Oklahoma City at Memphis NBA Lines & Free Prediction

Two teams from the Western Conference battling for postseason positioning will get together in Memphis on Wednesday. The Oklahoma City Thunder are on the road at the Memphis Grizzlies. Currently, Oklahoma City is 43-33 on the season, but have dropped two straight games. The Thunder are 6th in the Western Conference, and would face Houston in the first round. The home team, the Memphis Grizzlies are 42-35 on the season. The Thunder have won 23 out of 37 games at home this season. The Grizzlies are currently the 7th seed, but are just 1.5 games behind Oklahoma City. Memphis is 19-21 on the road. The Memphis Grizzlies are -2 over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA lines.

Oklahoma City at Memphis NBA Lines & Free Prediction

#hist0ry continues! Russell Westbrook becomes first #NBA player ever to record 5 straight triple-doubles of 30+ points. pic.twitter.com/GQphq7HGfo

— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) April 3, 2017

When: Wednesday April 5th, 2017; 7:00pm CT Where: FedEx Forum; Memphis, TN TV: NBA League Pass Stream: NBA.tv Radio: Oklahoma City / Memphis NBA Odds: Memphis Grizzlies at -2

Why Bet on Oklahoma City Thunder?

The Oklahoma City Thunder are a one man wrecking crew. Russell Westbrook is likely to be the Most Valuable Player in the league. The point guard is scoring nearly 32 points per game, and dishing out 10+ assists per game. The Thunder are coming into the game fresh off back to back losses to the Spurs and Hornets. Oklahoma City is scoring 106.8 points per game. On the defensive side, the Thunder are allowing 106.1 per game. The Thunder are going to finish above .500 for the 6th straight season. Oklahoma City won 55 last season, but that was the first full season without Kevin Durant.

Why Bet on Memphis Grizzlies?

The Memphis Grizzlies are back in the postseason. Memphis has already matched their win total from a season ago, where they missed the postseason. The Grizzlies are in third place in the Southwest Division, behind the Spurs and the Rockets. Memphis took a road loss at the Lakers in their most recent game. Overall, the Grizzlies have dropped 5 out of their last 7 games. The Grizzlies are led by Mike Conley, with 20.5 points per game. The point guard is also dishing out more than 6 assists per game as well. Memphis is one of the worst offensive teams in the league, scoring just 100.9 points per game. Defensively, the Grizzlies are third, allowing 100.1 points.

Betting Score & Prediction

The FedEx Forum has been nice to the Grizzlies this season. Look for Memphis to play well, and win this game. The difference between the two teams and their spot in the postseason standings is the loser of the standings gets the Spurs, while the winner gets the Rockets. Both will be underdogs. In this game, Oklahoma City is the underdog. It’s likely that Russell Westbrook will record yet another triple double, but the more well rounded team is Memphis. The final bet for this game is the Memphis Grizzlies -2 over the Oklahoma City Thunder.