NBA Handicapping: Grizzlies vs Jazz

Courtesy of OddsShark.com The Memphis Grizzlies and the Utah Jazz will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at EnergySolutions Arena. Oddsmakers currently have the Jazz listed as 10-point favorites versus the Grizzlies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Grizzlies lost to the Clippers 98-88 as a 3.5-point underdog on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (197.5). Marc Gasol led Memphis with 26 points and Rudy Gay delivered 15 points and 10 rebounds. The Jazz built up a 15-point lead after the first quarter en route to a 108-92 victory over the Trail Blazers on Saturday. The Jazz covered the 5-point spread, while the 200 points made it OVER the posted total of 190. Deron Williams had 24 points with six rebounds, while dishing out 15 assists to lead the way. Current streak: Utah has won 2 straight games. Team records: Memphis: 6-11 SU, 8-9 ATS Utah: 9-7 SU, 8-8 ATS Memphis most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing Minnesota are 4-6 After playing LA Clippers are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 Utah most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing Indiana are 4-6 After playing Portland are 6-4 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah Memphis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah Memphis is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games Memphis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah Utah is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Memphis Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Memphis Utah is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Utah is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Memphis Next up: Memphis at Minnesota, Wednesday, December 2 Utah home to Indiana, Friday, December 4