The Warriors are 10-point favorites in Game 1 of their second-round series with the Grizzlies on Sunday (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC), with a total of 196.5. AccuScore has recommended wagers on both the side and the total based on 10,000 simulations of each game performed by the company’s computer.
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AccuScore Best Bet No. 1: The average score after AccuScore ran its 10,000-plus simulations is 108-93, favor of Golden State.
While the Grizzlies are 6-1-1 ATS in their last eight games and 6-1 ATS in their last seven games at Golden State, there's nearly a 61 percent chance the Warriors cover a -10 spread in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series.
AccuScore Best Bet No. 2: There's a 55.3 percent chance the total combined score in the Grizzlies-Warriors Game 1 goes OVER 196.5.
Seven of the Grizzlies’ last 10 away games have gone OVER the total.
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