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FREE PLAY: DENVER +1.5

Denver comes into tonight's match up with Oklahoma City at 9-0 SU and 7-2 ATS against division opponents this year.  DENVER is also 22-10 ATS vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons. Denver continues to be under valued by the oddsmakers. My numbers have Denver winning by 3-5 Points. TAKE DENVER.

 Take Memphis (#529)

The Grizzlies have been consistent moneymakers on the second night of back-2-backs, a perfect 5-0 ATS in their last five times in this role.  Head Coach Taylor Jenkins managed his minutes carefully in Sacramento last night – no Grizzly had more than 32 minutes of playing time and ten different players saw the court for at least 13 minutes.  The Grizz should be relatively fresh here.  They hung tough with the Lakers in the first meeting this year a one point home loss.

Meanwhile, the Lakers are 0-fer the season ATS with three days or more of rest between games.  The last time they played with five or more days rest, they lost SU at home to the Blazers as 13 point chalk.  And the Lakers certainly have a lookahead on their schedule, with a national TV showdown against the Celtics on Sunday.  Expect a battle, not a blowout. Take the Grizzlies.

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When the Clippers added Marcus Morris and his nearly 20-points per game to the offense it was obvious that load management in Los Angeles, for the Clips, was not going to slowly fade into the sunset. Now LA hasn't played in nine days. Nine days in the NBA are equal to someone who celebrates their leap year birthday. Four years is a long time even for someone as ancient as myself. Had I been born on Feb 29th I would be but 16 years old, or more accurately phrased, be celebrating my 16th birthday next week.

Paul George strained a hammy before the All-Star break and will not play in this Saturday afternoon NBA event. Defensive stalwart Patrick Beverly is out because of a groin pull. Leo will be active and be asked to have a significant +/- number because he is likely limited to 32 minutes or less.

Sacramento played as well as they could play on Thursday night. They came out of the break to find a young Memphis Grizzlies squad in town and representing the Mississippi River as road favorites. The Kings wired the Griz by taking an early lead and fighting off two strong pushes from the visitors.  Point guard De'Aaron Fox is following orders from the bench bosses and pushing the pace, playing with more tempo, and the scheme is beginning to sit well with the floor general.

Take the deeper bench of the Kings and the points at Staples Center on Saturday afternoon. 

Tough spot for San Francisco. They once again gave Gonzaga a good battle. Led by 9 early second half before the powerhouse turned it on and blew them away. First meeting was also a huge SF effort that resulted in a narrow loss. The Dons had nothing left in the tank for the quick turnaround off that game and got wiped out at home by Pacific. I can see problems for San Francisco again here, and Pepperdine is playing pretty well right now. I'm taking the Waves with the points.

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