When Ja Morant exited stage right with a knee injury in Game 4, nobody gave the Grizzlies much of a chance. They were trailing the reanimated Warriors dynasty in the series, 3-1, and needed to rattle off three straight wins without their best player to advance to the conference finals.
On Wednesday night, Memphis got the first win. Golden State came out lethargic, and this time, the Grindhouse made them pay. NBA odds priced the Grizzlies as a 4.5-point underdog; they won by 39 points.
Many in the online sports betting space are expecting Golden State to play with more effort on Friday night and eliminate the Grizzlies. But weren’t they expecting the same thing in Game 5?
The BetMGM Tonight team is working through Friday’s NBA lines and looking for the best angle to bet this critical Game 6 between the Warriors and Grizzlies. Don’t count Memphis out just yet…
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