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Rogers' NBA Total MASSACRE >> SIZZLING 16-5 Past 3 Days!
(NBA) Memphis vs. Detroit,
12/21/2016 2:30 PM, Score: 98 - 86
Total: 185.50 | -110.00 Under
Result: Loss
Total: 185.50 | -110.00 Under
Result: Loss
The set-up: The 18-12 Memphis Grizzlies will be in Detroit tonight to take on the 14-16 Pistons. Detroit is looking snap a three-game losing streak and is just 3-6 since PG Jackson's return. Memphis PG Mike Conley is also back from a back injury but has made only 11-of-39 shots since his return, with Memphis losing all three games.
Memphis: Conley (18.4-3.4-5.8) is the Grizzlies' best player, so it makes little sense that the team is 0-3 since his return or that in his nine-game absence, the Grizzlies went 7-2. The Grizzlies will be playing the second game of a back-to-back situation in this one. They lost at home to Boston 112-109 in overtime on Tuesday and then headed to Michigan. Center Marc Gasol (19.5 & 6.4) and guard Tony Daniels (10.2) scored 24 points apiece but Memphis couldn't contain Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas, who torched them for 44 points. Conley had 19 points and eight assists over 35 minutes in his third game since returning from a lower-back injury but it's uncertain whether Conley will play two straight nights at this juncture. The good news is, Memphis will get a boost from its major free-agent acquisition. Forward Chandler Parsons, who bolted Dallas for a four-year, $94 million contract from the Grizzlies, missed his 18th consecutive game on Tuesday with a left knee bruise. Parsons is expected back on the court, after playing in just six games this season, averaging 7.7 points. "I can't wait to get out there with my teammates," Parsons told ESPN.com. "They've done a great job without me. I look forward to helping in any way that I can."
Detroit: The Pistons' defense has collapsed during their stretch of three double-digit defeats, including a 113-82 thumping in Chicago on Monday night. Head coach Van Gundy called that performance "disgusting" and vowed to shake up the lineup for his team's home game against Memphis. He confirmed that after practice on Tuesday. Van Gundy hasn't revealed how he will tinker with the Detroit Pistons' lineup on Wednesday. Power forward Joe Leuer and point guard Ish Smith are the most likely candidates to move into the lineup. Leuer is averaging career highs of 11 points and 6.3 rebounds and could replace either Tobias Harris or Marcus Morris. Smith started the first 21 games at point guard while Reggie Jackson recovered from knee tendinitis.
The pick: The Pistons had given up the second-fewest points in the league before their three-game skid but the last three opponents have averaged 113.3 PPG! Detroit opened the season 8-3 ATS at home but has lost SU & ATS in its last two home games, averaging just 84.5 PPG. Expect things to be different tonight with a lineup change but with this "too low total," the Over is an 8* play.
Memphis: Conley (18.4-3.4-5.8) is the Grizzlies' best player, so it makes little sense that the team is 0-3 since his return or that in his nine-game absence, the Grizzlies went 7-2. The Grizzlies will be playing the second game of a back-to-back situation in this one. They lost at home to Boston 112-109 in overtime on Tuesday and then headed to Michigan. Center Marc Gasol (19.5 & 6.4) and guard Tony Daniels (10.2) scored 24 points apiece but Memphis couldn't contain Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas, who torched them for 44 points. Conley had 19 points and eight assists over 35 minutes in his third game since returning from a lower-back injury but it's uncertain whether Conley will play two straight nights at this juncture. The good news is, Memphis will get a boost from its major free-agent acquisition. Forward Chandler Parsons, who bolted Dallas for a four-year, $94 million contract from the Grizzlies, missed his 18th consecutive game on Tuesday with a left knee bruise. Parsons is expected back on the court, after playing in just six games this season, averaging 7.7 points. "I can't wait to get out there with my teammates," Parsons told ESPN.com. "They've done a great job without me. I look forward to helping in any way that I can."
Detroit: The Pistons' defense has collapsed during their stretch of three double-digit defeats, including a 113-82 thumping in Chicago on Monday night. Head coach Van Gundy called that performance "disgusting" and vowed to shake up the lineup for his team's home game against Memphis. He confirmed that after practice on Tuesday. Van Gundy hasn't revealed how he will tinker with the Detroit Pistons' lineup on Wednesday. Power forward Joe Leuer and point guard Ish Smith are the most likely candidates to move into the lineup. Leuer is averaging career highs of 11 points and 6.3 rebounds and could replace either Tobias Harris or Marcus Morris. Smith started the first 21 games at point guard while Reggie Jackson recovered from knee tendinitis.
The pick: The Pistons had given up the second-fewest points in the league before their three-game skid but the last three opponents have averaged 113.3 PPG! Detroit opened the season 8-3 ATS at home but has lost SU & ATS in its last two home games, averaging just 84.5 PPG. Expect things to be different tonight with a lineup change but with this "too low total," the Over is an 8* play.
