Play: Memphis +7 -103
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Reasoning: The Grizzlies nearly came back all the way against Oklahoma City in Game 1, and they cut the Thunder's lead to just two in the fourth quarter after being down by 25 at one point. Memphis fell behind by so much early because it shot just 25 percent from the field in the first half. That usually doesn't happen to the Grizzlies, who normally shoot 46.3 percent from the field. Memphis is not intimidated by Oklahoma City, as the Grizzlies knocked the Thunder out of the playoffs last season in five games. Memphis can hang with Oklahoma City in the rebounding department and it is better on offensive boards. The Grizzlies should have Tayshaun Prince (stomach virus) back for this one. The veteran was limited to just four minutes in Game 1 and he usually averages close to 26 mpg. The Thunder's average margin of victory is 6.4 points. Memphis allows just 94.6 ppg.
Plays: L.A. Clippers -7.5 -110 and GS/LAC under 212.5 -110
Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
Reasoning: I like Los Angeles to exact some revenge after it barely lost Game 1 despite getting only 19 minutes from Blake Griffin who was in foul trouble. He still scored 16 in his limited time and, had he got his usual 36 minutes, there is no telling how Game 1 would have turned out. The Clippers held Stephen Curry to just 14 points and the Warriors committed 23 turnovers. Golden State is without leading rebounder Andrew Bogut (broken rib) for this series, so I expect DeAndre Jordan to have another good game (14 rebounds and five blocks in the first game). Los Angeles allows just 33.3 percent shooting from behind the arc. It has the deeper bench and causes more turnovers than the Warriors. I expect the Clips to get a good-sized lead and coast, thus helping the under. This total is about eight points too high for a Golden State road game and the under was 47-34-2 in Warriors games. Los Angeles went 28-18 this season vs. Top 16 teams and Golden State went just 22-24 against those squads.
Record: 53-33-3 (61.6%)
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