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It doesn't always have to be rocket science. A bad Memphis team that will now be without Jaren Jackson Jr. is taking on a Lakers team that simply cannot afford to lose games like this if it wants to get to the playoffs.
Memphis has only covered 10 of its last 34 games, which includes 0-3 ATS in its current four-game losing streak. The Lakers looked outstanding Thursday at home in a win against the Rockets, but then looked sloppy in a Saturday loss at New Orleans which dropped them three games behind the No. 8 seed in the West. The Lakers have to win games like this -- against bad teams -- on the road to have any chance of the playoffs and that will likely be LeBron's pregame speech. I'm on the Lakers.
In their last seven home games, the Grizzlies have lost by 6 points once, by 3 points twice, and by 1 point once. They've won three of those seven. Monday sees the Lakers come to town as 4.5-point favorites. In my simulations, the Grizzlies are covering 58 percent of the time. Take the points.