T.M. Selection: Memphis Grizzlies.

I like the Memphis Grizzlies to cover the spread against the Detroit Pistons in this game on Thursday. The Grizzlies have won 6 games in a row now and they have been playing themselves into 1 of the best records in the West and are climbing up the standings with each win they get. Now that Morant is back and healthy along with the rest of the team they have been on fire lately. They have been winning a lot of games on the road lately with 4 of those wins on their run coming on the road but they will be at home for this game to face 1 of the worst teams in the league. They have also taken down some strong teams on their 6 game run like the Suns and the Nets who both have better records than the Grizzlies do, they even won against the Nets by 14 points on the road. The Pistons had won 2 games in a row but those were their only 2 wins in their previous 10 games and they just lost their most recent game to the Hornets on the road by 29 points. Not only did they lose by almost 30 points but they gave up 140 points to Charlotte in that game. Their team is lacking a lot of talent and their players are not that good but the defense has been especially bad on this team. That is the 2nd time in their previous 5 games that they have given up 140+ points to an opposing team and the other time was against the Spurs who are also 1 of the worst teams in the league this year. For a team that doesn't score a lot of points they should be try to make it up on defense but they don't play any defense either and if they try to get into a shootout with the Grizzlies here, they are going to get blown away. I don't think the Pistons are going to keep up in this game at all. I like the Grizzlies to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 126-96 Grizzlies.