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After stealing home-court advantage for this Western Conference playoff series with an upset victory in Game 1, the Grizzlies shoot for a big bowl of gravy when the teams meet for Game 2 Wednesday night in Salt Lake City. Memphis beat Utah outright Sunday as a 7.5-point underdog; now, the Grizzlies are getting a bucket more than that. Here's our homework for this match-up, with our free <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/nba/free-nba-picksNBA Betting Picks" title="NBA Picks ATS">NBA betting pick</a>.
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NBA Playoffs Betting Odds<br />
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Much of the NBA playoff betting market opened Utah at -8 for this Game 2, with an over/under of right around 219. Early betting action then juiced the Jazz to -9 to -10 depending on which <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/sportsbooks&quot; title="Sportsbooks">sportsbook</a> you lay your bets.
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Any bettors out there thinking Memphis might win this game outright like it did Game 1 could get a price of +400 at several online sportsbooks.
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Grizzlies-Jazz NBA Betting Preview<br />
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Upstart Memphis grabbed the opener of this best-of-seven playoff series last Sunday 112-109. The Grizzlies trailed by 12 points in the second quarter, then used a 31-7 run spanning the halves to take a double-digit lead. Memphis was still up 94-77 with under 10 minutes left, then let Utah pull within one point with six seconds to go. The Grizz then added a lay-up, then survived a long Jazz 3-point miss in the final moments for the victory.
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Memphis won Game 1 outright as a dog of 7.5 points and cashed in on the money line at a price of +265.
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Also, Game 1 played over a total of 217 despite some prolonged offensive droughts by both teams.
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Memphis shot 45 percent from the floor Sunday and held Utah to 42 percent FG shooting. And while the Grizzlies got out-rebounded by the Jazz 50-42, they grabbed 16 offensive boards, which helped them out-scored Utah 62-42 in the paint. Memphis also won the turnover battle 16-9.
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Going back three weeks, the Grizzlies are 8-1 over their last nine games.
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The Jazz, meanwhile, are only 2-3 over their last five games.
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Utah finished 14 games ahead of Memphis in the regular-season standings, 52-30 to 38-34. The Jazz also swept three games from the Grizzlies during the regular season by an average score of 118-110, going 2-1 ATS along the way. One of those games played very close; another involved a Memphis rally that made things close at the end, and the other game played as basically a Utah blow-out.
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The big news for Game 2 of this series is the probable return of Utah G Donovan Mitchell (26 PPG this season), who missed the last 16 games of the regular season, and Game 1 of this series with a bad ankle. But it appears he will play Wednesday night. The Jazz played 39-14 SU, 31-22 ATS with Mitchell on the floor this season.
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<span style="font-size:16px;"><b><span style="color:#008000;">Get more details:</span></b> <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/nba/matchup/1413301">MEM/UTAH 5/26/21 Matchup Stats</a></span>
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Grizzlies-Jazz NBA Betting Trends<br />
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Memphis played 20-16 SU, 21-14 ATS on the road this season.
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Utah played 31-5 SU, 23-13 ATS at home this season.
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Memphis played 16-21 SU, 23-14 ATS against teams that made the playoffs this season.
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Utah played 22-14 SU, 21-15 ATS vs. teams that made the playoffs this season.
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Memphis played 9-7 ATS this season as a dog of five points or more.
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Utah played 10-8 ATS this season when favored by between 9-12 points.
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Totals Report<br />
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Totals split 36-36 in Grizzlies games this season, which averaged 226 total points. Unders played 38-33 in Jazz games this season, which averaged 224 points. Overs are 3-1 in Grizzlies-Jazz games this season, which are averaging 227 points.
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