A late night NBA In-Season Tournament Western Conference Group A matchup is on tap for Tuesday as the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers are set to match up at Crypto.com Arena. Los Angeles is 5-5 overall and 4-0 at home, while Memphis is 2-8 overall and 2-3 on the road. The Lakers are coming off two straight wins, including a 116-110 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in their last outing. The Grizzlies snapped a two-game losing streak in their 105-101 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Nov. 12. LeBron James (calf) is questionable and Anthony Davis (adductor) is probable for the Lakers. Both players will be game-time decisions. Xavier Tillman (knee) is out for Memphis.
Tip-off is at 10:30 p.m. ET. The Lakers are favored by 5.5 points in the latest Lakers vs. Grizzlies odds, and the over/under is set at 224.5 points. Before locking in any Lakers vs. Grizzlies picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions and betting advice from the proven computer simulation model at SportsLine.
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The model has set its sights on Grizzlies vs. Lakers and just locked in its picks and NBA predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Here are several NBA odds and betting lines for the game:
- Lakers vs. Grizzlies spread: Lakers -5
- Lakers vs. Grizzlies over/under: 227 points
- Lakers vs. Grizzlies money line: Lakers: -199, Grizzlies: +163
- Lakers vs. Grizzlies picks: See picks here
What you need to know about the Grizzlies
Even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Memphis beat the Los Angeles Clippers 105-101 in their last outing. The Grizzlies had five players score in double figures, led by Desmond Bane (27) and Marcus Smart (17). Center Bismack Biyombo added a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Bane (26.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists per game), Smart (13.4 points, 5.4 assists, 2.6 rebounds, 2.1 steals per game), and forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (20.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists per game) form the Grizzlies' core. Memphis enters this matchup with a 3-7 record against the spread. See which team to pick here.
What you need to know about the Lakers
Meanwhile, Los Angeles didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, but they still walked away with a 116-110 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lakers. All-Star forward Anthony Davis was the offensive standout of the contest as he dropped a double-double on 30 points and 13 rebounds.
Davis and fellow forward LeBron James are both going to be game-time decisions for the Lakers. Davis is nursing an adductor injury, while James is dealing with a strained calf. Both players continue to play at an All-Star level, with Davis averaging 23.9 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 3.0 blocks per game, and James averaging 25.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game. Point guard D'Angelo Russell averages 17.3 points, 6.9 assists, and 3.3 rebounds per game. See which team to pick here.
How to make Lakers vs. Grizzlies picks
The model has simulated Lakers vs. Grizzlies 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in over 50% of simulations. You can only see the model's pick at SportsLine.
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