Cavaliers vs. Grizzlies prediction, odds, line: 2022 NBA picks, Jan. 4 best bets from model on 50-27 run
Cleveland Cavaliers host Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. Memphis is without Kyle Anderson, Dillon Brooks and De'Anthony Melton. Cleveland is a three-point home favorite. The total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored is 215.5. SportsLine's proven computer model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,00 in profit on its top-rated NBA picks over the past three seasons.
Cleveland Cavaliers host Memphis Grizzlies on January 4th. The Grizzlies are 4-2 against the spread with no rest and Cleveland is 13-5-1 against-the-spread in home games.
Grizzlies vs. Cavaliers is a money line game. Grizzlies are 4-2 against the spread with no rest. The Cavaliers are 13-5-1 against spread in home games.
Memphis Grizzlies are in the top eight in offensive efficiency and in top three in points in paint. Memphis is also elite at creating havoc on defense, forcing more than 15 turnovers per game. The Grizzlies lead the NBA in steals with a top-three ranking in blocks.
Cleveland is scoring 110 points per 100 possessions this season. The Cavaliers are also in the top 10 of the NBA in field goal percentage at 46.3 percent and two-point accuracy (53.8 percent). Memphis is second-worst in NBA three-pointer percentage allowed and 24th in assists allowed on defense.
SportsLine's model is leaning under on the total and predicts the teams to combine for 208 points. One side of the spread hits in well over 50 percent of simulations.
