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Memphis Grizzlies vs. San Antonio Spurs
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Memphis Grizzlies and the San Antonio Spurs meet at Frost Bank Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Spurs as -1.5-point favorites versus the Grizzlies, while the game's total opened at 222.
San Antonio lost its last outing, a 113-107 result against the Mavericks on March 19. The Spurs covered in that game as a +9-point underdog, while the 220 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Grizzlies were a 137-116 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Warriors. They failed to cover the +11-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (253) made winners of OVER bettors.
Memphis:
Team record: 23-47 SU,34-36 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Memphis is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games
Memphis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
San Antonio:
Team record: 15-54 SU,35-34 ATS
San Antonio is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
San Antonio is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games
Next up:
Memphis at Denver Monday, March 25
San Antonio home to Phoenix Saturday, March 23