Los Angeles Lakers vs Memphis Grizzlies 2/28/23 – The (29-32) Los Angeles Lakers are heading to Memphis, TN, to face the (36-23) Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday. This will be the second meeting between the two teams during the regular season. The Lakers won the previous battle 122-121. After defeating the Dallas Mavericks 111-108, the Los Angeles Lakers will be entering this game. They were great on defense in the second half. If they are to challenge the Grizzlies at home, they will need to keep applying pressure. On defeating the Denver Nuggets 112-94, the Memphis Grizzlies will be facing this game. They were fantastic on both ends of court and will need to be efficient in this game if they are to win at home. The NBA spread betting picks are in favor of the Memphis Grizzlies to win and cover.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Memphis Grizzlies
Date & Time: Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
Location: FedExForum
Los Angeles Lakers vs Memphis Grizzlies Betting Odds
Lakers
Moneyline: +130
Spread: +3.5 (-116)
Total: 238 over (-110)
Grizzlies
Moneyline: -167
Spread: -3.5 (-116)
Total: 238 under (-110)
Los Angeles Lakers vs Memphis Grizzlies Analysis
The Los Angeles Lakers currently sit in 12th place in Western Conference standings. They are 13.5 games behind the Denver Nuggets in first-place. They are scoring 117 points per contest and shooting 48.1% from the floor. This is the sixth-highest average number of points per game and the 10th highest team shooting percentage. The Lakers allow 117.9 points per contest while their opponents shoot 47% from the field. This is the 24th highest number of points surrendered per game and the 10th lowest allowed shooting percentage.
The Memphis Grizzlies currently sit in second place in Western Conference standings. They are just 5.5 games behind the Denver Nuggets. They are scoring 115.9 points per game and shooting 46.9% from the foul line. This team has the ninth highest average point total and 19th highest team shooting percentage. The Grizzlies allow 111.9 points per game while their opponents shoot 44.8% from behind the arc. This is the sixth-lowest amount of points allowed per game, and it also allows for the lowest percentage of shooting.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Memphis Grizzlies Against the Spread
The LA Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers’ last 6 games. The LA Lakers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games. The LA Lakers are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games against Memphis. The LA Lakers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of LA Lakers’ last 9 games when playing on the road against Memphis.
Memphis are 5-11 ATS in their last 16 games. The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Memphis’ last 15 games. Memphis are 5-10 SU in their last 15 games. The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Memphis’ last 16 games against LA Lakers. The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Memphis’ last 7 games at home. The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Memphis’ last 9 games when playing at home against the LA Lakers.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Memphis Grizzlies Free Pick
The Memphis Grizzlies will be the better defensive team as they make enough stops to cover this spread. The Lakers will not be able score enough points as they will continue to contest shots on the perimeter and near the rim. LeBron James was deemed questionable and it is a huge loss for them to be unable to get up on the floor. Memphis is one the best teams in the West this year. NBA betting lines expect them to continue to be hot in this game. They are extremely tough to beat at home, and they are very elite on the defensive side of the court.
Free Pick: Memphis Grizzlies -3.5 (-116)
