Memphis Grizzlies at Philadelphia 76ers Betting Pick – Odds – ATS Predictions

The Memphis Grizzlies (13-8) and the Philadelphia 76ers (16-8) will face off in a cross-conference collision in the City of Brotherly Love on Sunday, December 2nd, 2018. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:05 PM ET and will be broadcasted on FSN with corresponding streaming available on NBA TV. The Music City Maulers have dominated this series as of late, as the Grizzlies have won nine of the last ten meetings between both sides. When the two teams met in November, Memphis defeated Philly in overtime honing their patent home court edge to beat the Sixers 112-106, covering as a 4.5-point favorite.

Memphis Grizzlies at Philadelphia 76ers Overview

Memphis Grizzlies

The Grizzlies snapped a three-game losing streak on Friday with an overtime road win in Brooklyn against the Nets. The Grizzlies defeated the Nets 131-125, covering successfully as a 2.5-point choice. In the aforementioned affair, Memphis fell just shy of closing the game with a 50% field goal percentage (50/101).

Philadelphia 76ers

The 76ers come into this contest on the heels of a three-game winning streak. Most recently, the Sixers defeated the visiting Washington Wizards in dominant form when they blasted the Wizards by a score of 123-98 also improving to 12-1 SU at home this season.

Reasons To Back Memphis

Memphis is back to playing Grizzlies basketball, and that means that this unit lives and dies by its defensive prowess. The Grizzlies average a third-ranked 103.1 points per game which are significantly better than Philadelphia who gives up 9.4 more points per outing with a 23rd-ranked 112.5 points per game. When you factor in the fact that Memphis also commits fewer turnovers compared to their counterparts, these are the ingredients for Memphis to hang around and potentially orchestrate an upset.

Reasons To Avoid Philadelphia

Given how Philadelphia has performed at home this season, takers can expect to pay a premium to back the Sixers on their own floor. This propensity is magnified as the Sixers come off of back-to-back blowout wins against both New York and Washington. Very simply, the perception of this team is once again inflated as the stock on this team is at a level where they should be sold high.