Washington Wizards vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/29/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Saturday, January 29, 2022

Venue:  FedExForum, Memphis, TN

Where to Watch:  BSSE

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Wizards NL, Grizzlies NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Wizards +5.5, Grizzlies -5.5; Over/Under:  227 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Wizards NL, Grizzlies NL; Over/Under:  NL points

 

Washington Wizards:  23-25 (3rd place, Southeast Division)

Memphis Grizzlies:  33-17 (1st place, Southwest Division)

 

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Washington Wizards:  4-6 last 10

Memphis Grizzlies:  7-3 last 10

 

 

 

The Wizards are coming into this game with a 23-25 record overall and they are 10-13 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 4 game losing streak after another loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Philadelphia 76ers while their 5 losses in that span came against the Portland Trail Blazers, the Brooklyn Nets, the Toronto Raptors, the Boston Celtics, and the Los Angeles Clippers in their last game. Bradley Beal led the team in points in that game with 23 while Kyle Kuzma was next on the team with 19 points. James Beal also led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Kuzma led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 46.3% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 80% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 107.9 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 110 PPG against them. The Wizards have an ATS record of 19-28-1 this season and their O/U record is 25-22-1.

 

 

The Grizzlies are coming into this game with a 33-17 record overall and they are 17-9 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last loss was against the Dallas Mavericks while their 2 wins in that span came against the Denver Nuggets and the San Antonio Spurs in their last game. They still have a game against the Utah Jazz on Friday night that needs to be played still with that result still pending so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on saturday night. In their game against the Spurs, Ja Morant led the team in points in that game with 41 while Jaren Jackson Jr. was next on the team with 22 points. Desmond Bane also scored 20 points in that one as well. Morant also led the team in assists in that game with 8 while Jackson Jr. led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 51.1% from the field, 30.4% from 3-point range, and 73.1% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 111.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 108.4 PPG against them. The Grizzlies have an ATS record of 32-18 this season and their O/U record is 23-24-3.

 

 

The Grizzlies are coming into this game as a 5.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Grizzlies have been playing great this season and they have slowly become one of the best teams in the Western Conference. They have been playing very well recently and their team has been getting healthier over the last few weeks. The Wizards have not been playing well recently, losing a lot of their games and they have been blowing big leads as well. They recently blew a 35 point lead to the Clippers and went on to lose that game. The Wizards have just completely collapsed this season and they need to fix their problem of maintaining leads late in games. The Grizzlies are too good of a team to try to get by with bad play. The best bet to place in this game is on the Grizzlies to cover the spread here.

 

Wizards Grizzlies Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Saturday, January 29, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Grizzlies 119 Wizards 107.

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Washington Wizards: 4-8 ATS as an underdog of 3.5 to 9.5 points. 19-27 ATS in all games. 7-14 ATS in road games. 3-10 ATS in January games. 5-11 ATS in non-conference games. 8-17 ATS after one or more consecutive overs.

Memphis Grizzlies: 32-18 ATS in all games. 18-8 ATS when the total is 220 to 229.5. 27-10 ATS in January games. 16-9 ATS against Southeast division opponents. 12-4 ATS revenging a loss where the opponent scored 100 or more points.

 

 

Washington Wizards:  None.

Memphis Grizzlies:  K. Anderson (SF) Out indefinitely - Illness. T. Jones (PG) Out indefinitely - Illness. D. Brooks (SG) Late Feb - Ankle injury.

 

 

 

"What are we trying to achieve, honestly?. What kind of a team are we trying to be? I think that's my biggest question to all of us as a unit." - Bradley Beal after his team blew a 35 point lead at home and lost to the Clippers on Tuesday night.

 

 

"We've got probably the most clutch performer in the game at our point guard position. That does help, a little bit. At the end of the day, we all know collectively when it's time to really flip that switch and turn it on and get that 50-50 ball and gets loose balls and make those big-time shots." - Jaren Jackson Jr. on Ja Morant after their win against the Spurs on Wednesday night.

 

 

 

PG    Spencer Dinwiddie

SG    Bradley Beal

SF    Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

PF    Kyle Kuzma

C    Daniel Gafford

 

PG    Ja Morant

SG    Desmond Bane

SF    Ziaire Williams

PF    Jaren Jackson Jr.

C    Steven Adams

 

 

PPG: B. Beal (23.6)

APG: B. Beal (6.5)

RPG: K. Kuzma (8.9)

 

PPG: J. Morant (25.8)

APG: J. Morant (6.9)

Reb/G: S. Adams (9.3)

 

Coaches:

Washington Wizards: Wes Unseld (1st season)

Memphis Grizzlies: Taylor Jenkins (3rd season)