New York Knicks versus Memphis Grizzlies Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Betting Odds Preview 3-27-2013

The 47-23 Memphis Grizzlies will travel to play the 43-26 New York Knicks in an NBA pro basketball game on Wednesday night. Tip off time from Madison Square Gardens in New York City is set for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The NBA odds from this pro basketball game is lined at a pick with an over under line of 186 points. Early money has landed on Memphis as the Knicks opened up as a -1 point favorite.

The teams went head to head on November 16th with the Grizzlies posting the 105-95 home victory against the Knicks as a -6 point betting favorite. The game landed over 191 ½ points.

Memphis has a road record of 19-15 on the season. They lose their fourth straight road game on Monday in a 107-94 defeat at the Washington Wizards as a -5 point betting favorite. The game finished over 181 points. The Grizzlies get outscored in the second half 52-39 in defeat. They shot 44.2% from the floor and connected on 6 of 16 from the three point line. Memphis allowed Washington 50% from the floor and the Grizzlies turned the ball over 16 times. Mike Conley led the team with 23 points and seven assists as he made 7 of his 14 shots. The Grizzlies have struggled with offense during their four game road losing streak by averaging just 85 points per game. A key injury for Memphis has center Marc Gasol will be out indefinitely with an abdominal injury. Gasol misses two games and the Grizzlies give up 106 points to Boston and 107 points to the Wizards.

The Knicks are 24-10 playing on their home court. They earn their fifth straight win after a 100-85 road victory on Tuesday to the Boston Celtics as a +2 ½ point underdog. The game finished under 194 points. New York got off to the fast start by taking a 58-44 lead at the half. They shot 43.3% from the floor and connected on 8 of 28 from three point range. Boston played without an injured Kevin Garnet. New York allowed 44.9% shooting to the Celtics and win because the Knicks forced 20 Boston turnovers. J.R. Smith came off the bench to lead New York with 32 points and seven rebounds on 13 of 24 shooting. The Knicks are bringing on the defense. They have allowed an average of 88.8 points a game during their past six games. This is how they played in the first month of the season. They are tied with Indiana for the second seed in the Eastern conference.