The Memphis Grizzlies (4-1) visit Salt Lake City to battle the Utah Jazz (4-2) Saturday at 9 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Grizzlies vs. Jazz odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Grizzlies could be without superstar PG Ja Morant, who is listed as “doubtful” with a non-COVID illness on the NBA injury report. They enter on a 2-game win streak, recently winning at Sacramento 125-110 as 2.5-point favorites Thursday — Morant did play and scored 22 points with 6 assists.
Utah is still looking to find itself after trading star G Donovan Mitchell to Cleveland in the offseason. The Jazz are coming off a 117-101 loss at Denver Friday. The Jazz were 7.5-point underdogs in the loss and are 3-3 against the spread (ATS) for the season. However, they are a perfect 2-0 straight up (SU) at home — and 1-1 ATS there.
With Morant iffy to play, the Jazz have a good opportunity to gain a victory against one of the top teams in the Western Conference.