Milwaukee Bucks vs Memphis Grizzlies NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 4/17/21
2021-04-17 21:00:00 EDT
The Milwaukee Bucks play host to the Memphis Grizzlies at the Fiserv Forum on Saturday night.
The Memphis Grizzlies have been in pretty good shape lately as they’ve won six of their past nine games and they will be looking to stay hot after last night’s 126-115 road win over the Bulls last night. Dillon Brooks led the team with 32 points on 12 of 19 shooting, Jonas Valanciunas added 16 points with seven rebounds and five assists while Ja Morant chipped in with 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists. As a team, the Grizzlies shot 52 percent from the field and 17 of 40 from the 3-point line as they took control of the game with 37 points in the third quarter to take a double-digit lead, before pushing the margin out to 20 points in the fourth quarter.
Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Bucks have been in fine form as they’ve won six of their past nine games and they will be gunning for a fourth straight win after taking down the Hawks in a 120-109 road win on Thursday. Jrue Holiday led the team with 23 points and seven assists on nine of 17 shooting, Brook Lopez added 19 points with 12 rebounds on seven of 10 shooting while Giannis Antetokounmpo returned from a six-game absence to chip in with 15 points in 25 minutes of action. As a team, the Bucks shot 48 percent from the field and 16 of 43 from the 3-point line as they came out strong with 64 points in the first half to take the early double-digit lead, before keeping the Hawks quiet in the second half as they held Trae Young to just 15 points on three of 17 shooting.
Looking at the betting trends, the Grizzlies are 5-1 ATS in their last six road games, 5-0 ATS in their last five games against a team with a winning record and 20-7 ATS in their last 27 games overall. The Bucks are 0-4 ATS in their last four home games and 5-2 ATS in their last seven games as a favorite.
Head to head, the under is 13-6-1 in the last 20 meetings overall and the under is 6-2-1 in the last nine meetings in Milwaukee.
The Grizzlies are coming into this game with plenty of momentum and they’ll be feeling confident after blowing past the Bulls last night, but they’re up against a red-hot Bucks team who just routed the in-form Hawks on Thursday. The Bucks have opened as heavy favorites at home which is no surprise, but Giannis Antetokounmpo has cooled off lately and I think the Grizzlies can do enough to hang in right till the end in this one.
