Sunday, April 19, 2015

Western Conference Playoffs - Game 1

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The Portland Trail Blazers take on the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday in the 1st round of the NBA Playoffs.

The Trail Blazers are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games following a S.U. loss and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record. They are 3-13-1 ATS in their last 17 Conference Quarterfinals games. The over is 4-0 in the Trail Blazers last 4 games following a S.U. loss of more than 10 points and 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.

The Grizzlies are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a losing road record. They are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games. The under is 23-4 in the Grizzlies last 27 home games and 20-5-1 in their last 26 games following a S.U. win.

Head-to-head, the under is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Memphis. The Trail Blazers are 11-5-1 ATS in the last 17 meetings in Memphis and 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings.

Portland Trail Blazers Betting Trends

Portland Trail Blazers are 40-41-1 Against the Spread

Portland Trail Blazers are 40-41-0 against the Over/Under

Memphis Grizzlies Betting Trends

Memphis Grizzlies are 41-40-1 Against the Spread

Memphis Grizzlies are 35-44-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Portland Trail Blazers

04/16/15 G C.J. McCollum Ankle probable Sunday vs. Memphis
04/16/15 C Chris Kaman Back "?" Sunday vs. Memphis
04/16/15 F LaMarcus Aldridge Foot probable Sunday vs. Memphis
04/16/15 F Nicolas Batum Knee probable Sunday vs. Memphis
04/10/15 G Arron Afflalo Shoulder expected to miss 1-2 weeks
04/02/15 F Dorell Wright Hand out for season
03/06/15 G Wesley Matthews Achilles out for season

Memphis Grizzlies

04/18/15 F Jeff Green Back "?" Sunday vs. Portland
04/17/15 G Mike Conley Ankle is upgraded to probable Sunday vs. Portland
04/17/15 G Tony Allen Hamstring is upgraded to probable Sunday vs. Portland
04/16/15 F Zach Randolph Ankle probable Sunday vs. Portland

Tony's Pick: Take Memphis

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