In the National Basketball Association, the Dallas Mavericks are at the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday. This is a battle between a pair of Western Conference teams coming out from a mini break following the in-season tournament. Dallas comes into the game with a 13-8 record. That is good enough for third in the Western Conference. The Mavericks are 7-4 on the road this season. Dallas, in their last game, beat the Portland Trail Blazers by 13 points.
For Memphis, they await the return of Ja Morant, which will come just before Christmas. The Grizzlies are 6-15 on the season, which is 13th in the Western Conference. The Grizzlies are 1-9 at home this season. Memphis lost to the Timberwolves at home on Friday, which snapped a streak of three wins in four games.
The Dallas Mavericks are favorites on the road in this game. Dallas is listed at -2.5 over the Grizzlies. The total for this game is set at 227.5.
Bane Leading the Charge
Desmond Bane has been the leader for the Grizzlies so far in the scoring department. WIthout the services of Morant, he has taken over. He is scoring nearly 25 points per game, and also dishing out 5.1 assists per game. Next for Memphis is Jaren Jackson Jr, who is just shy of 20 per game, with 6 rebounds.
The Grizzlies have been beat up all season. Marcus Smart, who they brought over from Boston has played in just 11 games this season. Derrick Rose has played in just four, while Luke Kennard has played in 8. Only Bane, Jackson and David Roddy have played in all 21 games this season for Memphis.
The Grizzlies will play at Houston and then host Houston, before going on the road to Oklahoma City. Memphis is expecting to have Morant back for the Tuesday December 19th game on the road at the New Orleans Pelicans.
Luka Shining
Luka Doncic has been incredible for the Dallas Mavericks. The guard is scoring nearly 32 points per game, dishing out 8.6 assists per game, and one of the top rebounders for the team as well. The Mavericks will need Doncic to be great, as they are not going to have the services of Kyrie Irving for this game.
Irving has a foot injury he suffered towards the end of his last game. The former Duke point guard is scoring 23 points per game, and dishing out 5.2 assists per game. Tim Hardaway Jr is third on the team with 16.9 points per game.
Dallas will head home for two games after this. The Mavericks will host the Los Angeles Lakers on December 12th and then the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Mavericks Top Grizzlies on the Road
Look for a solid game from both teams here. Memphis has played better as of late, but they still do not have enough firepower to win this game. Too much star power from Dallas on Monday, as they win this one on road. The final betting pick for this game is the Dallas Mavericks -2.5 over the Memphis Grizzlies. Bet the Mavericks.
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