NBA Betting Picks: Washington Wizards at Memphis Grizzlies Odds

The Washington Wizards and the Memphis Grizzlies will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday night at 8:00pm EST in NBA betting picks when they battle at FedExForum in a game that can be seen on NBA-TV. NBA odds makers currently have the Grizzlies listed as 5.5-point favorites against the Wizards while the game's total is sitting at 209. The Wizards were defeated 101-89 by the Minnesota Timberwolves last time out as 2.5-point favorites in NBA betting odds on the road. That game's 190 points went UNDER the posted total of 206.5 at online sportsbooks.

Gilbert Arenas led the Wizards with 26-points, nine rebounds and had seven rebounds but committed seven turnovers. "We've got one of them teams right now that when we get down, we feel like we have to take it on our shoulders," Arenas said. "I'm the main culprit of that. When we get down, I feel, you know, that I have to give us that spark to get back and it just didn't work." Heading into tonight's match-up, Washington is 10-18 straight up on the season, 10-18 against the spread as an underdog in NBA picks and 2-8 when playing on Monday's.

Zach Randolph tossed in a game high 27-points with 14 rebounds for a double-double in the Grizzlies' 106-101 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. The Grizzlies were 8.6-point underdogs in NBA betting picks for that game while the combined 207-points made it OVER the day's posted total of 201 at online sportsbooks. Heading into tonight's game, Memphis is 13-16 straight up, 16-13 against the spread as a favorite in NBA odds and 5-5 after playing the Mavericks.

Whitmore's NBA Betting Picks: This one shouldn't be too difficult for the Grizzlies. Memphis is 7-1 against the spread for their last eight at home and 6-1 against the spread for their last six against Washington. My NBA betting pick for today's basketball match-up will be to take the Grizzlies laying the points at home to the OVER in a 2-team parlay. Vegas odds at Caesars sportsbook have the Memphis Grizzlies -5.5 favorites in NBA odds against the Washington Wizards with a total of 209.