This NBA Betting Trend Suggests Grizzlies Will Cover in Game 3 vs. Warriors
By Reed Wallach
The Warriors vs. Grizzlies series has been the most competitive matchup of the second round with each game being decided in the final minutes.
Ja Morant's Game 2 heroics lifted the Grizz to a home victory, tying the series at 1 as the two team's travel to the Chase Center with the Warriors taking home court. While Memphis lost Game 1, 117-116, the No. 2 seed has covered both games, making them 5-1 against the Warriors this season against the spread.
Golden State has only covered the spread in one of five games against Memphis this season. The Warriors beat the Grizzlies in Game 1 by a 117-116 score but missed covering as a 2-point favorite.
— Elias Game Plan (@EliasGamePlan) May 3, 2022
Our friends at @DraftKings now have GS -2.#DubNation | #GrindCity | #NBATwitter pic.twitter.com/3LePQrraYD
Here are the odds ahead of Game 3 courtesy of WynnBET Sportsbook with the Warriors a considerable home favorite.
Grizzlies vs. Warriors Odds, Spread and Total
Spread:
- Grizzlies: +6.5 (-108)
- Warriors: -6.5 (-108)
Moneyline:
- Grizzlies: +210
- Warriors: -294
Total: 226 (Over -108/Under -108)
Ja Morant: Best Player in Series?
It's not the end all be all, especially considering key players have been out of games this season, but it's clear that Morant and co. have been able to exceed expectation relative to the point spread. Memphis has proven it can hang with the vaunted Warriors, having a shot to win it at the buzzer in Game 1 while the team's star carried the team home in Game 2, scoring the team's last 15 points.
As if 47 points wasn't INCREDIBLE enough, @JaMorant scored the final 15 points to lead the @memgrizz to the Game 2 win and even the series at 1-1! #GrindCity pic.twitter.com/4sUG8KZSaL
— NBA (@NBA) May 4, 2022
Morant played in 3 games against the Warriors in the regular season, averaging 26/5/6 on 46/18/87 shooting splits. The Grizzlies went 2-1 in those 3 games, but the former No. 2 pick is taking it to another level in the postseason. Morant is averaging 40.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 9 assists in the two games in Memphis.
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