San Antonio at Memphis

San Antonio is favored in this matchup even though it has lost four in a row. That indicates that the Spurs still have the better team as Memphis struggles through another season with a 23-34 straight-up record and 25-32 ATS. The Spurs want payback for a 96-86 loss to the Grizzlies on Jan. 9 when neither team shot well and the Spurs are 9-4-1 ATS their last 14 games when following a loss. Also, San Antonio has covered the spread five straight times when playing on two days of rest. Memphis is 3-7 ATS after a win and only 7-17 ATS its last 24 games against teams with winning records. The road team is 5-2-1 ATS the last eight meetings. Coach Gregg Popovich has been pounding into the heads of his players that they need to play better defensively and tonight is a good time to start. Lay the points with the Spurs.