Memphis Grizzles (34-17)

VS

Washington Wizards (23-25)

Saturday @ 8 pm EST, January 29th, 2022

Odds

The Wizards will travel to Memphis to take on one of the hottest teams in the NBA this year. Ja Morant is carrying the Grizzlies in his MVP caliber year, and they are favored by 5.5 points against the Wizards who started the season hot and have cooled off since. Despite the Grizzlies coming off a game yesterday, they retain home-court advantage and face a poor defensive team. I expect them to be sluggish at first, but to find a groove at some point in the game. The Wizards will easily score the ball tonight, and this will be a high-scoring affair, as Wizards games usually are. Both these teams are middle of the pack defensively, but have great offenses, so I see this one going well above 230.5. It should be a close contest.

Picks

Over 230.5 points (-108)

High-powered offenses. Wizards offense will set the pace, and Grizzlies will keep up. Should be a close game.

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Steven Adams over 9.5 rbs (-104)

Adams will be the biggest man on the court tonight. Grizzlies coming off a back-to-back so I expect them to be a little sluggish. I expect a lot of offensive rebounding opportunities.