Portland Trail Blazers vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 12/19/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Sunday, December 19, 2021

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports SE-MEM

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+4)

The Portland Trail Blazers (12-18) are traveling to FedExForum on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies (19-11). Portland is 4-point dogs. The total comes in at 220.

The Trail Blazers took the court against the Hornets and walked away with a win by a score of 125-116 in their last game. Portland wrapped up the game with a 51.8% FG percentage (44 of 85) and made 21 out of their 47 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Trail Blazers knocked down 16 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 88.9%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 41 with 7 of them being offensive. They also dished out 27 assists for this game in addition to creating 4 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When talking about defense, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 47.8% from the floor on 44 out of 92 shooting. Charlotte dished out 38 assists and had 29 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Charlotte pulled down 28 rebounds (10 offensive, 18 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Charlotte ended up going 83.3% from the charity stripe by making 15 of 18 attempts. They buried 13 of 37 shots from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up walking away with 20 while the Hornets totaled 13 personal fouls.

Damian Lillard is one guy who was a major factor in the matchup. Lillard shot 63.2% from the field and also earned 8 assists. He saw the court for 37 minutes played and snagged 4 boards. He was able to score 43 points on 12 out of 19 shooting.

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Portland heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 12-18 for the campaign. They average 108.6 points per game (13th in the NBA) while shooting 45.1% from the field. The Trail Blazers are shooting 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (401 of 1,138) and 78.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Portland is pulling down 43.9 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 693 assists on the campaign, which is 15th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 14.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.3 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Trail Blazers are able to force 13.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.4 fouls. They are 28th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 767 relinquished on the campaign. The Trail Blazers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.3% (1,233 of 2,609) and they concede 43.3 boards per contest as a group. They are conceding 37.9% on three-point shots and they are 26th in the league in PPG allowed (111.4).

The last time they took the court, the Grizzlies got the victory with a final of 124-105 when they faced the Kings. In regard to rebounding, Memphis permitted Sacramento to pull down 35 in total (10 on the offensive side). They shot 37.1% from 3-point land by hitting 13 of 35 and ended up going 20 of 26 at the charity stripe (76.9%). The Grizzlies permitted the Kings to convert 36 of their 88 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.9% for the contest. When the game finished, the Grizzlies ended up shooting 45 for 97 from the field which had them at 46.4%. When discussing 3-pointers, Memphis made 13 of their 24 tries (54.2%). They were able to bury 21 of the free throws for a rate of 77.8%. The Kings earned 18 fouls in this game which took the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 11 steals in this matchup. The Grizzlies collected 38 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 50 for the matchup.

De'Anthony Melton ended up being a factor for the Grizzlies in this matchup. Melton tallied 19 points in his 23 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 3 dimes in this matchup. He converted 7 out of 11 in this game for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Memphis has a record of 19-11 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Grizzlies are shooting 45.5% from the field, which ranks them 16th in basketball. Memphis has scored 3,345 pts so far this season (111.5 per game) and they pull in 47.5 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 25.4 times per contest (7th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.8 times per contest. The Grizzlies are committing 19.1 personal fouls every game and they shoot 74.8% from the free throw line.

The Memphis defense surrenders 37.4% on shots from beyond the arc (393 of 1,050) and their opponents are making 77.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 25.2 assists and 42.8 rebounds every game, which ranks them 24th and 5th in the league. The Grizzlies on the defensive side of the court are 20th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 108.9. They are forcing their opponents into 15.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.7% from the floor (20th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis (-4)

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