{"id":326870,"date":"2025-02-08T12:10:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T17:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=326870"},"modified":"2025-02-08T12:10:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T17:10:02","slug":"thunder-vs-grizzlies-sgp-predictions-february-8-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/thunder-vs-grizzlies-sgp-predictions-february-8-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder vs. Grizzlies same-game parlay predictions Feb. 8: Bet on Memphis alt spread, Gilgeous-Alexander points milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"block-369d1e60-225f-4499-8a7a-3863b6ae8b71\">The Memphis Grizzlies host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night in a battle between the top two squads in the Western Conference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-3a10f6c1-c0af-4156-a32a-495941afe3d5\"><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> OKC has a healthy lead for the West&#8217;s No. 1 seed, but I think Memphis can bridge the skill gap enough to cover an alt spread tonight. I&#8217;m also backing a pair of Canadians, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/shai_gilgeous_alexander\">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/zach_edey\">Zach Edey<\/a>, to cash some overs on their prop markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-4605d84a-f94f-453c-a11b-9c015351e1d2\">Check out my Thunder vs. Grizzlies same-game parlay predictions for Feb. 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-4605d84a-f94f-453c-a11b-9c015351e1d2\">Thunder vs. Grizzlies predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba\">Full NBA betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report\">NBA injury report<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players\">NBA player stats<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/standings\">NBA standings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-d6e673fe-4aee-433b-9472-6e1a4b16caa8\"><strong>Parlay: Grizzlies +5.5 | Gilgeous-Alexander 30+ points | Edey 8+ rebounds (+275)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:108966\">Embed: #108966<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-d6e673fe-4aee-433b-9472-6e1a4b16caa8\"><strong><strong>Grizzlies +5.5 <\/strong>(-186):<\/strong> The Thunder steamrolled the Grizzlies when these teams last met (Dec. 29), but that game was played in Oklahoma City. Also, Edey and Ja Morant were both out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-d6e673fe-4aee-433b-9472-6e1a4b16caa8\">I expect a much different result tonight as Memphis plays host at FedExForum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Grizzlies are a league-best 18-8 ATS at home, per Team Rankings, as well as 21-5 SU.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Memphis has covered a +5.5 spread in 24\/26 home games and 44\/51 overall games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Memphis also has the rest advantage, having last played Wednesday in Toronto. OKC just faced the Raptors last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-89a1765e-b418-46d4-b497-651bc59723d9\">Other SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Gilgeous-Alexander 30+ points<\/strong> (-205):<\/strong> If there&#8217;s one guy I&#8217;m not worried about on a back-to-back, it&#8217;s SGA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The odds-on MVP favourite had a lighter load than usual last night (12 shots in 29 minutes) as his team authored a wire-to-wire victory over Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a guy who averages 34.0 minutes and 21.4 shot attempts, it was almost like working a half-day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gilgeous-Alexander leads the NBA in scoring (32.7 PPG) and has cashed this milestone in 30 of 49 games (61.2%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In eight back-to-backs this year, he&#8217;s averaging 32.1 PPG and has hit the 30-point mark three straight times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Edey 8+ rebounds<\/strong> (-177): <\/strong>Now that OKC can deploy two 7-footers in its starting lineup (Isaiah Hartenstein, Chet Holmgren), the Thunder&#8217;s rough rebounding numbers should improve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But on a back-to-back in what will be Holmgren&#8217;s second game since November (if he plays), I&#8217;m not scared off by that towering tandem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edey (7-foot-4, 305 pounds) is bigger than both of them, and he&#8217;s finally rounding back into form on the glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Over his past seven games, Edey has averaged 22.4 minutes and 10.1 rebounds, cashing this bet five times.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the 10 games before that, Edey averaged just 17.8 minutes and 5.7 rebounds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I believe the Grizzlies were taking it slow with their rookie centre after he sustained a concussion on Dec. 27. He&#8217;s ramped up over the past seven games and should grab plenty of boards tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OKC ranks 23rd in rebounding rate (49.1%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-049eee7c-fa25-40b8-b13d-7bb92000f313\"><em>Picks made at 11:50 a.m. on 02\/08\/25.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Memphis Grizzlies host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night in a battle between the top two squads in the Western Conference. The pregame narrative: OKC has a healthy lead for the West&#8217;s No. 1 seed, but I think Memphis can bridge the skill gap enough to cover an alt spread tonight. 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