{"id":27048,"date":"2013-01-01T17:59:35","date_gmt":"2013-01-01T22:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=27048"},"modified":"2013-01-01T17:59:35","modified_gmt":"2013-01-01T22:59:35","slug":"pro-basketball-picks-memphis-grizzlies-vs-boston-celtics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/pro-basketball-picks-memphis-grizzlies-vs-boston-celtics-27048\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro Basketball Picks: Memphis Grizzlies vs. Boston Celtics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Memphis Grizzlies at Boston Celtics
\nWednesday, 1\/2\/13, 7:30 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 NBATV
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Memphis -2.5
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Memphis -2.5
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 180
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 180
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Celtics<\/a>
The Boston Celtics haven’t been playing very good basketball recently<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Memphis has dropped three of its last four games, as it looks to bounce back from an 88-83 setback to the Indiana Pacers as 1.5-point road favorites Monday, while going UNDER the total in consecutive contests.\u00a0 \u201cWe made a lot of bad turnovers and didn\u2019t continue to play our transition game,\u201d stated Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley.\u00a0 The Grizzlies are 6-6 on the road this season, including a 2-1 mark versus Eastern Conference opponents.\u00a0 Memphis is 15-12 ATS off an upset loss as a favorite over the last two-plus seasons, something to consider when making your NBA picks against the spread Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The Grizzlies have started the season 19-9, which is their best start in franchise history, while playing the league\u2019s sixth most difficult schedule.\u00a0 Memphis ranks first in the NBA in allowing 90.0 points per game.\u00a0 Reaching the century mark is key for this team, as it has won all nine games when doing so this year, but it hasn\u2019t scored 100 or more points since Dec. 4.<\/p>\n

Boston returns home after dropping three of four games on the road, including a 118-96 victory over the Sacramento Kings as 2.5-point favorites, while going OVER the total for the first time in four contests.\u00a0 \u201cYou have to play hard to win an NBA game,\u201d stated Celtics head coach Doc Rivers.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s difficult and we\u2019re not doing it.\u201d\u00a0 The Celtics have four probable starters averaging in double figures, with forward Paul Pierce leading the way in scoring 19.9 points per game.\u00a0 Boston is 0-4 ATS when playing on two days rest this season, which is important to consider when looking over the pro basketball betting odds.<\/p>\n

The Celtics have compiled a 9-5 record at the TD Garden during the 2012-13 campaign, which includes a 5-1 mark versus Western Conference foes.\u00a0 Boston notched a 98-80 victory over Memphis as four-point home favorites in the only meeting between these teams last year, which climbed above the posted total of 176.\u00a0 Forward Kevin Garnett scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds, with Pierce contribution 21 points.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely back the Celtics due to underdog going 15-6-1 ATS in the last 22 meetings in this series.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the NBA handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Memphis Grizzlies at Boston Celtics Wednesday, 1\/2\/13, 7:30 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 NBATV Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Memphis -2.5 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Memphis -2.5 Opening Total:\u00a0 180 Current Total:\u00a0 180 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Memphis has dropped three of its last four games, as it looks to bounce back from an 88-83 setback to the Indiana Pacers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":9350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,133],"tags":[120,3622,764,3354,3592,18,846,3917,3693],"class_list":["post-27048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nba-handicapping","tag-boston-celtics","tag-eastern-conference","tag-kevin-garnett","tag-memphis-grizzlies","tag-mike-conley","tag-nba","tag-paul-pierce","tag-td-garden","tag-western-conference"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27048","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=27048"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27049,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27048\/revisions\/27049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}