Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Kobe Bryant hasn't been to the FedEx Forum in more than nine months, but surely he remembers his last visit well. Playing on the road for the first time in more than two weeks, Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers face the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night for the first time since he scored 60 points in a game there last season. On March 22, Bryant's fourth career game with at least 60 points lifted the Lakers to a 121-119 win. He shot 20-of-37 from the floor and 17-of-18 from the free throw line just six days after scoring 65 at home in a win over Portland.

Bryant hasn't scored more than 45 in a game this season, and he's averaging 26.7 - nearly five points fewer than last season's average. But the Lakers, who finished 42-40 last season and were eliminated by Phoenix in the first round of the playoffs, appear to be a better team. They enter this game having won 12 of 15, including five of seven on the road. They haven't left Staples Center since Dec. 23, and are coming off a 112-96 win there against Indiana on Sunday.

So the LA leader is felling well at Memphis and my opinion is that this team can stop Lakers from winning tonight. That’s why the only valuable bet is on handicap. The bookie set a reasonable spread of 6 points and that can be broken by Lakers if they start the game with full speed ahead.