Friday, November 7, 2014 at 8:00 PM

Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City

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The Memphis Grizzlies will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night. Memphis comes into the game with a perfect 5-0 record following their 102-91 win over Phoenix on Wednesday night. For Oklahoma City, they have struggled out of the gate and have won just 1 of 5 games. The Thunder dropped a 100=88 loss at Toronto on Tuesday.

The Memphis Grizzlies have the top ranked defense in the entire league. The defense is allowing just 86 points per game. In the win on Wednesday, the Griz allowed 91 points and on Monday, allowed just 81 to New Orleans. Offensively, the Grizzlies are getting nearly 22 points from Marc Gasol, and also getting 11 rebounds per game from Zach Randolph. On Wednesday, Mike Conley led the way with 24 points, while Courtney Lee added 22.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are searching for scorers, as their top two from a season ago are both out with injuries. The Thunder are without Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and recently Perry Jones, small forward went out. Without them, the Thunder are scoring just 90.8 points per game. Westbrook, in his 1+ games played this season, averaged 20 points per game. In their most recent loss to Toronto, Serge Ibaka led the team in scoring and rebounds. Ibaka finished with 25 points and 11 rebounds.

Memphis Grizzlies Betting Trends

Memphis Grizzlies are 4-1-0 Against the Spread

Memphis Grizzlies are 3-2-0 against the Over/Under

Oklahoma City Thunder Betting Trends

Oklahoma City Thunder are 2-3-0 Against the Spread

Oklahoma City Thunder are 1-3-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Memphis Grizzlies

11/06/14 G Mike Conley Ankle probable Friday vs. Oklahoma City
11/05/14 G Nick Calathes Suspension expected to miss 11 games

Oklahoma City Thunder

11/06/14 G Reggie Jackson Wrist probable Friday vs. Memphis
11/04/14 G Andre Roberson Foot "?" Friday vs. Memphis
11/04/14 G Jeremy Lamb Back "?" Friday vs. Memphis
11/04/14 F Perry Jones Knee doubtful Friday vs. Memphis
10/31/14 G Russell Westbrook Hand out indefinitely
10/27/14 G Anthony Morrow Knee out indefinitely
10/27/14 F Grant Jerrett Ankle out indefinitely
10/24/14 F Mitch McGary Foot out indefinitely
10/12/14 F Kevin Durant Foot out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Memphis

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