Memphis Grizzlies at Portland Trail Blazers odds, picks and prediction

Previewing Sunday’s Memphis Grizzlies at Portland Trail Blazers NBA odds and lines, with basketball picks, tips and predictions.

The Memphis Grizzlies (30-28) play the second game of a two-game set against the Portland Trail Blazers (32-27) Sunday at Moda Center. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Grizzlies-Trail Blazers odds and lines, with NBA picks and predictions.

The Grizzlies nipped the Trail Blazers 130-128 in the front-end of the back-to-back set on Friday night, winning as four-point underdogs as the Over easily connected. Memphis has won three of the past five and has covered six of the previous seven.

The Blazers are on a four-game skid, but they have covered in a respectable three out of the previous five. Portland has allowed 106 or more points in each of the past seven outings.

Grizzlies at Trail Blazers: Odds, spread and lines

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:28 a.m. ET.

  • Money line: Grizzlies +145 (bet $100 to win $145) | Trail Blazers -175 (bet $175 to win $100)
  • Against the spread/ATS: Grizzlies +4 (-115) | Trail Blazers -4 (-105)
  • Over/Under: 234.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Grizzlies at Trail Blazers: Key injuries

Grizzlies

  • PF Jaren Jackson Jr. (knee) out
  • C Jonas Valanciunas (concussion) questionable

Trail Blazers

  • SF Derrick Jones (hip) questionable
  • PF Zach Collins (ankle) out

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Grizzlies at Trail Blazers: Odds, lines, predictions and picks

Prediction

Trail Blazers 124, Grizzlies 121

Money line (ML)

The TRAIL BLAZERS (-175) are a little expensive on the money line, but they’re worth the play if you don’t want to worry about the spread.

The front end was a two-point win for the Grizzlies (+145), and this one should be close as well. In fact, three of the past six for Memphis have been one- or two-point games.

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Against the spread (ATS)

The GRIZZLIES +4 (-105) is worth playing very, very lightly. They won the front end by two. I expect this one to be a tight contest like Friday.

The guys from Grind City have covered in six of the previous seven, and they are the recommended side here.

Memphis is also 7-0 ATS in the past seven as a dog and 8-2 ATS across the past 10 on the road.

Over/Under (O/U)

OVER 234.5 (-110) looks like an astronomical number, but we did have a total of 258 points in the first meeting.

The Over is 5-1 in the past six for Memphis and 5-0 in the past five as an underdog. The Over is also 19-7 across the past 26 road outings for the Grizz.

While the Under is 7-3 in Portland’s past 10 in Rip City, the Over is 7-3 in their past 10 at home against teams with a winning road mark.

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Memphis Grizzlies at Portland Trail Blazers odds, picks and prediction

Previewing Wednesday’s Memphis Grizzlies at Portland Trail Blazers NBA betting odds and lines, with basketball picks, tips and predictions.

The Memphis Grizzlies (7-6) go on the road for the first of two straight games on the road against the Portland Trail Blazers (8-6). Tipoff will be Wednesday at 10:05 p.m. ET at the Moda Center in Portland. Below, we analyze the Grizzlies-Trail Blazers NBA betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.

Grizzlies at Trail Blazers: Betting odds, spread and lines

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:35 a.m. ET.

  • Money line: Grizzlies +105 (bet $100 to win $105) | Trail Blazers -125 (bet $125 to win $100)
  • Against the spread/ATS: Grizzlies +1.5 (-110) | Trail Blazers -1.5 (-110)
  • Over/Under: 222.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Grizzlies at Trail Blazers: Key Injuries

Grizzlies

  • Jaren Jackson Jr. (knee) out
  • Jontay Porter (knee) out
  • Jonas Valanciunas (health and safety protocols) out
  • Justise Winslow (hip) out

Trail Blazers

  • Zach Collins (ankle) out
  • C.J. McCollum (foot) out
  • Jusuf Nurkic (wrist) out

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Grizzlies at Trail Blazers: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks

Prediction

Grizzlies 109, Trail Blazers 102

Money line (ML)

The Grizzlies are one of the hottest teams in basketball right now, having won five straight games (only the Utah Jazz have a longer winning streak right now) and playing again with PG Ja Morant. Coming back from an ankle injury, he has averaged 17 points and eight assists in his last two games. Meanwhile, Portland is down two starters with Nurkic being out at least six weeks and McCollum with a broken foot. They are 4-4 at home and have lost two of their last three overall. Take the GRIZZLIES (+105).

