Portland Trail Blazers vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, Preview and Odds - 02/16/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Venue:  FedExForum, Memphis, TN

Where to Watch:  BSSE

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers +11.5, Grizzlies -11.5; Over/Under:  227.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers +11.5, Grizzlies -11.5; Over/Under:  227.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers +11.5, Grizzlies -11.5; Over/Under:  227.5 points

 

Portland Trail Blazers:  24-34 (4th place, Northwest Division)

Memphis Grizzlies:  40-18 (1st place, Southwest Division)

 

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Portland Trail Blazers:  4-6 last 10

Memphis Grizzlies:  8-2 last 10

 

 

 

The Trail Blazers are coming into this game with a 24-34 record overall and they are 8-18 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. Their last loss was against the Orlando Magic but they have gone on a 3 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Los Angeles Lakers, the New York Knicks, and the Milwaukee Bucks in their last game. Anfernee Simons led the team in points in that game with 31 while Josh Hart was next on the team with 27 points. Jusuf Nurkić also scored 23 points in that one as well. Simons led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Nurkić led the team in rebounds with 16. They were 45.5% from the field, 41.9% from 3-point range, and 73.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 107.9 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 111.9 PPG against them. The Trail Blazers have an ATS record of 24-34 this season and their O/U record is 27-30-1.

 

 

The Grizzlies are coming into this game with a 40-18 record overall and they are 20-9 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 8 of their last 9 games and are coming into this one on a 5 game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Philadelphia 76ers while their 8 wins in that span came against the San Antonio Spurs, the Utah Jazz, the Washington Wizards, the New York Knicks, the Orlando Magic, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Detroit Pistons, and the Charlotte Hornets in their last game. They still have a game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night that needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Wednesday night. In their game against the Hornets, Ja Morant led the team in points in that game with 26 while Desmond Bane was next on the team with 25 points. Morant led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Steven Adams led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 49% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 60.6% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 113.6 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 108.7 PPG against them. The Grizzlies have an ATS record of 39-19 this season and their O/U record is 30-25-3.

 

 

The Trail Blazers have been heating up in their recent games winning their last 3 straight but they are running into a Grizzlies team here that is even hotter than they are right now. The Grizzlies have won 5 straight games and they are going to be coming off of a back-to-back in this game but they have been playing so well all season they are a very hard team to fade. They currently have the best ATS record in the NBA and they are a solid 20-9 at home this season. The Trail Blazers have been playing well recently but they are not a good team this season sitting near the bottom of the standings and they just gave away most of their team at the trade deadline last week. The Grizzlies have put together massive win streaks already this season and they will likely continue on their streak here with a double digit win over the Trail Blazers here.

 

Trail Blazers Grizzlies Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Wednesday, February 16, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Grizzlies 124 Trail Blazers 109.

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Portland Trail Blazers: 6-12 ATS as a road underdog. 9-17 ATS in road games. 12-4 OVER off 3 or more consecutive upset wins as an underdog.

Memphis Grizzlies: 38-19 ATS in all games. 25-17 ATS as a home underdog. 30-19 OVER against Northwest division opponents.

 

 

Portland Trail Blazers:  E. Bledsoe (PG) Ques Wed - Achilles injury. D. Smith Jr. (PG) Ques Wed - Elbow injury. D. Louzada (PG) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. J. Ingles (SF) out for season - Knee injury. K. Johnson (SG) Late Feb - Ankle injury. N. Little (SF) out for season - Shoulder injury. D. Lillard (PG) Mid March - Abdominal injury.

Memphis Grizzlies:  J. Morant (PG) Ques Tues - Ankle injury. Y. Pons (SF) Ques Tues - Thigh injury. X. Tillman (PF) Ques Tues - Thigh injury. D. Brooks (SG) Early March - Ankle injury.

 

 

 

"It's a great feeling, just going out there and being the underdogs in each and every game and being able to come out with three wins against some good teams, at least on paper." - Anfernee Simons on their win against the Bucks on Monday night.

 

 

"We are staying together and keeping our composure. We've been in a lot of close games this year and I feel like that is the difference between our team this year and last year. We have been able to win those close games down the stretch." - Desmond Bane on their win against the Hornets on Saturday night.

 

 

 

PG     Anfernee Simons

SG     CJ Elleby

SF     Josh Hart

PF     Justise Winslow

C      Jusuf Nurkic

 

PG    Ja Morant

SG    Desmond Bane

SF    Ziaire Williams

PF    Jaren Jackson Jr.

C    Steven Adams

 

 

PPG: D. Lillard (24)

APG: D. Lillard (7.3)

Reb/G: J. Nurkic (11.1)

 

PPG: J. Morant (26.4)

APG: J. Morant (6.8)

Reb/G: S. Adams (9.6)

 

Coaches:

Portland Trail Blazers: Chauncey Billups (1st season)

Memphis Grizzlies: Taylor Jenkins (3rd season)