T.M. Selection: Memphis Grizzlies.

I like the Memphis Grizzlies to cover the spread against the San Antonio Spurs in this game on Friday. The Grizzlies have a really good team this year, they are 1 of 4 teams in the West who already have 20+ wins on the year. They have also won a lot of their games while missing 1 of their best players Ja Morant but he is back in the lineup now and the team is playing even better. When he 1st came back they had lost a few games as they needed to get back into rhythm with him on the court but now that they have, they have won 3 games in a row knocking off the Kings, Suns, and Lakers. The Grizzlies have also looked great on defense lately, they have played 17 games in a row without giving up more than 106 points to any opposing team except for the Suns and the Warriors in 1 game each but those are the 2 best teams in the NBA and both scored exactly 113 points on the Grizzlies. Ja Morant just put up 40+ points in their most recent game too as he lifted his team over the Lakers and I expect him to continue that great play in this game. The Spurs haven't looked bad in their games lately but they just lost a game to the Jazz and they were missing their best player Donovan Mitchell. The Jazz still have a lot of talent without Mitchell and are a good team either way but the Grizzlies have a lot of talent too that will be playing in this game and if the Spurs couldn't take advantage of a weaker Jazz lineup, then I don't think they will do much on a Grizzlies lineup that has most of their starters playing in this game. I think the Grizzlies are going to continue to roll here so I like the Grizzlies to cover the spread in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 116-104 Grizzlies.