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Memphis Grizzlies vs Miami Heat NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 10/30/2021

Miami Heat (4-1) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (3-2)
October 30, 2021 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Memphis Grizzlies -2; Over/Under: -
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The Memphis Grizzlies play host to the Miami Heat at the FedExForum on Saturday night.

The Miami Heat have been in great shape as they’ve won four of their first five games and they will be aiming for a fourth straight victory after routing the Hornets in a 114-99 home win last night. Jimmy Butler led the way with 32 points, 10 rebounds and five assists on 12 of 19 shooting, Bam Adebayo racked up 26 points with 19 rebounds while Tyler Herro provided the spark off the bench with 26 points and six assists. As a team, the Heat shot 47 percent from the field and nine of 35 from the 3-point line as they set the tone with 33 points in the first quarter to take the early double-digit lead, before pulling away in the fourth quarter despite cold shooting nights from Duncan Robinson who scored 10 points on four of 14 shooting and Kyle Lowry who finished with just four points on two of 10 shooting.

Meanwhile, the Memphis Grizzlies have won three of their first five games to start the season and they will be looking to stay hot after taking down the red-hot Warriors in a 104-101 overtime road win on Thursday. Ja Morant led the team with 30 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals, Desmond Bane added 19 points while Jaren Jackson Jr. chipped in with 15 points and eight rebounds. As a team, the Grizzlies shot just 40 percent from the field and 12 of 48 from the 3-point line as they suffered a slow start and found themselves trailing by as many as 19 points, before dominating the rest of the game to force overtime where they held the Warriors to just three points to escape with the impressive comeback win.

Looking at the betting trends, the Heat are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 road games and 4-0 ATS in their last four games playing on zero days’ rest. The Grizzlies are 1-4 ATS in their last five home games, 1-4 ATS in their last five games against a team with a winning record and 4-1 ATS in their last five games overall.

Head to head, the under is 12-4-1 in the last 17 meetings in Memphis and the Heat are 3-7 ATS in the last 10 meetings in Memphis.

The Heat have hit the ground running this season and they will be full of confidence following last night’s easy win over the Hornets. The same can be said about the Grizzlies who just delivered the Warriors their first loss of the season in overtime on Thursday. The Heat are 4-0 ATS in their last four games playing on zero days’ rest and they’re going to have to be at their best to slow down the Grizzlies’ Morant who is averaging over 30 points per game this season, but I think they get the job done. Give me the Heat to escape with the minor upset in this spot.

Peter Tran's Free Pick: Miami +2

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