Pointspread: Memphis 2 ½ Over/Under: 214 The New York Knicks will look to make it three wins in a row when they take on the Memphis Grizzlies this Wednesday night at FedEx Forum in Memphis. Game time is set for 8 p.m. (ET) and it will be broadcast nationally on NBA TV.
Since pulling off the blockbuster trade with Denver that finally brought Carmelo Anthony to the Big Apple, the Knicks have won five of their last eight games and two straight. New York hammered Atlanta 92-79 as a 3 ½-point road underdog this past Sunday and then followed it up with 131-109 rout of Utah as a six-point home favorite on Monday night. It now has an overall record of 33-29 straight-up and is 38-22-2 against the spread. The Knicks are currently in sixth-place in the Eastern Conference.
Amar?e Stoudimire still leads the team with 26.3 points and 8.3 rebounds a game, but Anthony is a close second in scoring with 25.9 points a game since joining the team and is also pulling down 6.3 boards a game. Chauncey Billips, who has averaged 23.2 points and six assists in his four games with the team, remains questionable for this one with a bruised leg.
Memphis has also been playing well as of late with three wins in its last four games including an impressive 104-103 victory over Dallas last Sunday as a 6 ½-point road favorite and a 107-101 win over Oklahoma City as a three-point home favorite this past Monday. The Grizzlies are clinging to the eighth spot in the Western Conference with an overall record of 36-29 SU. They have been especially good ATS this season with a record of 41-23-1.
Despite the fact that Memphis lost Rudy Gay for what could end up being the rest of the year, this team?s offensive production has not dropped off as guys like Tony Allen, Mike Conley, and Sam Young have been able to pick up the slack in his absence. It also does not hurt to have a guy like Zach Randolph on the roster, who leads the team with 20.2 points and 12.9 rebounds a game.
Head-to-head, Memphis has won four of the last six games SU and is 3-2-1 ATS. The total has gone ?over? in five of the last six meetings. Stick with the Grizzlies to win a cover this time around as they remain a tough team to beat at home with a 5-1 record ATS in their last six.
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