Hot Betting Trends: Grizzlies Face Daunting Task, Oddsmakers Opinion on Packers?

The Memphis Grizzlies have not played well this season but finally managed to string together two straight wins and are now tasked with winning a third playing back-to-back nights and three games in four nights.

They'll also be playing in Phoenix a bit banged up.

The line is a bit steep for the Suns at -9 when we're getting closer to -7.  Phoenix is also missing some key pieces with Bradley Beal and Devin Booker.  They still have Kevin Durant in the lineup.  And while the Suns also played a tough one last night, they remain at home.

-6 to -7.5 Favorites in the NBA

We're finding that over the past three weeks favorites of 6 to 7.5 have gone 20-7 Against The Spread.

Saturday night we had the Milwaukee Bucks hosting the Atlanta Hawks as a -6.5 favorite. 

Both teams are off Against The Spread when compared to their Straight Up record.  Atlanta is 9-9 SU but just 5-13 ATS.  Despite going 13-6 Straight Up thus far, the Bucks have only gone 7-11-1 Against The Spread this season.

The Bucks have pretty much been winning at home by 6 to 7 points recently. 

It's not just that the Bucks are a favorite within this line range.  The number is also dead on as we get 6.05.  Accurate lines above 6 have managed to go 5-0 this week Against The Spread.

The Packers Are Playing Better

Green Bay is 3-1 over their last four and that loss was on the road in Pittsburgh by 4 points. 

Despite all the action (80% or more at least) coming in on KC, the line has managed to move from -7 to -5.5. 

This suggests the oddsmakers have an opinion on this game, that Green Bay covers.  Why else continue to encourage action on the Chiefs?

We get a number of 6.87.  That means the line opened on the money but there is now a 1.5 underlay.

- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com