Memphis Grizzlies versus LA Clippers Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Lines Odds Preview 4-13-2013

Both teams will be on a back to back when the 53-26 LA Clippers will face the 54-25 Memphis Grizzlies in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night. Tip off time from Memphis is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBA TV. The NBA odds from this pro basketball game has the home club Memphis Grizzlies favored by -3 ½ points with an over under line of 182 ½ points. There has been no line movement since the odds were released a few hours ago. This will be the fourth meeting of the season between the Clippers and Grizzlies with the Clippers winning and covering the point spread in two of the three games. The LA Clippers are 22-17 straight up in their road games on the year. They win their fourth straight after a 96-93 road victory at the New Orleans Hornets as a -9 point betting favorite. The total landed under 192 points. The Clips needed a fourth quarter rally as they outscored the Hornets 39-30 in the final stanza in victory. They shot 44.9% from the floor and made just 7 of 26 three pointers. LA had seven less rebounds than the Hornets. They allowed New Orleans 42.2% shooting and 6 of 19 from three. The Clippers got lucky as the Hornets missed 17 of 32 free throws. Blake Griffin led LA with 20 points and five rebounds as he made 9 of his 16 shots. The Clippers sit a game behind both the Memphis Grizzlies and Denver Nuggets for home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. LA holds teams to just 94.8 points a game ranking fourth in the league in scoring defense. They are the fourth best shooting team in basketball by making 47.8% of their shots. The Grizzlies are 31-8 on their home court. They come off the 82-78 road victory on Friday night to the Houston Rockets as a +2 ½ point underdog. The game ended under 195 points. Memphis started quickly with the 49-36 lead at the half. The Grizzlies survived a 34.9% shooting game and made 5 of 18 from the three point line. They held the Rockets to just 31.1% from the field with 11 of 32 three pointers. Memphis forced 20 Houston turnovers. Marc Gasol had 15 points and 12 rebounds in the win for the Grizzlies. Memphis is the top scoring defense in all of basketball by holding teams to just 89.4 points a game. Teams hit on 43.6% from the field against the Grizzlies.