Denver Nuggets vs Memphis Grizzlies 3/12/2021 Odds Picks and Previews

Denver Nuggets vs Memphis Grizzlies 3/12/2021 – The Denver Nuggets are on a roll winning their last four games and they will be on the road returning from the NBA All-Star Break to battle the Memphis Grizzlies. This game will be held this coming Friday, March 12 and it will be at the closed-doors of the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. Tip-off begins at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time and it will be shown live on television at NBATV. The online live stream subscription can be seen through an NBA League Pass subscription. The Denver Nuggets are the favored team in NBA Spreads to win over the young Memphis Grizzlies.

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Denver Nuggets vs Memphis Grizzlies 3/12/2021 Betting Odds

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Denver Nuggets	-2 (-110)	226.5 o (-110)	-143
Memphis Grizzlies	+2 (-110)	226.5 u (-110)	+120

The Denver Nuggets are very much rested as this will be their first game since coming off from the NBA All-Star Break. Prior to that, this team was on a four-game winning streak after taking out the Oklahoma City Thunder, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers. The Nuggets are now tied with the Portland Trail Blazers with a 21-15 record to sit at the fifth place in the NBA Western Conference standings. Nikola Jokic has been putting up MVP-type of numbers while getting help from Jamal Murray. The big difference was Michael Porter Jr. getting his groove back after recovering from an injury.

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Players to watch: N. Jokic C 36 GP 36 GS 35.9 MIN 27.1 PTS 2.8 OR 8.2 DR 11 REB 8.6 AST 1.6 STL 0.6 BLK 3.2 TO 3 PF 2.7 AST/TO 31.61 PER

J. Murray PG 34 GP 34 GS 35.4 MIN 21.8 PTS 0.7 OR 3.5 DR 4.2 REB 4.6 AST 1.1 STL 0.3 BLK 2.3 TO 2.1 PF 2 AST/TO 18.8 PER

M. Porter Jr. SF 26 GP 19 GS 28.6 MIN 14.6 PTS 1.2 OR 5.8 DR 7 REB 0.9 AST 0.9 STL 1.1 BLK 1.1 TO 2.3 PF 0.8 AST/TO 17.81 PER.

The Memphis Grizzlies are very much in the battle for the play-in tournament at the end of the season. They are now 17-16 and holding the 9th best record in the NBA Western Conference just above the slumping Golden State Warriors. Their last game was against the visiting Washington Wizards and they torched them with a 15-point victory. Ja Morant finished with a double-double of 21 points and assists but it was Jonas Valanciunas dominating the paint with 29 points, 20 rebounds and four blocks. Desmond Bane also had a 20 point night to help the team mount a blowout victory over the Wizards.

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Players to Watch: J. Morant PG 25 GP 25 GS 30.8 MIN 19.8 PTS 0.8 OR 2.6 DR 3.4 REB 7.8 AST 1 STL 0.2 BLK 2.8 TO 1.6 PF 2.7 AST/TO 19.31 PER

J. Valanciunas C 28 GP 27 GS 27.4 MIN 16 PTS 3.6 OR 8 DR 11.6 REB 1.8 AST 0.6 STL 0.8 BLK 2.1 TO 3.1 PF 0.9 AST/TO 21 PER

D. Brooks SG 30 GP 30 GS 29 MIN 15.7 PTS 0.9 OR 2.2 DR 3.1 REB 2.6 AST 1.4 STL 0.5 BLK 2.1 TO 3.3 PF 1.2 AST/TO 11.04 PER.

Denver Nuggets

Denver are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver’s last 6 games.
Denver are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
Nuggets are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against Memphis.
Denver are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Memphis.
Denver are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games this season.
Denver are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver’s last 5 games against an opponent in the Southwest Division division.

Memphis Grizzlies

Memphis are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Memphis’ last 7 games.
Memphis are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Memphis’ last 11 games against Denver.
Memphis are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis’ last 6 games when playing at home against Denver.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis’ last 5 games this season.
Memphis are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Northwest Division division.
Grizzlies are 4-8 SU in their last 12 games played on a Friday.
Memphis are 3-8 SU in their last 11 games when playing as the underdog.

Injuries

Denver Nuggets

No Injuries

Memphis Grizzlies

No Injuries

The Denver Nuggets are just going to be too powerful for the Memphis Grizzlies to handle. Sportsbook has Nikola Jokic and his team as the safer bet against the Grizzlies.

Moneyline: The Nuggets as the favored team is given a -143 on the ML while the Grizzlies are at +120.

ATS: It is just two points between both teams in the ATS with the Nuggets at -2 while the Grizzlies are on the other end with +2.

TOTALs: The total for both teams to reach is as 226.5 with the Grizzlies going under and the Nuggets are over.

Score Prediction: 114 – 111, Nuggets