A very interesting game will be played on Tuesday night in the NBA as Memphis Grizzlies will host Phoenix Suns. The Grizzlies are the 3rd-best team in the Western Conference with 20 wins and 12 losses while the Suns are the 5th-best team with 19 wins and 15 losses. In this game, I'm predicting that Memphis will cover the handicap.

On Christmas day the Grizzlies ended their road trip. During the 4 game stretch, they had only 1 win and that was against Phoenix! Memphis had a very favorable matchup on Christmas against the shorthanded Warriors but they missed the opportunity to win and lost by 14 points. Now they are back at home where they have won 7 games in a row and all have been with at least 8 points. Per advanced stats, the Grizzlies have the 6th-best offense at home (117.4), the best defense (104.2) with the best net rating (13.2).

The Suns have also struggled a lot recently. On Christmas day, they didn't save the lead against the Nuggets and lost in overtime but overall, they have 3 losses in a row. If we look back at the last 11 games, the Suns have only 3 wins and 2 of them have been at home. Out of the last 6 away games, the Suns have won only one. On the road, Phoenix has the 2nd-best offense (115), the 18th-best defense (114.9) with the 7th-best net rating (0.1).

Memphis is the best team in covering the spread at home as they have done it 11 out of 15 times (79%) this season. Phoenix is not so good at covering the spread away from home because they have done it just 7 out of 15 times. As a home favorite, the Grizzlies have covered the spread 75% of the games and that is the 2nd best result in the league. The biggest issue for Phoenix is going to be depth as Devin Booker played only 4 minutes on Christmas and will be out again and Cameron Payne and Landry Shamet won't be able to play as well. The situation is different for Memphis because all players are available and the motivation for them should be sky-high, especially after they beat the Suns a few days ago on the road by 25 points!

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一场非常有趣的比赛将在周二晚上在NBA进行，孟菲斯灰熊将主场迎战菲尼克斯太阳。灰熊队以20胜12负排名西部第三，太阳队以19胜15负排名西部第五。在这场比赛中，我预测灰熊队会克服障碍。

圣诞节那天灰熊结束了他们的客场之旅。在四场比赛中，他们只赢了一场，而且是对太阳!孟菲斯在圣诞节对阵人手不足的勇士队时有一场非常有利的比赛，但他们错过了赢球的机会，输了14分。现在他们回到了主场，他们已经取得了7连胜，并且都至少拿到了8分。根据高级数据，灰熊在主场拥有第6好的进攻(117.4分)，最好的防守(104.2分)和最好的净效率(13.2分)。

太阳队最近也陷入了困境。在圣诞节那天，他们没能保住对掘金的领先优势，在加时赛中输掉了比赛，但总的来说，他们已经连输3场了。如果我们回顾过去的11场比赛，太阳只赢了3场，其中2场是在主场。在过去的6场客场比赛中，太阳队只赢了一场。在客场，太阳拥有第二好的进攻(115)，第18好的防守(114.9)和第7好的净效率(0.1)。

灰熊是最好的球队，本赛季他们在主场15次中有11次(79%)做到了。菲尼克斯在客场不太擅长防守，因为他们15次中只有7次做到了。作为主场热门，灰熊队在75%的比赛中占据了优势，这是联盟第二好的成绩。太阳队最大的问题是深度，德文·布克在圣诞节只打了4分钟，他将再次缺阵，卡梅隆·佩恩和兰德里·沙梅特也不能打得很好。灰熊的情况不同，因为所有球员都可以上场，他们的动力应该是极高的，尤其是在几天前他们在客场以25分击败太阳之后!