Memphis Grizzlies vs Washington Wizards NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/10/21
2021-03-10 20:00:00 EDT
The Washington Wizards and Memphis Grizzlies meet Wednesday in NBA action at the FedExForum.
The Washington Wizards look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Washington Wizards are averaging 114.8 points on 46 percent shooting and allowing 119.1 points on 47.4 percent shooting. Bradley Beal is averaging 32.9 points and 5.4 rebounds while Russell Westbrook is averaging 20.3 points and 9.8 assists. Rui Hachimura is the third double-digit scorer and Davis Bertans is grabbing 3.1 rebounds. The Washington Wizards are shooting 34.4 percent from beyond the arc and 76.4 percent from the free throw line. The Washington Wizards are allowing 38.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.4 rebounds per game.
The Memphis Grizzlies look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Memphis Grizzlies are averaging 111.6 points on 46.4 percent shooting and allowing 110.8 points on 47.1 percent shooting. Ja Morant is averaging 19.8 points and 7.7 assists while Dillon Brooks is averaging 15.9 points and 3.1 rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas is the third double-digit scorer and Kyle Anderson is grabbing 6.1 rebounds. The Memphis Grizzlies are shooting 35.5 percent from beyond the arc and 79.3 percent from the free throw line. The Memphis Grizzlies are allowing 37.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.1 rebounds per game.
The Wizards are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 Wednesday games and 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The Grizzlies are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up loss and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 7-2 in Wizards last 9 road games. The under is 6-0 in Grizzlies last 6 overall. The Wizards are 5-15-1 ATS in the last 21 meetings in Memphis and 1-6 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
The Washington Wizards and points is intriguing, but the Grizzlies are still the better team here overall. The Grizzlies also entered the break, winning their last five games by an average of 14 points while shooting 47.2 percent from the field and 36.4 percent from three. The Grizzlies have won four of the last five meetings against the Wizards. It’s going to be interesting to see if the Wizards can build on their recent success or if that was a fluke. Either way, I’ll lay the bucket with the Grizzlies at home.
