Memphis Grizzlies vs. Portland Trail Blazers odds, tips and betting trends | 3/1/2024
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Portland Trail Blazers odds, tips and betting trends | 3/1/2024

The Memphis Grizzlies (20-39) will try to break a three-game losing run when they host the Portland Trail Blazers (15-42) at 8:00 PM ET on Friday, March 1, 2024. The Trail Blazers have dropped nine games straight.

The Grizzlies enter their game as a 2.5-point favorite against the Trail Blazers. The game’s over/under is set at 209.5.

Grizzlies vs. Trail Blazers Betting Odds

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 7:30 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Spread: Memphis -2.5
  • Total: 209.5
  • Moneyline: Memphis -142, Portland +120

Trail Blazers at Grizzlies odds, spread, & more

  • Pick ATS: Grizzlies (- 2.5)
  • Pick OU:

    Over (209.5)

  • Prediction:
    Grizzlies 114 – Trail Blazers 107
  • Memphis has been the favorite in 14 games this season and has come away with the win six times (42.9%) in those contests.
  • This season, Memphis has come away with a win four times in seven chances when named as a favorite of at least -142 or better on the moneyline.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Memphis has a 58.7% chance of pulling out a win.
  • Portland has a 14-37 record in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 27.5% of those games).
  • Portland has gone 14-36 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +120 or longer (28%).
  • Portland has an implied moneyline win probability of 45.5% in this matchup.
  • The Grizzlies score 106.4 points per game, 9.9 fewer points than the 116.3 the Trail Blazers allow.
  • Memphis has a 6-2 record against the spread and a 6-2 record overall when scoring more than 116.3 points.
  • Portland is 14-5 against the spread and 10-9 overall when it scores more than 112.7 points.
  • Memphis’ record is 14-3-1 against the spread and 12-6 overall when it gives up fewer than 107.2 points.
  • The Grizzlies are the NBA’s lowest-scoring team (106.4 PPG), while the Trail Blazers rank 17th in points per game allowed (116.3) in the league.
  • The 29th-ranked scoring NBA team (107.2 PPG) is Portland, while the Memphis squad ranks ninth in the league defensively (112.7 PPG).
  • The Grizzlies have a -372-point scoring differential on the season (-6.3 per game). The Trail Blazers have also been out-scored by opponents on average this year (515 total points, 9.1 per game).

Over/Under

  • Memphis has an average implied point total of 114.7 this season, which is 8.7 points higher than its implied total in Friday’s game (106).
  • This season, Memphis has totaled more than 106 points in a game 32 times.
  • The average implied point total on the season for Portland (117.2) is 13.2 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (104).

How to watch Grizzlies vs. Trail Blazers

  • Game Day: Friday, March 1, 2024
  • Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
  • TV Channel: BSSE, ROOT Sports NW, and ROOT Sports NW+
  • Location: Memphis, Tennessee
  • Arena: FedExForum
  • TV Channel: Bally Sports
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