Against the spread (ATS)

In their five-game winning streak, the Grizzlies have gone 4-0-1 ATS. Portland has covered in only two of its last five games. The Blazers also have the second-worst ATS record at home this season, having covered the spread in only two of eight games this season. Memphis has the league’s best ATS record on the road, going 4-1 ATS away from Memphis. Their recent play, the trends, the injuries to the Blazers and the fact that I expect a Memphis win mean that you should take the GRIZZLIES +1.5 (-110). 

Over/Under (O/U)

Memphis is 4-9 O/U this season and Portland is 6-8 O/U. The Grizzlies are averaging 109.6 points in their winning streak while the Blazers are scoring 108.2 points per game in their last five games. Seven of Memphis’ last nine games have gone Under, while four of the last six for Portland have also gone Under. Take UNDER 222.5 POINTS (-110).

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Memphis Grizzlies vs. Portland Trail Blazers odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Friday’s Memphis Grizzlies and Portland Trail Blazers sports betting odds and lines, with NBA betting picks, tips and best bets.

The Memphis Grizzlies (32-33) meet the Portland Trail Blazers (29-37) Friday at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Arena in Orlando, Fla., for a 4 p.m. ET tip-off. We analyze the Grizzlies-Trail Blazers NBA betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.

Grizzlies vs. Trail Blazers: Key Injuries

Grizzlies

  • PF Justise Winslow (hip) out
  • PG Tyus Jones (knee) out

Trail Blazers

  • G Jaylen Adams (back) questionable
  • SF Trevor Ariza (personal) out
  • SG Rodney Hood (Achilles) out
  • PF Caleb Swanigan (personal) out

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Grizzlies vs. Trail Blazers: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 11:30 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Grizzlies 116, Blazers 111

Moneyline (ML)

This is pretty much a playoff game for the Trail Blazers, who are 3½ games back of the Grizzlies for the 8-seed in the Western Conference with only an eight-game NBA restart schedule to make it up.

While the return of C Jusuf Nurkic could play a major role for the Blazers, Memphis’ starting center Jonas Valančiūnas has gotten the better of Nurkic in their seven head-to-head meetings, going 6-1. Valančiūnas averages 13.4 points per game on .594 field-goal percentage compared to Nurkic, who averages 10.1 PPG on .429 field-goal percentage, according to landofbasketball.com.

The Grizzlies play a better brand of basketball as well. Memphis is ranked fifth in passes made, third in assists per game and fourth in assist created points. Portland is last in each of these stats.

Granted the Trail Blazers have been without Nurkic, but the Grizzlies do a better job on the glass. The Grizzlies have a +1.7 rebound per game differential whereas Portland has a -2.0 rebound per game differential.

LIKE GRIZZLIES (+135) on the moneyline.

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Line/Against the Spread (ATS)

We LOVE the GRIZZLIES (+3, -110) for insurance on our moneyline play. On the first night of the NBA restart, both the Jazz-Pelicans and Clippers-Lakers were decided by two points so that’s a mini-bubble trend we can monitor.

More importantly, a lot of betting trends line up nicely for Memphis in this matchup. The Grizzlies are better against bookmakers’ expectations:  Memphis has a 34-30-1 ATS record in the regular season while the Trail Blazers are 27-32-2 ATS.

Memphis is 20-14 ATS vs. sub-.500 teams; Portland is just 15-19-1. Furthermore, the Grizzlies are 4-2 ATS when getting 1-2.5 points, while Portland is 2-3 ATS when favored by 1-2.5 points.

Over/Under (O/U)

I am going to PASS on the O/U 223.5. My heart tells me this goes Over because of Memphis’ weak 3-point defense and Portland’s 3-point prowess. However, both games on Thursday went below the projected total and it occurred to me that maybe there’s some rust that needs to be knocked off by every team.

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