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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at FedExForum.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -6.5-point favorites versus the Grizzlies, while the game's total opened at 228.5.
In their last action, Memphis was a 104-101 loser at home against the Kings. They failed to cover the -2.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (205) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 116-86 result against the Warriors on February 27. The Lakers covered in that game as a -10-point favorite, while the 202 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 45-12 SU,31-25-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
Memphis:
Team record: 28-31 SU,30-28-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Next up:
Los Angeles at New Orleans Sunday, March 1
Memphis at Atlanta Monday, March 2