The Portland Trail Blazers will travel to the FedExForum to play the Memphis Grizzlies. The game gets underway at 8:00 pm ET on Friday, Nov. 13 and will air on FxS and CNW.
The Grizzlies lost to the Warriors 100-84 on Wednesday. Marc Gasol finished with 26 points to lead the team. The Trail Blazers, meanwhile, are coming off a 113-101 loss to the Spurs on Wednesday. Damian Lillard had a team-high 22 points.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Trail Blazers won the first game 115-96. Lillard scored a game-high 27 points.
The Grizzlies are a five-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 198 points. The Grizzlies are looking to improve on their records of 3-6 Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS). They have a record of 1-5 SU and 2-4 ATS versus the Western Conference. The Grizzlies are an exceptional shooting team from the line with 19.0 free throws made per game, one of the highest marks in the NBA.
On the other side, Portland has identical records of 4-5 SU and ATS so far. In Western Conference games, Portland has gone 4-4 SU and ATS. The Trail Blazers are an excellent long-range shooting team with 92 three-point shots made (10.0 per game), ranking third in the NBA.
With the Trail Blazers’ last win against Memphis, Portland is still behind in the head-to-head record over the past 10 meetings, 2-8 SU. Additionally, with a 7-2-1 record, the Grizzlies have the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – Mem, ATS Winner – Por, O/U – Under
Notes
Memphis is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Memphis’s last 7 games.
Memphis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
Memphis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Memphis is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 21 of Memphis’s last 25 games at home.
Memphis is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing Portland.
Memphis is 11-3-1 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Portland.
Memphis is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Portland.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Memphis’s last 10 games when playing at home against Portland.
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Portland.
Memphis ranks 30th in points per game with 90.2, while Portland ranks 22nd in points allowed with an average of 103.9 given up.
Memphis ranks 30th in points per home game with 87.0 points, while Portland ranks 18th in points allowed on the road with 102.8.
Memphis is an even 2-2 when allowing fewer than 100 points in a game. With a 0-2 record, Portland is winless when scoring less than 100.
At 1-4, the Memphis Grizzlies have a losing record when their opponents score at least 100 points. The Portland Trail Blazers are 4-3 when they put up triple digits.
The Grizzlies have an offensive rating of 93.8 (ranked 30th). The Trail Blazers rank 22nd for their defensive rating of 105.1.
With 96.2 possessions and .938 points per possession, the Memphis Grizzlies perform worse on both metrics than the Portland Trail Blazers. Portland averages 99.0 possessions and 1.044 points per possession.
Portland has an average effective field goal percentage of 52.4% (ranked fifth in the league}. Memphis is a losing 1-4 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
The Memphis Grizzlies, with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.49, rank 12th in the NBA. The Portland Trail Blazers have a lower A/TO (1.40), ranking 19th.
The Memphis Grizzlies rank 14th in offensive rebounding, while the Portland Trail Blazers rank 15th in defensive rebounding.
On average, Portland makes 5.9 steals per game. Memphis is a poor 2-5 when it gives up at least 5 steals.
