There will be no model predictions today. I am taking the day to officially transition the newsletter over to another platform, but tomorrow I’ll be back with predictions for the NBA, NHL, and MLB.
A play that I will be taking tonight is Lakers -4.5. A crazy fact I learned is that Memphis is 0-16 straight up this season as a road underdog, per TeamRankings. They have not won a single game when given points.
The Grizzlies are also just 2-14 against the spread in those matchups.
Like most teams in the NBA, Memphis plays significantly better basketball at home. However, the gap in production from when the Grizzlies are at home to when they are on the road is astonishing, so I’ll take LeBron and the Lakers to win a cover the spread at home tonight just like they did in Games 3 and 4.