Pressure is on Memphis to even their series as they host the Lakers at FedEx Forum trailing 1-0. LA played a perfect game on Sunday, can they repeat that performance tonight? Tip-off is live from 7.30 pm on TNT, I've prepared a Same Game Parlay which is available below.
Head over to our NBA Predictions page for picks on the side and total for the rest of Wednesday's action!
Let's dive into my SGP bet now.
Memphis Grizzlies 1 – 10 Win Margin (+190)
Game 1 looked like a scene from a horror movie for the Grizzlies as they lost Ja Morant to an injury and the Lakers destroyed them down the stretch in a 128-112 loss. Memphis is hoping they've spent all their bad luck in that series opener on Sunday, moving forward it cannot get any worse. At 35-6 SU at FedEx Forum they finished the regular season with the best home mark in the NBA, that loss over the weekend was only their 2nd in a home game over their last 16 played. Regardless of everything that transpired in that game, the oddsmakers still have the Grizz as the favorites here and in that scenario this team is 17-3 SU in their last 20 games played. The Lakers got 29 and 23 points out of Rui Hachimura and Austin Reaves, I really doubt those two can continue playing like that on a consistent basis moving forward. Memphis was just too good at home during the regular season to lose back-to-back home games to the Lakers here, I expect them to come out on top in a close finish he re.