The San Antonio Spurs try to make quick work of the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference finals, attempting a four-game sweep Monday night. We talk to Michael Stewart, an oddsmaker with CarbonSports about the betting action heading into tonight?s tipoff:
San Antonio Spurs at Memphis Grizzlies ? Open: -3, Move: -2.5, Move: -3
The spread for Game 4 has been up and down with sharp money showing on San Antonio. Books opened Memphis as a 3-point home favorite, playing to stay alive. Wiseguys bought up the road underdog, pushing the spread to -2.5.
The public liked the desperate home team at that spread and pushed the line back to its original post before sharp money hit San Antonio again and moved the spread back to Grizzlies -2.5.
?I believe that?s where we?re going to close,? Stewart. ?We?re dead even on the game and as long as it?s doesn?t land on three, we should make money on the side. ?
CarbonSports opened 180 and has bounced between 181 and 180.5, trying to counter the public and sharp money. Memphis and San Antonio have produced a 3-0 over/under record in this series but went 1-3 over/under in their head-to-head meetings in the regular season.
?Nearly 80 percent of all the initial action was on the over, so we went to 181 earlier today,? says Stewart. ?But at 181, we booked very sharp action on the under and we?re back to 180.5 as we respect the under money way more than the over action. We are definitely going to need this game to stay under.?
San Antonio Spurs at Memphis Grizzlies ? Open: -3, Move: -2.5, Move: -3
The spread for Game 4 has been up and down with sharp money showing on San Antonio. Books opened Memphis as a 3-point home favorite, playing to stay alive. Wiseguys bought up the road underdog, pushing the spread to -2.5.
The public liked the desperate home team at that spread and pushed the line back to its original post before sharp money hit San Antonio again and moved the spread back to Grizzlies -2.5.
?I believe that?s where we?re going to close,? Stewart. ?We?re dead even on the game and as long as it?s doesn?t land on three, we should make money on the side. ?
CarbonSports opened 180 and has bounced between 181 and 180.5, trying to counter the public and sharp money. Memphis and San Antonio have produced a 3-0 over/under record in this series but went 1-3 over/under in their head-to-head meetings in the regular season.
?Nearly 80 percent of all the initial action was on the over, so we went to 181 earlier today,? says Stewart. ?But at 181, we booked very sharp action on the under and we?re back to 180.5 as we respect the under money way more than the over action. We are definitely going to need this game to stay under.?
