The Memphis Grizzlies are locked in a battle for top spot in the Southwest
Division standings despite not having Zach Randolph in the
lineup. They'll play their second game in two nights on Tuesday when they travel
to Portland to meet the Trail Blazers.
Get your NBA odds for the matchup at
Bovada.
Randolph tore a ligament in his knee earlier in
the season and isn't expected to return to action for Memphis until the middle
of February. That, however, hasn't kept the Grizzlies from being competitive
this season, as they'd reeled off six straight victories heading into their late
matchup in Golden State on Monday night.
And that surge has the
Grizzlies jockeying with the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks for
first place in the Southwest Division standings this week. To date, though, that
hasn't boosted Memphis on the NBA futures list, as they're at 40/1 to win the championship
this year, with the Mavericks at 18/1 and the Spurs pegged at 25/1.
The
Trail Blazers are sitting at 22/1 on the NBA championship futures, moving up from 35/1 odds on that
list at the beginning of January.
However, the Blazers could begin to
slip on that chart again, as a promising start to the month has taken a turn
over the past couple of weeks with the team losing five of their past seven
games heading into a late Monday matchup at home against
Sacramento.
Portland, though, is still in the thick of things in the
bunched-up Western Conference standings, and they have managed to pick up seven
wins over their past 10 games against the Grizzlies dating back to early
2009.
The Trail Blazers have just a slight ATS edge in those 10
contests, going 5-4-1 against the spread over that span. The OVER/UNDER went 6-4
for totals bettors in those games.
Bet on the NBA all this week at Bovada, where you'll find the
complete list of championship futures.
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