The Memphis Grizzlies are locked in a battle for top spot in the Southwest Division standings despite not having Zach Randolph in the lineup. They'll play their second game in two nights on Tuesday when they travel to Portland to meet the Trail Blazers.
 
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 Randolph tore a ligament in his knee earlier in the season and isn't expected to return to action for Memphis until the middle of February. That, however, hasn't kept the Grizzlies from being competitive this season, as they'd reeled off six straight victories heading into their late matchup in Golden State on Monday night.
 
And that surge has the Grizzlies jockeying with the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks for first place in the Southwest Division standings this week. To date, though, that hasn't boosted Memphis on the NBA futures list, as they're at 40/1 to win the championship this year, with the Mavericks at 18/1 and the Spurs pegged at 25/1.
 
The Trail Blazers are sitting at 22/1 on the NBA championship futures, moving up from 35/1 odds on that list at the beginning of January.
 
However, the Blazers could begin to slip on that chart again, as a promising start to the month has taken a turn over the past couple of weeks with the team losing five of their past seven games heading into a late Monday matchup at home against Sacramento.
 
Portland, though, is still in the thick of things in the bunched-up Western Conference standings, and they have managed to pick up seven wins over their past 10 games against the Grizzlies dating back to early 2009.
 
The Trail Blazers have just a slight ATS edge in those 10 contests, going 5-4-1 against the spread over that span. The OVER/UNDER went 6-4 for totals bettors in those games. 
 
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