Who’s playing
Memphis Grizzlies @ San Antonio Spurs
Current records: Memphis 26-15, San Antonio 19-20
How to watch
- When: Friday January 17, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. ET
- Or: Frost Bank Center – San Antonio, TX
- TV: ESPN
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $24.00
What you need to know
Spurs will be in front of their home fans on Friday, but a look at the gap shows they might need that home-field advantage. They will host the Memphis Grizzlies at 9:30 p.m. ET at Frost Bank Center.
Last Wednesday, the Spurs lost at home to the Grizzlies by a decisive margin of 129-115. The loss hurt even more as San Antonio led 63-51 with 0:12 left in the second.
The Grizzlies’ victory was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ja Morant, who had a double-double with 21 points and 12 assists. That’s the most assists Morant has recorded since November 2024. The team also got some help from Desmond Bane, who went 8 of 13 en route to 21 points plus two steals.
The Grizzlies broke the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds (they are ranked second in total offensive rebounds per game). They easily outscored their opponents in this department as the Spurs only struck out seven.
San Antonio hasn’t been great recently as the team has lost four of its last five games, which has significantly dented its 19-20 record this season. As for Memphis, their victory improved their record to 26-15.
Odds
Memphis is a slight 2-point favorite against San Antonio, according to the latest NBA Odds.
Oddsmakers had a good idea of the line for this one, as the game opened with the Grizzlies as 2.5-point favorites.
The over/under is 239 points.
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History of the series
Memphis has won 9 of its last 10 games against San Antonio.
- January 15, 2025 – Memphis 129 vs. San Antonio 115
- April 9, 2024 – San Antonio 102 vs. Memphis 87
- March 22, 2024 – Memphis 99 vs. San Antonio 97
- January 2, 2024 – Memphis 106 vs. San Antonio 98
- November 18, 2023 – Memphis 120 vs. San Antonio 108
- March 17, 2023 – Memphis 126 vs. San Antonio 120
- January 11, 2023 – Memphis 135 vs. San Antonio 129
- January 9, 2023 – Memphis 121 vs. San Antonio 113
- November 9, 2022 – Memphis 124 vs. San Antonio 122
- March 30, 2022 – Memphis 112 vs. San Antonio 111
