Free NBA Picks and Odds: New York Knicks at Memphis Grizzlies on NBA TV Expert Predictions – NBA Betting Preview 3/9/11: All Star Carmelo Anthony will lead his New York Knickerbocker’s on the road to the FedEx Forum to take on Tony Allen and the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday evening at 8:00 PM ET on NBA TV. The improved Grizzlies have won two in a row over playoff bound teams Dallas and Oklahoma City and took both games against a different Knick team last season and sit at 36-29 – 4th in the Southwest – and currently hold the 8th position overall in the Western Conference. The Knicks have also won two consecutive games for the first time since Melo joined the team and enter the game at 33-29 – 2nd in the Atlantic – and 6th overall in the Eastern Conference.
“We’re not going to shoot like that, I don’t think,” Anthony said, “We hope we go out there and score 30 points and we win and everybody else contributes in their own way, but for me personally, I don’t want to do that. I don’t want to put that pressure on me to go out there and say that I want to score 30 points a night. I’m past that now.” “The more they play together, the easier it should be,” coach Mike D’Antoni said of his revamped lineup. The odds makers at SBG Global have the Memphis Grizzlies -5 point favorite at home against the New York Knicks.
The Knicks are coming off a beat down 131-109 over the Utah Jazz at home to move to an impressive 38-22-2 ATS for the season. Anthony led the Knicks with 34 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists while all-star Amare Stoudemire poured in 31 points and pulled down 4 rebounds the first game the duo both scored at least 30 points in the same game. Toney Douglas scored 20 points with 3 boards and 6 assists filling in for the injured Chauncey Billups. Vegas odds makers have the New York Knicks +1500 to win the 2010-2011 NBA Championship.
Memphis is coming off a 107-101 victory at home over the Oklahoma City Thunder to move them to a sweet 41-23-1 ATS for the season. Point guard Mike Conley scored 20 points with 2 boards and 9 assists to go with Allen’s 20 points 6 boards and 3 assists. “(It took) effort, grinds, a collective effort from the whole team,” Allen said. “Guys are focused and locked in. Getting back-to-back wins against these two top teams, pretty much shows that we are very ambitious.” All 5 starters scored in double figures. The total has gone OVER in 5 of last 5 games when playing at home against New York. Vegas odds makers have the over/under for the total score at 211 1/2 pointsbcombined of the New York Knicks and Memphis Grizzlies.
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MATCHUP: New York (33-29) at Memphis (36-29)
GAME TIME: 8:05 PM EST
TELEVISION: NBA TV
Recent Knicks and Grizzlies NBA Betting Odds Trends:
NEW YORK KNICKS
New York is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New York’s last 14 games on the road
New York is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York’s last 6 games when playing Memphis
New York is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Memphis
New York is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Memphis
New York is 6-2-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Memphis
New York is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Memphis
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis’s last 6 games
Memphis is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
Memphis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis’s last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis’s last 6 games when playing New York
Memphis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing New York
Memphis is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis’s last 5 games when playing at home against New York
Memphis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against New York
Opening Vegas Odds from Las Vegas
Favorite: Memphis -4.5
Total: O/U 212
* These are the Morning Lines at Ceasars Palace in Las Vegas
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