NBA Betting Online – Game 2 – Grizzlies at Thunder. The Oklahoma City Thunder will try and even their best-of-seven series as they host the Memphis Grizzlies in Tuesday NBA betting online. The Grizzlies shocked the San Antonio Spurs in the first round and now they have started off the second round with a win over the Thunder. Oklahoma City is favored in NBA betting at the Sbg global sportsbook to bounce back with a Game 2 win.
Randolph Continues to Shine
Zach Randolph didn’t miss a beat on Sunday as the Grizzlies won 114-101 at Oklahoma City. He scored a playoff career-high 34 points and also pulled down 10 rebounds. He led the Grizzlies to a convincing win in Game 1 as Memphis became just the second team in NBA history to not only win their opening playoff series as a #8 seed but then go on and win the first game of the next playoff series. Marc Gasol added 20 points and 13 rebounds as Memphis controlled the inside game again. It was a little different for Randolph and Gasol against Oklahoma City though as many of their shots came from outside the paint but the success was still the same. In the series against the Spurs most of their shots were came within a few feet.
Durant and Westbrook Not Enough
The Thunder got big games out of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook in Game 1 but it didn’t matter. Durant scored 33 points while Westbrook added 29 points. The Thunder didn’t play much defense and Westbrook turned the ball over way too much again as he had seven turnovers in the game. Memphis scored 23 points off of 18 Oklahoma City turnovers.
Game Trends
In this series, the Grizzlies are 4-1 in NBA betting in the last 5 meetings. The Grizzlies are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 playoff games as an underdog. The Grizzlies are 26-10-1 ATS in their last 37 road games. The Thunder is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite. The Over is 4-0 in the Grizzlies last 4 overall. The Over is 5-1 in the Grizzlies last 6 road games. In this series, the Over is 6-0 in the last 6 meetings and at Oklahoma City, 14 of the last 17 meetings has gone over the total in NBA betting online.