Denver Nuggets vs Memphis Grizzlies: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 4/26/2021

Ja Morant's Memphis Grizzlies (31-28) will try to upset Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets when the Grizzlies take on the Nuggets on April 26, 2021. Denver is a 4-point favorite against Memphis. The over/under for the matchup is 228.

How to Watch

Time: 9:00 PM EST
TV Channel: ALT2

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Nuggets vs. Grizzlies Betting Data

Nuggets Betting Data

• Denver has failed to cover the spread more often than not this year, going 28-32.
• The Nuggets have fared well as a 4-point favorite, going 19-15 against the spread when favored by at least 4 points.
• Denver typically hits the over, breaking the point total in 34 of 60 games (56.7%).

Grizzlies Betting Data

• Memphis has a winning record against the spread this season, 37-21-1.
• The Grizzlies are 8-4 against the spread this season when they're at least 4-point underdogs.
• Memphis has hit the over in 30 of 59 games this season (50.8%).

Point Total Insights

• In Denver's matchups this season, the Nuggets and their opponents have eclipsed Monday's over/under of 228 points 29 times (48.3% of opportunities).
• In 28 out of Memphis' 59 games this season (47.5%), the competing teams combined for more points than the over/under in Monday's matchup.
• The over/under for the game of 228 is 1.4 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Nuggets (115.4 points per game) and the Grizzlies (114 points per game).
• The 222.9 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 5.1 fewer than the 228 total in this contest.
• This season the average total for Nuggets games is 225.9 points, 2.1 fewer than the over/under of 228 points for this contest.
• Grizzlies' games have an over/under of 226.6 points this season, 1.4 points fewer than the total points bet for this game.

Previous Matchups

Denver has won a majority of its last 10 games against Memphis, going 9-1, while the Grizzlies have a better against the spread record, 3-1-1, than the Nuggets in those contests between the two teams.

Nuggets Players to Watch

• Jokic leads the Nuggets in points, rebounds and assists, scoring 26.2 points, grabbing 10.9 boards and dishing out 8.7 assists per game.
• Jamal Murray makes more threes per game than any other member of the Nuggets, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.7 per contest.
• Jokic and JaVale McGee lead Denver on the defensive end, with Jokic leading the team in steals averaging 1.4 per game and McGee in blocks averaging 1.1 per contest.

Grizzlies Players to Watch

• The Grizzlies' Morant puts up enough points (19.5 per game) and assists (7.3 per game) to sit atop the squad's leaderboards.
• Jonas Valanciunas is at the top of the Memphis rebounding leaderboard with 12.5 rebounds per game. He also notches 17.1 points and tacks on 1.8 assists per game.
• Grayson Allen is the top scorer from distance for the Grizzlies, hitting 2.3 threes per game.
• Memphis' leader in steals is De'Anthony Melton with 1.2 per game, and its leader in blocks is Brandon Clarke with 0.8 per game.

Injury Report

Nuggets:

Monte Morris: Out (Hamstring),

Will Barton: Out (Hamstring),

Jamal Murray: Out For Season (Knee)

Grizzlies: None