Portland Trail Blazers vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 05/11/2023, 07:26  by Joseph King | Modified on 05/11/2023 at 08:46 in NBA Predictions

The 3-3 Portland Trail Blazers seek their fourth consecutive win when they host the winless Memphis Grizzlies for the second straight game between these two teams. The first meeting between these two teams took place on Friday and finished in a 115-113 overtime win for the Trail Blazers at the Moda Center. Portland pulled off a thrilling 10-point comeback with three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter to force overtime and eventually win the game. It was the team’s third win in a row as they have completely turned things around following an 0-3 start to the season. The win moves the Trail Blazers up to ninth in the Western Conference and they will look to keep the positive momentum going with another victory in the same building against the same team. 

It’s beginning to unravel for the Memphis Grizzlies as yet another defeat means last season’s second-seed in the West has fallen to 0-6 to start the year. Ja Morant’s reckless decisions are looking even worse now as his 25-game suspension is clearly having a massive impact on the team. If they aren’t able to turn things around quickly, Memphis might be fighting for a play-in spot or even miss out on the postseason altogether. The Grizzlies have really struggled without the offensive spark that Morant provides with their highest points total on the season being the 113 they put up on Friday. The loss to the Blazers was the fourth of their six games to have ended in a single-digit margin of defeat.