Cleveland Cavaliers vs Memphis Grizzlies 1/7/2021 Odds Picks and Previews

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Memphis Grizzlies 1/7/2021 – The Cleveland Cavaliers are being hit by the injury bug and hope to avoid entering a losing streak after their next game. This team is set to battle with the Memphis Grizzlies on the road at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. The inter-conference clash is set to happen on Thursday, January 7 and it will start at exactly 8:00 p.m Eastern Time. FSN holds the broadcast rights for this game and they will be putting the same feed to NBA League Pass for the online live stream. The Cleveland Cavaliers are entering this ball game as the underdogs according to NBA Lines to the Morant-less Memphis Grizzlies.

Got a chance to turn things around tomorrow in Memphis.

Sexton: 21p
Drummond: 19p, 15r
Nance: 10p
Okoro: 10p
Stevens: 10p, 6r pic.twitter.com/tBRXDTAydz

— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) January 7, 2021

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Memphis Grizzlies 1/7/2021 Betting Odds

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Cleveland Cavaliers	+3.5 (-110)	214 o (-110)	+138
Memphis Grizzlies	-3.5 (-110)	214 u (-110)	-167

The Cleveland Cavaliers have just lost back-to-back games against the Orlando Magic and have only won once in the last five games. The slump was imminent after the team had injuries to Kevin Love, Darius Garland and the latest was Dante Exum. Their most recent match was a nine-point defeat against the Orlando Magic, 94-105. Collin Sexton did his best with 21 points but shot 40% from the field. Andre Drummond had a better performance with 19 points and 15 boards while three other Cavs had 10 points. Cedi Osman was the worst as he only sank 1-of-12 from the field.

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Players to watch: C. Sexton PG 7 GP 7 GS 37.7 MIN 25.7 PTS 0.4 OR 1.6 DR 2 REB 3.4 AST 1.4 STL 0.1 BLK 2.4 TO 3.1 PF 1.4 AST/TO 20.16 PER

D. Garland PG 6 GP 6 GS 35.8 MIN 17.2 PTS 0.5 OR 2.8 DR 3.3 REB 6.3 AST 1.3 STL 0.3 BLK 3 TO 3.2 PF 2.1 AST/TO 14.48 PER

A. Drummond C 7 GP 7 GS 29.7 MIN 16 PTS 4 OR 10.1 DR 14.1 REB 3.1 AST 1.9 STL 1.9 BLK 3.1 TO 2.4 PF 1 AST/TO 20.54 PER.

The Memphis Grizzlies are coming to this matchup from back-to-back losses against the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. They were able to put up a good fight in their most recent game losing by just 2 points. Dillon Brooks did what he can as he finished the game with 13 points but it was Jonas Valanciunas anchoring the team with 13 points, 11 rebounds, and went perfect from the free-throw line. Giorgi Dieng had a good performance from the bench with 12 points while Kyle Anderson had a subpar 10 points and five assists. The team’s loss to the Lakers was a win for them morally as they almost had it even without Ja Morant.

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Players to Watch: J. Morant PG 3 GP 3 GS 27 MIN 26.3 PTS 0.7 OR 1.7 DR 2.3 REB 6.3 AST 0.7 STL 0.7 BLK 2.3 TO 2 PF 2.7 AST/TO 32.13 PER

D. Brooks SG 7 GP 7 GS 30.6 MIN 16.9 PTS 1.6 OR 2.9 DR 4.4 REB 3.3 AST 1.9 STL 0.3 BLK 2.7 TO 4.1 PF 1.2 AST/TO 12.13 PER

K. Anderson F 7 GP 7 GS 31.4 MIN 15.7 PTS 1 OR 6.9 DR 7.9 REB 3.4 AST 0.4 STL 0.6 BLK 2.6 TO 2 PF 1.3 AST/TO 13.69 PER.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland’s last 6 games.
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
Cavaliers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games against Memphis.
Cleveland is 8-4 SU in their last 12 games against Memphis.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland’s last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Memphis.
Cleveland is 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games this season.
Cavaliers are 2-9 SU in their last 11 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
Cleveland is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games against an opponent in the Southwest Division division.

Memphis Grizzlies

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis’s last 6 games.
Memphis is 4-13 SU in their last 17 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis’s last 5 games against Cleveland.
Their total has gone UNDER in 7 of Memphis’s last 8 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis’s last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland.
Memphis is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games this season.
Memphis is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Central Division division.
Grizzlies are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games played in January.
Memphis are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games played on a Thursday.

Injuries

Cleveland Cavaliers

Kevin Love PF Calf is OUT 3-4 weeks
Matthew Dellavedova PG Concussion is “?” Thursday vs Memphis
Dante Exum PG Calf is OUT 1-2 months
Dylan Windler SF Wrist is out indefinitely
Darius Garland PG Shoulder is “?” Thursday vs Memphis
Kevin Porter Jr. SG Personal is “?” Thursday vs Memphis

Memphis Grizzlies

Justise Winslow PF Hip is out indefinitely
Jaren Jackson Jr. PF Knee is out indefinitely
Ja Morant PG Ankle is out indefinitely
John Konchar SG Ankle is downgraded to OUT Thursday vs Cleveland
Jontay Porter PF Knee is downgraded to OUT Thursday vs Cleveland
Killian Tillie C Hamstring is downgraded to OUT Thursday vs Cleveland

The Memphis Grizzlies look like a team that won’t be just pushed around. With their recent performance against the Los Angeles Lakers, they should do well against the Cleveland Cavaliers and will be the safer bet as seen by Sportsbook.

Moneyline: The Cavaliers as the underdogs have an ML of +138 while the Grizzlies are given a -167.

ATS: It is 3.5 points separating both teams across the spread with the Cavaliers taking +3.5 while the Grizzlies are at -3.5.

TOTALs: It is 214 points on the total for both teams to reach with the Grizzlies going under and teh Cavaliers are over.

Score Prediction: 105 – 103 Grizzlies