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Memphis Grizzlies vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
The Memphis Grizzlies and the Oklahoma City Thunder will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Paycom Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Thunder as -8-point favorites versus the Grizzlies, while the game's total opened at 225.5.
The Thunder were a 118-117 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Nuggets. They covered the +5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (235) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Memphis lost its last outing, a 103-96 result against the Rockets on December 15. The Grizzlies failed to cover in that game as a +2.5-point underdog, while the 199 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Memphis:
Team record: 6-18 SU,9-15 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Memphis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Memphis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis's last 6 games
Oklahoma City:
Team record: 16-8 SU,16-7-1 ATS
Oklahoma City is 13-5-1 ATS in its last 19 games
Oklahoma City is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games
Next up:
Memphis at New Orleans Tuesday, December 19
Oklahoma City home to Los Angeles Thursday, December 21