Portland Trail Blazers vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/19/2021

Game Time: 6:00 pm ET, Sunday, December 19, 2021

Venue:  FedExForum, Memphis, TN

Where to Watch:  BSSE

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers +4, Grizzlies -4; Over/Under:  220.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers +4.5, Grizzlies -4.5; Over/Under:  220.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers +4.5, Grizzlies -4.5; Over/Under:  220.5 points

 

Portland Trail Blazers:  12-18 (4th place, Northwest Division)

Memphis Grizzlies:  19-11 (1st place, Southwest Division)

 

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Portland Trail Blazers:  2-8 last 10

Memphis Grizzlies:  9-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Trail Blazers are coming into this game with a 12-18 record overall and they are 1-11 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 7 of their last 8 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped an 7 game losing streak that they were on. Their 7 losses in that span were against the San Antonio Spurs, the Boston Celtics, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Golden State Warriors, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Phoenix Suns, and the Memphis Grizzlies while their win came against the Charlotte Hornets in their last game. Damian Lillard went off in that game as he led the team in points with 43 while Ben McLemore was next on the team off the bench with 28 points. Lillard also led the team in assists in that game with 8 while Robert Covington led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 51.8% from the field, 44.7% from 3-point range, and 88.9% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 108.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 111.4 PPG against them. The Trail Blazers have an ATS record of 11-19 this season and their O/U record is 15-15.

 

 

The Grizzlies are coming into this game with a 19-11 record overall and they are 11-6 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 10 of their last 11 games and are coming into this one on a 5 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Dallas Mavericks while their 10 wins in that span came against the Sacramento Kings, the Toronto Raptors, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Mavericks, the Miami Heat, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Houston Rockets, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Sacramento Kings in their last game. Desmond Bane led the team in points in that game with 24 while Dillon Brooks was next on the team with 23 points. Jaren Jackson Jr. also scored 21 points in that one as well. Kyle Anderson led the team in assists in that game off the bench with 6 while Steven Adams led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 46.4% from the field, 54.2% from 3-point range, and 77.8% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 111.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 108.9 PPG against them. The Grizzlies have an ATS record of 19-11 this season and their O/U record is 16-14.

 

 

The Grizzlies are coming into this game as a 4 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Grizzlies have been playing very well recently and they are now leading their division after winning 10 of their last 11 games. The Trail Blazers have been awful on the road just 1 win all season and they are not even fully healthy with a few of their starters out such as CJ McCollum. The Trail Blazers have not been playing well at all in general and they have been just as bad on the road this season, that should continue in this game as well. The best bet to place in this game is on the Grizzlies to cover the spread here.

 

Trail Blazers Grizzlies Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Sunday, December 19, 2021 (6:00 pm ET start time) is Grizzlies 124 Trail Blazers 107.

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Portland Trail Blazers: 13-27 ATS as an underdog of 3.5 to 9.5 points. 3-8 ATS when the total is 220 to 229.5. 1-9 ATS as an underdog. 1-6 ATS as a road underdog. 2-10 ATS in road games. 7-18 ATS in December games. 26-40 ATS in the first half of the season. 

Memphis Grizzlies: 22-15 ATS as a favorite of 3.5 to 9.5 points. 19-11 ATS in all games. 7-2 ATS in December games. 19-11 ATS in the first half of the season. 28-15 ATS against Northwest division opponents. 43-24 ATS when playing 8 or more games in 14 days. 7-3 ATS after 2 consecutive covers as a favorite.

 

 

Portland Trail Blazers:  G. Brown III (SF) Ques Sun - Illness. T. Snell (SG) Ques Sun - Personal. D. Smith Jr. (PG) Ques Sun - Knee injury. C. McCollum (SG) Out indefinitely - Lung injury. C. Zeller (PF) Late Dec - Quadricep injury.

Memphis Grizzlies:  S. Aldama (PF) Ques Sun - Calf injury. Z. Williams (SF) Out Indefinitely - Knee injury. B. Clarke (PF) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. S. Merrill (PG) Late Dec - Ankle injury. J. Morant (PG) Out indefinitely - Knee injury.

 

 

 

"I feel like he's moving so much better. A lot of his game is creating space. He's not a 6-6 point guard and when you can shoot it that well, you have to create space. And I think lately since he's been back he's been able to do that." - Chauncey Billups on his team’s win against the Hornets on Friday night.

 

 

"If we're down the only thing to do is fight, That's our mentality. We'd like to be up all game but we know it's not always going to be like that. It's good that we're able to withstand that and finish the deal." - Jaren Jackson Jr. on their win against the Kings on Friday night.

 

 

 

PG     Damian Lillard

SG     Tony Snell

SF     Norman Powell

PF     Larry Nance Jr.

C     Jusuf Nurkic

 

PG    Tyus Jones

SG    Desmond Bane

SF    Dillon Brooks

PF     Jaren Jackson Jr.

C    Steven Adams

 

 

PPG: D. Lillard (22.8)

APG: D. Lillard (7.7)

Reb/G: J. Nurkic (10.1)

 

PPG: J. Morant (24.1)

APG: J. Morant (6.8)

Reb/G: S. Adams (8.9)

 

Coaches:

Portland Trail Blazers: Chauncey Billups (1st season)

Memphis Grizzlies: Taylor Jenkins (3rd season)