The Memphis Grizzlies visit the EnergySolutions Arena to take on the Utah Jazz. The game starts at 9:00 pm ET on Saturday, Nov. 7 and will air on NBA, RT and FxS.
The Jazz beat the Nuggets 96-84 on Thursday. Gordon Hayward was the game’s high scorer with 20 points on 7-for-13 shooting. The Grizzlies, meanwhile, are coming off an ugly 115-96 loss to the Trail Blazers on Thursday. Courtney Lee had a team-high 18 points.
The Jazz are favored by a slight one-point margin in their matchup against Memphis. Oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 185 points. The Jazz enter the game with records of 3-2 both Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS). Teams routinely struggle to score points against the Jazz, who allow a league-low 86.2 points per game. Teams really have to fight for three-pointers against the Jazz, who have allowed only 6.0 three-pointers to opponents per game. Utah is very careful and attentive with the ball, averaging the fewest turnovers per game at only 11.0.
On the other side, Memphis has a SU record of 3-3 and an ATS record of 2-4.
The Jazz and the Grizzlies will be facing off in their first head-to-head contest of the season. When they last met the Grizzlies were winners, bringing their SU record in the past 10 games to 7-3. However, with a 6-4 record, the Jazz have the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – Uta, ATS Winner – Uta, O/U – Under
Notes
Utah is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah’s last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah’s last 5 games at home.
Utah is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Utah is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Utah’s last 10 games when playing Memphis.
Utah is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Memphis.
Utah is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Memphis.
Utah is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Memphis.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Utah’s last 8 games when playing at home against Memphis.
Utah ranks 26th in points per game with 94.2, while Memphis ranks 23rd in points allowed with an average of 103.8 given up.
Utah has a 3-1 record when opponents score fewer than 100 points. Memphis has yet to win a game in which it scores fewer than 100 (0-3).
The Jazz are winless this season when they allow at least 100 points (0-1). Conversely, Memphis is undefeated when it hits triple digits (3-0).
The Grizzlies have an offensive rating of 97.1 (ranked 25th), while the Jazz rank second for their defensive rating of 93.2.
Memphis’ average field goal percentage stands at 41.4% this season. Utah has not won a game this season when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage (0-1).
On average, the Memphis Grizzlies make 21.8 assists per game and the Utah Jazz make 16.2. Memphis is ranked 13th, while Utah is ranked 30th.
The Utah Jazz average 6.4 blocks per game for a rank of sixth. The Memphis Grizzlies rank lower (22nd), earning 4.8 blocks each game.
Utah is ranked seventh in offensive rebounding. Memphis ranks 24th in defensive rebounds.
The Memphis Grizzlies earn an average of 7.2 steals per game. The Utah Jazz are undefeated with a 1-0 record when they allow at least 7 steals.
