{"id":27649,"date":"2013-02-06T17:05:45","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T22:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=27649"},"modified":"2013-02-06T17:05:45","modified_gmt":"2013-02-06T22:05:45","slug":"nba-predictions-memphis-grizzlies-vs-atlanta-hawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nba-predictions-memphis-grizzlies-vs-atlanta-hawks-27649\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Predictions: Memphis Grizzlies vs. Atlanta Hawks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Memphis Grizzlies at Atlanta Hawks
\nWednesday, 2\/6\/13, 7:30 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 SPSO
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Atlanta -1.5
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Memphis -1.5
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 180.5
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 182.5
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Atlanta Hawks are 9-1 ATS as home underdogs of three points or less over the last two-plus seasons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Memphis has alternated wins and losses over its last six games, as it looks to bounce back from a 96-90 setback to the Phoenix Suns as 8.5-point home favorites last night, while going OVER the total for the third time in four contests.\u00a0 \u201cThe disappointing part is they outscored us in the pain 52-40,\u201d stated Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins after the game.\u00a0 It\u2019s certainly disappointing with power forward Zach Randolph on the roster, who came into the game with an NBA-high 28 double-doubles.\u00a0 Memphis is 36-14 ATS when playing on back-to-back days the last two-plus seasons.<\/p>\n

The Grizzlies are 12-9 overall away from FedExForum, which includes a 5-1 mark versus Eastern Conference opponents.\u00a0 Randolph will likely lead the charge in this one, averaging 21.5 points and 12.5 rebounds in eight career visits to Atlanta.\u00a0 Defensively, the team has held 41 of 47 opponents under 100 points this season, which is the highest such figure in the league.<\/p>\n

Atlanta has lost back-to-back games, including a 114-103 defeat to the Indiana Pacers as six-point road underdogs last night, while going OVER the total for the first time in three contests.\u00a0 \u201cWe fouled way too much,\u201d commented Hawks coach Larry Drew about the disparity in free throws Tuesday night.\u00a0 The Hawks have four probable starters averaging in double figures, with forward Josh Smith leading the way, scoring 16.7 points per game.\u00a0 He has scored 20-plus points in three of his last six games.\u00a0 Atlanta is 9-1 ATS as a home underdog of three points or less over the last two-plus seasons, which is important to consider when making your NBA picks against the spread Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

The Hawks are 16-8 at Phillips Arena this season, including an even 4-4 mark versus Western Conference foes.\u00a0 Atlanta posted a 93-83 win over Memphis as seven-point road underdogs in the first meeting this year, while going UNDER the posted total of 189.\u00a0 Smith finished that affair with 24 points, with center Al Horford posting a double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely back the Hawks due to their 20-8-1 ATS mark in their last 29 games on zero days rest, while the Grizzlies are 3-9 ATS in the last 12 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 Atlanta Hawks Wednesday, 2\/6\/13, 7:30 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 SPSO Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Atlanta -1.5 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Memphis -1.5 Opening Total:\u00a0 180.5 Current Total:\u00a0 182.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Memphis has alternated wins and losses over its last six games, as it looks to bounce back from a 96-90 setback to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":15745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,133],"tags":[834,3622,3276,3738,3354,18,3823,3693,1319],"class_list":["post-27649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nba-handicapping","tag-atlanta-hawks","tag-eastern-conference","tag-josh-smith","tag-larry-drew","tag-memphis-grizzlies","tag-nba","tag-phillips-arena","tag-western-conference","tag-zach-randolph"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27649","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=27649"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27650,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27649\/revisions\/27650"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}