The New Orleans Pelicans'(23-12) visit the'Memphis Grizzlies'(21-13) Saturday in a battle of the 1st and 3rd seed in the Western Coference. Tip-off from FedExForum is set for 8 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Pelicans vs. Grizzlies odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Pelicans are on a 5-game win streak that continued Friday with a 127-116 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers. G C.J. McCollum scored 42 points, including 11 threes, and secured that win for the Pelicans despite 76ers C Joel Embiid putting up 37 points. New Orleans is 1st in the Western Conference despite playing without F Brandon Ingram.
The Grizzlies are coming off a 119-106 victory at the Toronto Raptors Thursday. That win ended a 2-game skid that started after star G Ja Morant'said he was “fine in the west”. After dropping back-to-back games vs. western conference teams Morant popped off for a career-high 17 assists to help his team secure the win vs. the Raptors.
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