The Memphis Grizzlies have surpassed expectations during parts of the season and underperformed in others and were somewhat of a wild card this season.  Lately, somewhat of an odd stretch is on them.  It involves losing eight straight games at home, while winning all six on the road.  This is an odd trend, especially figuring that home court advantage has to be some kind of “advantage”.  Basketball betting odds are always available.

The teams that they played are the key to look at in this stretch of wins and losses.  All the teams they played on the road were around .386, while eight of the teams they played at home were above a .582 winning percentage.  In essence, they have just been playing the hard teams at home and the easy ones away.

33 games have been won by the Grizzlies and 31 games lost.  The Portland Trailblazers who have 38 wins is helped by eighth spot in the Western Conference.  There is only a five game difference between the Grizzlies and the Blazers, and if they play well enough in the next five weeks they could make it into the post-season.

In order to do this, their game is to be really taken to the next level by Rudy Gay, Zach Randolph, and Marc Gasol.  Both the offense and the defense are included in this.  The Grizzlies acquired a key defender in Ronnie Brewer before the trade deadline but he injured his hamstring his first week with the team, so they will have to improve their defense without him. Check out all the basketball betting online with the sportsbooks.