The Memphis Grizzlies and Portland Trail Blazers will travel to the Moda Center to play a game. Action starts at 10:30 pm ET on Thursday, Nov. 5 and can be seen on TNT.
The Trail Blazers beat the Jazz 108-92 on Wednesday. C.J. McCollum had 27 points, four assists, and one rebound for Portland. The Grizzlies, meanwhile, are coming off a 103-89 win over the Kings on Tuesday. Zach Randolph had a big game and claimed his second double-double of the season, recording 20 points and 11 rebounds.
The Trail Blazers are a four-point underdog in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is 193 points. The Trail Blazers come into this game 2-2-1 Straight Up (SU) and 2-2 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 2-2-1 SU and 2-2 ATS against the Western Conference. Portland is excellent from the perimeter with 49 three-pointers made (9.0 per game), the second-most in the league. Crossing over to the defensive side of the court, the Trail Blazers have stifled opponents’ efforts from beyond the arc, allowing a three-point field goal percentage of only .283.
On the other side, the Grizzlies have 3-2 SU and 2-3 ATS records.
This is the first meeting of the season for the Trail Blazers and the Grizzlies. The last time they played Memphis came out on top, bumping its SU record over the last 10 meetings to 8-2. With a 7-2-1 record, the Grizzlies also have the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – Mem, ATS Winner – Por, O/U – Under
Notes
Portland is 4-9-1 ATS in its last 14 games.
Portland is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games.
Portland is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games at home.
Portland is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Memphis.
Portland is 1-7-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Memphis.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland’s last 7 games when playing Memphis.
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Portland’s last 24 games when playing at home against Memphis.
Portland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Memphis.
Portland puts up an average of 101.6 points per game (ranked 13th). Memphis ranks 17th in points allowed per game with 101.6.
Memphis ranks 23rd in points allowed per road game (103.7 PPG), while Portland ranks 15th in points per home game with 101.0.
When opponents score fewer than 100 points, the Portland Trail Blazers are a perfect 2-0 this season. When they fail to hit triple digits, the Memphis Grizzlies are a winless 0-2.
When Portland gives up at least 100 points, the team has a losing 1-2 record. In games where it hits triple digits, Memphis has a perfect 3-0 record.
The Grizzlies have a defensive rating of 104.6 (ranked 24th). The Trail Blazers rank 15th for their offensive rating of 100.8.
On average, Portland has 100.7 possessions per game and scores 1.008 points on each possession. Memphis has both fewer possessions (97.3) and scores fewer points during those possessions (.947).
The Portland Trail Blazers have one of the best effective field goal percentages this season, ranking fourth in the league with an EFF% of 51.9%. When their opponents record a similar or higher EFF%, the Memphis Grizzlies have a losing 1-2 record.
The Portland Trail Blazers rank 29th with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.02. The Memphis Grizzlies have a higher A/TO (1.68), ranking seventh.
The Portland Trail Blazers rebound 46.4 times per game and are ranked 11th. Ranked 18th, the Memphis Grizzlies rebound 43.6 times per game.
The Memphis Grizzlies rank 12th in offensive rebounding, while the Portland Trail Blazers rank 10th in defensive rebounding.
Memphis is one of the top teams in forced turnovers, with opponents averaging a TOV% of 16.0% (ranked ninth). Portland has a losing record of 1-2 SU this season when its TOV% reaches 16.0% or greater.
