The Portland Trail Blazers travel to FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee to take on the Memphis Grizzlies. Portland is 15-42 this season and sits 14th in the Western Conference. Memphis is 13th in the Western Conference and has a 20-39 record. In their two meetings this season, both teams have won a match. The match is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EST.
Portland in offensive difficulty
The Portland Trail Blazers travel to Memphis after another defeat on Tuesday against the Miami Heat with a final score of 96-106. Portland is currently on a nine-game losing streak. The Trail Blazers were hoping to come back from the All-Star break looking to break their losing streak, but unfortunately, they went on to lose three more games since the break.
Portland ranks second to last in overall scoring averaging just 107.2 points per game. Their lack of offense mainly comes from their shooting percentages which rank third to last in three-point shooting percentage and last in field goal shooting percentage. Although they struggle on offense, they at least rebound when they miss their shots, as they are fifth overall in offensive rebounds. On defense, Portland is allowing an average of 116.3 points per game.
Grizzlies rely on defense
The Memphis Grizzlies return home after their loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday with a final score of 101-110. It would be the third consecutive defeat. The Grizzlies have yet to win a game since returning from the All-Star break.
Memphis is last in scoring this season averaging just 106.4 points per game. this is mainly due to their shooting accuracy with the ball, with the Grizzlies averaging a 34.6% shooting percentage from the three-point line and a 43.9% field goal shooting percentage. Fortunately for Memphis, they only allow 112.7 points per game, which ranks them ninth overall in points allowed.
The Memphis Grizzlies are already without Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, and now they are without Luke Kennard and Marcus Smart. This leaves the Grizzlies without four of their top ten scorers.
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I’m going to side with the Grizzlies in this one mainly because of their defense. Although Memphis has a slightly worse offense, they make up for it with their defense. The Grizzlies are seriously injured but Memphis has managed to win three of their last five games against the Trail Blazers.
I’m going to side with the Grizzlies to cover their spread.
Prediction: Memphis Grizzlies -3 (-110)
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Rating:
I don’t see either team going over 100 points in this game. When we compare the offensive and defensive averages of the two teams this season, the last three games and home/away, we get a projected score of 215. Although this number is higher than the total, we must remember that Memphis is seriously injured before this match. match. Both teams have a combined average of 95 points per game in their last three games.
I take the underside at 207.5.
Prediction: Under 207.5 (-110)
