T.M. Selection: New Orleans Pelicans.

I like the New Orleans Pelicans to cover the spread against the Memphis Grizzlies in this game on Tuesday. The Pelicans made some moves before the trade deadline last week to acquire some good players to try and make a playoff push and they really showed up in their most recent game. After struggling in their 1st few games together, the Pelicans looked a lot better last night when they beat the Raptors by 30 points on their home court. They are on their home court again in this game and I think the Pelicans have a chance to even win here now that their team is starting to mesh together on the court. I think the Pelicans made some good moves to help them make it to the playoffs this year in 1 of the final spots and I expect the results to start showing soon. They are catching the Grizzlies at a very good time here since Ja Morant will likely miss this game and that should put a bit of a damper on things for the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies have already won 5 games in a row but their most recent game was a win over the Hornets in a road game and that was their 1st win on this win streak that wasn't by 10+ points. They were also trailing in that game and had to make a comeback before finally taking the lead and keeping it. This is the last game of a road trip for the Grizzlies too and I think they will be tired and underperform in this game after their performance last time out. The Pelicans are going to start to get hot soon and I think that has already started with their win over the Raptors last night. I think the Pelicans can win this game so I like them to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 114-109 Pelicans.