has a banged-up roster as it looks to advance to the second round of the 2012 NBA playoffs, as Blake Griffin and Chris Paul are both listed as questionable with knee and groin injuries respectively for tonight\u2019s contest.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ll be ready,\u201d commented Paul on Thursday.\u00a0 Griffin will likely join him after finding out that there was no structural damage to his left knee after undergoing an MRI.\u00a0 There\u2019s no doubt that the home crowd will need to be a sixth man on the court, as the franchise looks to win a postseason series for the first time since 2006.\u00a0 Los Angeles is 18-17 ATS at home and the \u201cover\u201d is 26-9 in that situation.<\/p>\n

The Clippers are being led by Paul\u2019s 22.6-point scoring average in this series, with Griffin closely behind in averaging 20.2 points in his first-ever experience in the NBA playoffs.\u00a0 In franchise history, Los Angeles is 2-2 in Game 6, picking up a 118-106 win over the Phoenix Suns on May 18, 2006, in its last try.\u00a0 Despite all the obstacles, the squad should have confidence in closing things out, considering its won all four games (including the postseason) against Memphis inside tonight\u2019s venue.<\/p>\n

Bettors will likely back the Clippers due to their 4-0 ATS mark as a home underdog, while the Grizzlies are 0-6 ATS as a road favorite.<\/p>\n

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Memphis Grizzlies at Los Angeles Clippers Friday, 5\/11\/12, 9:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 ESPN Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Los Angeles -1.5 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Memphis -1.5 Opening Total:\u00a0 181.5 Current Total:\u00a0 178.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Memphis will stare elimination in the face in playing Game 6 of its first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":15664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,133],"tags":[6680,749,837,1635,1371,3354,2068,3624],"class_list":["post-23036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nba-handicapping","tag-2012-nba-playoffs","tag-blake-griffin","tag-chris-paul","tag-game-6","tag-los-angeles-clippers","tag-memphis-grizzlies","tag-rudy-gay","tag-staples-center"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23036"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23037,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23036\/revisions\/23037"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}