Bodog Beat

The San Antonio Spurs will go for their fifth win in six games tonight as they travel to Memphis to take on the Grizzlies. (AP Images)

The 2.5-point underdog Grizzlies will be trying to avoid a third straight defeat despite the strong play of their young guards. O.J. Mayo, the NBA's leading rookie scorer at 20.2 points per game, is averaging 22.7 points and 4.6 rebounds in the last seven contests.

Tim Duncan is shooting 54.7 percent from the field this season, which is his highest percentage since his rookie season of 1997-98 when he was at 54.9 percent. Duncan averaged 23.1 points on 59.4 percent shooting in his first eight games at Memphis, but has scored just 15.5 per game and hit 44.8 percent in his last four visits.

The Grizzlies have won six of the past 10 meetings with San Antonio in Memphis, following 13 consecutive home losses to the Spurs