posted March 26, 2008 at 18:45 in NBA Free Picks

A pair of teams eliminated from playoff contention will hook up Wednesday night when the (18-52) Memphis Grizzlies invade Arco Arena to take on the (31-39) Sacramento Kings. Memphis has won a total of five games on the road this season while suffering 29 defeats. The Grizz have been getting heaping loads of points as a visitor this year, and have a decent 15-18-1 mark ATS because of it. Sacramento hasn’t fared well on the road this season either (10-27 SU), but tonight’s game comes in the comfy confines of their own arena where they’ve won 21 of their 33 contests. Along with a 64% winning clip at home comes the Kings solid 20-13 ATS (61%) mark.

Memphis last took the floor on Tuesday night when they suffered a 120-106 setback to the Denver Nuggets at home. The 14-point loss saw them fail to cover the 9-point spread, and the 226 combined points fell a bucket short of going over the posted ‘total’ of 228. The loss snapped the Grizzlies two game SU winning streak, and also squashed their 5-game ATS run. The Grizzlies are 1-4 SU their last five road games, but they managed a 3-2 ATS mark during that stretch.

Sacramento comes into this contest losers of three in a row. They last took the floor in Houston, but lost by a 108-100 final count. The 8-point defeat saw the Kings cover the 11-point spread, and the combined 208 points went over the posted ‘total’ of 196.5. The ATS win was the Kings first in three tries, but they come into tonight’s contests winners ATS in 5 of their L/9 overall. The Kings currently own a 3-game winning streak at home with wins over Golden State, Toronto, and Portland.

This will be the fourth and final meeting between these two teams this season. Memphis currently holds 2-1 SU and 3-0 ATS marks against the Kings this season. The Grizz won and covered both of their meetings with Sacramento at home. The first meeting saw them win by a 107-94 final count as 5.5-point home underdogs, and they won their most recent meeting last week 117-111 as 2.5-point home pups. Sacramento won the first meeting at home, 116-113, but failed to cover the 3.5-point spread. The over stands at 2-1 ATS in all three games.

Oddsmakers opened the Kings up as 10-point home favorites with the ‘total’ set at 216 for tonight’s game. You can get down on both the ‘side’ and ‘total’ at BetUS.com right now! The underdog (Memphis) has bit in five of their last six meetings, and the over is a perfect 4-0 ATS the L/4 times these teams have squared off in Sacramento.

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