Memphis Grizzlies at Utah Jazz odds, tips and predictions

The Memphis Grizzlies And Utah Jazz open their season on Wednesday. Tipoff from Delta Center is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. ET. Let's analyze the 24/7 NBA odds from BetMGM Sportsbook Grizzlies vs. Jazz Opportunities and meet our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season Series: First Meeting; Jazz went 2-1 last season

Memphis' injury reports seemed like short novels for most of last season. G Yes Morant and G Desmond curseits two top scorers, played only 49 games together and finished with a record of 27-55. Memphis' backcourt is healthy this time around, including G Marcus Smartand BetMGM Sportsbook is projected to win 47.5 games this season.

The Jazz (31-51 in 2023-24) were a disappointment last season after posting a promising 37-45 record in 2022-23, a year in which a rebuild was expected. Utah chose G Cody Williams from Colorado with the 10th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, and the total number of regular season wins is 28.5 games.

Grizzlies at Jazz Odds

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• Moneyline (ML): Grizzlies -145 (Bet $145 to win $100) | Jazz +120 (bet $100 to win $120)
• Against the Spread (ATS): Grizzlies -2.5 (-110) | Jazz +2.5 (-110)
• Over/Under (O/U): 228.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)

Grizzlies on Jazz key injuries

Grizzlies

• F Jaren Jackson Jr. (thigh) out
• F GG Jackson (foot) out
• G Luke Kennard (foot) out
• F Vince Williams Jr. (shin bone) out

jazz

• G Johnny Juzang (thumbs) out

For the latest updates: Official NBA Injury Report.

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Grizzlies at Jazz picks and predictions

forecast

Grizzlies 116, Jazz 115

Money line

The Grizzlies (-145) are obviously the better team, but I can't justify backing Memphis at this price without Jaren (22.5 PPG last season) and GG (14.6 PPG).

HAPPEN. Instead, bet on the spread and/or the total.

Against the spread

While the Jazz are a below-average team, their home field advantage is among the best in the NBA. They were over .500 last season in Salt Lake City, went 21-20 in consecutive seasons and had the fifth-best ATS home record at 24-17 (58.5%).

No one disputes that the Grizzlies will be much better than the Jazz this season, but Utah scoring points at home against an injured Grizzlies frontcourt is too good to pass up.

BET JAZZ +2.5 (-110).

Over/Under

Utah was the second-best over bet in the NBA last season, going 45-36-1 O/U (55.6%).

Jaren led the Grizzlies with 1.6 blocks per game in 2023-24, but he won't be available to try to slow down the NBA's sixth-best home offense last season (119.5 PPG).

BET OVER 228.5 (-115).

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