Memphis Grizzlies (5-3) vs. Washington Wizards (5-3)
November 5, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Washington Wizards -1; Over/Under: -
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The Memphis Grizzlies and Washington Wizards meet Friday in NBA action at the Capital One Arena. The Memphis Grizzlies look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Washington Wizards also look for a win after splitting their last six games.
The Memphis Grizzlies are averaging 110.9 points on 44.6 percent shooting and allowing 113.1 points on 47.6 percent shooting. Ja Morant is averaging 27 points and 7.5 assists, while Desmond Bane is averaging 17.5 points and 4.1 rebounds. Jaren Jackson Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and De’Anthony Melton is dishing 2.6 assists. The Memphis Grizzlies are shooting 36.3 percent from beyond the arc and 79.2 percent from the free throw line. The Memphis Grizzlies are allowing 38.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.8 rebounds per game.
The Washington Wizards are averaging 110.9 points on 44.4 percent shooting and allowing 109.8 points on 44.7 percent shooting. Bradley Beal is averaging 24.4 points and 5.7 rebounds, while Montrezl Harrell is averaging 18 points and 2.1 assists. Spencer Dinwiddie is the third double-digit scorer and Kyle Kuzma is grabbing 9.9 rebounds. The Washington Wizards are shooting 31.9 percent from beyond the arc and 81.7 percent from the free throw line. The Washington Wizards are allowing 30.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 47.8 rebounds per game.
The Grizzlies are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 Friday games and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Wizards are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 25-11-1 ATS in their last 37 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Grizzlies last 5 overall. The over is 5-1 in Wizards last 6 home games. The Grizzlies are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
The Washington Wizards are dealing with a bunch of injuries and are coming off a couple of shaky performances. However, the Memphis Grizzlies have defensive issues, and not having Dillon Brooks for this game is going to hurt them a lot due to all the wings the Wizards have. Pick ’em contest, I’ll lean toward the Wizards at home.
