The Memphis Grizzlies (20-39), winners in just two of their last 10, battle the Portland Trail Blazers (15-42), 1-9 in their past 10, on March 1, 2024 at FedExForum. The Grizzlies are favorites by one point. The matchup has an over/under of 207.5.
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Spread: Grizzlies (-1) to Cover
- The Grizzlies are the bet in this matchup. They’re favored by 5.7 more points in the model than DraftKings (6.7 to 1).
- Memphis is 28-30-1 ATS this season.
- The Grizzlies have been favored by 1 point or more 14 times this season, and covered the spread in five of those games.
- Portland is 25-32-0 against the spread this season.
- The Trail Blazers have been an underdog by 1 point or more 51 times this year, and covered the spread in 24 of those matchups.
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Total: Over 207.5
- The DraftKings point total for this game is more than two possessions lower (13.8 points) than the model projection. Put your money on the over.
- Memphis and its opponent have broken the 207.5-point mark 45 times this year.
- There have been 46 Portland’s games this season with more than 207.5 points scored.
- So far this season, 26 out of the Grizzlies’ 59 games have hit the over.
- In the Trail Blazers’ 57 chances this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 26 times.
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Moneyline Winner: Grizzlies (-115)
- Prediction: Grizzlies 114, Trail Blazers 107
- Memphis has entered the game as favorites 14 times this season and won six, or 42.9%, of those games.
- Portland has been an underdog in 51 games this season and has come away with the win 14 times (27.5%) in those contests.
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Ziaire Williams Rebounds Prop: Over 5.5
- Ziaire Williams averages 8.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, shooting 39.9% from the floor and 30.9% from beyond the arc with 1.2 made 3-pointers per contest.
- His rebounding average — 3.6 — is 1.9 lower than his over/under on Friday.
- Bookmakers have listed a rebound over/under for him 12 times this season, and he has gone over in seven of those games.
- The Trail Blazers are the fifth-worst squad in the league in rebounds per game (41.7) and 19th in rebounds allowed (44.3).
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Jerami Grant Rebounds Prop: Over 4.5
- On a per-game basis, Jerami Grant gets the Trail Blazers 21.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists. He also averages 0.8 steals and 0.7 blocked shots.
- His rebounding average — 3.7 — is 0.8 lower than his over/under on Friday.
- Oddsmakers have listed a rebound over/under for him 49 times this season, and he has gone over in 15 of those games.
- The Grizzlies rank second-worst in the NBA with 45.9 rebounds allowed per game. Meanwhile, they are pulling down 41.8 boards per game (25th-ranked in league).
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