This is an 8* play on the Philadelphia 76ers.

While we won't be so bold as to call for an outright upset, we will in the end recommend grabbing as many points as you can as we look for the lowly 76ers to keep this one a lot closer than what the oddsmakers are leading us to believe. Memphis hasn't been playing great the last few weeks, after back to back road losses at Chicago and Dallas, the Grizzlies would rebound with a decent 96-84 win at Indiana on Saturday. Memphis is on the road over Christmas, a game tomorrow night in Washington is followed with a game at Charlotte on Boxing day; it's definitely not too hard to imagine the visitors looking past their cellar dweller opponent this evening (also note that Memphis is just 6-8 SU on the road this season). Philadelphia also plays a game tomorrow night in Milwaukee, but the 76ers won't be looking past their opponent, in fact the team plays with revenge after falling 92-84 in Memphis back on November 29th. This is also Philadelphia's last home game until January 4th, which without question puts added importance into trying to secure a victory at all costs tonight. And while it's true that the Grizzlies have won five straight in the City of Brotherly Love, note that four of those victories came by five points or fewer, last season's win went to OT where Memphis needed to rally from 18 down over the final seven minutes. And finally note, this is not the same defensive minded Grizzlies clubs from years past as the team is allowing an average of 100.2 PPG this season. Grab as many points as you can with PHILADELPHIA.

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