There's a solid slate of games in the NBA on Sunday. With five games on the schedule, there are plenty of sides and totals with value. Here is our top pick and prediction for tonight’s NBA game Grizzlies vs. Bucks.
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Sunday's Best NBA Picks: Grizzlies vs. Bucks
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Grizzlies vs. Bucks
Another nationally televised game on Sunday pits the Grizzlies and Bucks. Memphis has listed Ja Morant as doubtful for this matchup and the Bucks have opened as small favorites. These two teams met back on Halloween as the Grizzlies won 122-99. At full strength, Memphis is the better team. Even with Morant likely sidelined, Memphis might still be the better team.
Memphis is 13-7 so far this season without Morant in the lineup with a +165 point differential in those 20 games. The Grizzlies have shown time and time again they are capable of winning even with Morant out of the lineup. The big men down low have made Memphis an incredibly formidable defensive team. They allow just 61.9% shooting at the rim - good enough for seventh-best in the league. They're an even better mid-range defense. This presence should be able to slow Giannis Antetokounmpo, the offensive catalyst for Milwaukee.
Milwaukee has not yet shown this season that they should be favorites against any top-10 team. Against the top nine teams in the league in terms of record, a group Memphis resides, Milwaukee is just 2-10 SU and 3-9 ATS. This includes the NBA Cup Championship game against Oklahoma City they won and covered. Until Milwaukee proves they can be trusted in these spots, they are a must fade. I like Memphis, even short-handed, to cover this primetime matchup.
Pick: Grizzlies +4.5 (-110)
