In a game featuring one of the struggling squads in the NBA, the Memphis Grizzlies (19-36) battle the Milwaukee Bucks (35-20) at FedExForum on February 15, 2024. The Grizzlies are 1-9 in their past 10 games. They enter this matchup as underdogs by 12 points. The matchup’s over/under is set at 222.5.
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Spread: Grizzlies (+12) to Cover
- The spread for this matchup suggested by the model (3.9 points) is significantly less than the 12-point edge DraftKings gives to the Bucks, though the data still has them as the favorite. Put your money on the Grizzlies to cover.
- Memphis has a 25-29-1 record against the spread this season.
- The Grizzlies have been an underdog by 12 points or more four times this year, and covered the spread in two of those matchups.
- Milwaukee is 21-33-1 against the spread this season.
- The Bucks have covered the spread twice when favored by 12 points or more this season (in nine opportunities).
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Total: Over 222.5
- The DraftKings point total for this matchup is more than two possessions lower (8.1 points) than the model projection. Put your money on the over.
- Milwaukee’s games have had more than 222.5 points scored on 45 occasions this year.
- There have been 24 Memphis’ games this season with more than 222.5 points scored.
- So far this season, 29 out of the Bucks’ 55 games have hit the over.
- The Grizzlies and their opponents have combined to go over the point total 24 out of 55 times this year.
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Moneyline Winner: Bucks (-700)
- Prediction: Bucks 117, Grizzlies 113
- Milwaukee has won 35, or 71.4%, of the 49 games it has played as the favorite this season.
- Memphis has been an underdog in 41 games this season and has come away with the win 13 times (31.7%) in those contests.
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Brook Lopez Rebounds Prop: Over 5.5
- Brook Lopez posts 13.0 points, 5.5 boards and 1.6 assists per game. Defensively, he averages 0.6 steals and 2.7 blocks (third in NBA).
- His rebounding average — 5.5 — equals his over/under on Thursday.
- He has collected more boards than the over/under set for him by bookmakers 25 times this season in 56 games with that prop available.
- On the glass, the Grizzlies are 25th in the NBA in rebounds (41.7 per game). They are third-worst in rebounds allowed (46.0 per game).
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Jaren Jackson Jr. Points Prop: Over 23.5
- Jaren Jackson Jr. is averaging 22.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest. He’s also draining 44.9% of his shots from the field and 32.5% from beyond the arc, with 1.8 triples per contest.
- Jackson is averaging 22.3 points during the 2023-24 season, 1.2 less than Thursday’s over/under.
- This season Jackson is 23-for-53 at hitting the over on the over/under set for him in terms of points.
- The Bucks own a top-five offense this season, ranking second-best in the league with 122.2 points per game. On defense, they rank 23rd with 118.9 points allowed per contest.
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