Hornets-Grizzlies Preview

The New Orleans Hornets and the Memphis Grizzlies will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at FedExForum. Oddsmakers currently have the Hornets listed as 6-point favorites versus the Grizzlies, while the game's total is sitting at 192. The Hornets defeated Toronto 99-91 as a 2-point favorite on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (195). David West scored 29 points and added nine rebounds for New Orleans, while James Posey delivered 20 points off the bench in the win. The Grizzlies defeated Miami 102-86 as a 2-point underdog on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (193.5). O.J. Mayo scored a game-high 28 points for Memphis, while Rudy Gay added 18 points in the win. Current streak: Memphis has won 4 straight games. Team records: New Orleans: 13-7 SU, 9-10-1 ATS Memphis: 9-15 SU, 11-13 ATS New Orleans most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing San Antonio are 5-5 After playing Toronto are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 Memphis most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Charlotte are 4-4 After playing Miami are 6-4 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: New Orleans is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Memphis The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing Memphis The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing on the road against Memphis New Orleans is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing New Orleans The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing at home against New Orleans Memphis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Memphis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games Next up: New Orleans home to San Antonio, Wednesday, December 17 Memphis home to Charlotte, Friday, December 19