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Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Staples Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -7.5-point favorites versus the Grizzlies, while the game's total opened at 221.5.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 114-113 winner at home against the Thunder. They failed to cover the -12-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (227) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Memphis won its last outing, a 130-114 result against the Hornets on February 10. The Grizzlies covered in that game as a -2.5-point favorite, while the 244 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Memphis:
Team record: 10-10 SU,10-9-1 ATS
Memphis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Memphis is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Memphis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 20-6 SU,12-14 ATS
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
LA Lakers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
LA Lakers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Memphis at Sacramento Sunday, February 14
Los Angeles at Denver Sunday, February 14