by Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers will face Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies at the FedEx Forum on Tuesday evening. The Lakers enter the season on a three-game winning streak and with an overall record of 29-32. The Grizzlies are 36-23 overall and have the third-best home record in the NBA at 25-5. LeBron James (foot) is out for the Lakers, with D’Angelo Russell (ankle) listed as questionable. Steven Adams (knee) is out for the Grizzlies.
Tipoff is at 7:30 pm ET in Memphis. Caesars Sportsbook lists Memphis as the favorite with 8.5 points, and the total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored is 233.5, in the latest Lakers vs Grizzlies scores. Before you make any Grizzlies vs Lakers picks, you’ll want to see NBA predictions and betting tips from the computer model created by SportsLine.
The SportsLine Prediction Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit to $100 players on their top rated NBA picks over the past four-plus years. The model enters Week 20 of the 2022-23 NBA season on an impressive 57-30 roll on all top NBA picks this season, returning nearly $2,300. Anyone who follows it has seen massive results.
Now, the model has set its sights on Lakers vs Grizzlies and just locked in its NBA picks and predictions. You can now go to SportsLine to see the model options. Here are some NBA picks and betting lines for Grizzlies vs Lakers:
- Lakers vs. Grizzlies: Grizzlies spread -8.5
- Lakers vs. Grizzlies over/under: 233.5 points
- Lakers vs Grizzlies money line: Grizzlies -355, Lakers +278
- LAL: The Lakers are 14-17-1 against the spread in road games
- MEM: The Grizzlies are 18-11-1 at halftime in home games
- Lakers vs. Grizzlies picks: See the picks at SportsLine
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Why the Lakers can cover
The Lakers have strengths on both offense and defense. Los Angeles is scoring 117.0 points per game this season, No. 6 in the NBA, and the Lakers are No. 2 in the league with 26.1 free throw attempts per game. The Lakers are dangerous in transition, averaging 17.0 fast break points per game, while Los Angeles is shooting 48.1% from the field. The Lakers achieved their offensive profile with 14.0 turnovers per game, and Los Angeles is also strong on defense.
The Lakers are in the NBA’s top six in free throw prevention (21.7 attempts per game) and 3-point defense (34.7%), with opponents shooting just 47.0% from the field against Los Angeles. Memphis ranks last in the league in free throw accuracy, making just 72.1% of attempts, while the Grizzlies are below league average on 46.9% shooting from the field and 34.3% from 3-point range this season.
Why the Grizzlies can cover
Memphis is one of the best defensive teams in the league. The Grizzlies are the No. 2 in the NBA in defensive rating, giving up just 109.5 points per 100 possessions. Memphis leads the league in field goal percentage allowed (44.8%) and 2-point percentage (51.1%), and the Grizzlies are in the top six of the NBA in points allowed in the paint (46.9 per game), turnovers created (15.3 per game), steals (8.4 per game), and blocked shots (6.0 per game).
Los Angeles ranks in the bottom five of the NBA in 3-point accuracy (33.7%) and 3-pointers (10.5 per game), and Memphis also has strong areas on offense. The Grizzlies lead the league with 59.0 points in the paint per contest, while Memphis leads on the offensive glass. Memphis secures 32% of available offensive rebounds, while the Grizzlies produce 15.9 second-chance points per game.
How to make Grizzlies vs Lakers picks
SportsLine’s model is continuing overall, projecting the teams to combine for 236 points. The model also predicts one side of the hit spread in nearly 70% of the simulations. You can only find the selection at SportsLine.
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