Los Angeles Lakers at Memphis Grizzlies 1/3/21: NBA Basketball free preview, analysis, prediction, odds and pick against the spread.
2021-01-03 18:00:00 EDT
The Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies meet Sunday in NBA action at the FedExForum.
The Los Angeles Lakers look for another win after winning four of their last five games. The Los Angeles Lakers are averaging 118.5 points on 50.2 percent shooting and allowing 107.8 points on 44.6 percent shooting. LeBron James is averaging 23.8 points and 7.7 rebounds while Anthony Davis is averaging 22.6 points and four assists. Dennis Schroder is the third double-digit scorer and Montrezl Harrell is grabbing 7.3 rebounds. The Los Angeles Lakers are shooting 41.8 percent from beyond the arc and 77.2 percent from the free thitem line. The Los Angeles Lakers are allowing 34.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 48.3 rebounds per game.
The Memphis Grizzlies look for a win after splitting their last four games. The Memphis Grizzlies are averaging 112.4 points on 45 percent shooting and allowing 116.6 points on 45.8 percent shooting. Ja Morant is averaging 26.3 points and 6.3 assists while Dillon Brooks is averaging 19.2 points and 4.2 rebounds. Kyle Anderson is the third double-digit scorer and Jonas Valanciunas is grabbing 12 rebounds. The Memphis Grizzlies are shooting 32.7 percent from beyond the arc and 75.7 percent from the free thitem line. The Memphis Grizzlies are allowing 35.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 47.6 rebounds per game.
The Lakers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 Sunday games. The Grizzlies are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games and 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Lakers last 4 overall. The under is 19-7 in Grizzlies last 26 overall. The Lakers are 2-7 ATS in the last 9 meetings in Memphis.
The Los Angeles Lakers will play their third straight road game and this is the first of two scheduled meetings, so it’s easy to get caught looking ahead and come out a bit sluggish. Even without Ja Morant, the Memphis Grizzlies are still a young, competitive team that puts up a fight each night and certainly is more expected for this game than the Lakers are. A ton of public money has come in on the Grizzlies and it’s moved this line down a lot. I kind of like it. I’ll back the Grizzlies here.
