Play: Memphis -4.5 -105
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Reasoning: The Grizzlies have started 3-0 for the first time in their history. Here they will face a New Orleans team playing its first road game of the season. Last year the Pelicans were 12-29 on the road. Memphis has won 15 straight regular-season contests. It is allowing just 86.3 points per game and is forcing 20.3 turnovers per game. Two of the Grizzlies' wins have come on the road, including a 71-69 victory at Charlotte on Saturday. In that one Memphis held the Hornets to 36.1 percent shooting. In its two games New Orleans has shot just 41.6 percent. It won its opener against a bad Orlando team, but in its second tilt, against a good team, (Dallas) the Pelicans trailed by as many as 17 and they were outscored 62-46 in the paint. This plays to the Grizzlies' strength, as big men Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph have combined to average 44.4 points and 20.4 rebounds. Gasol is shooting 58.8 percent.
Record: 202-152-8 (57.1%)
Bankroll: +112.71%
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