NBA Odds: Grizzlies-Pacers prediction, pick, how to watch

The Indiana Pacers host the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. Memphis is 28-13 on the season and is a half-game behind the Denver Nuggets for the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. The Pacers are 23-20 and 7th in East. They lost to the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night, so they are playing on a second of a back-to-back.

Grizzlies are the favorite against the Pacers.

The Grizzlies are on a roll and can't be stopped. They scored 135 last time out and over 118 in every game this new year. Memphis is 8th in the NBA in points per game averaging 116.8. Ja Morant is the high-flying guard averaging 27.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, 7. 9 assists, and one steal per games.

Tyrese Haliburton is injured and may be out for a week. Kendall Brown, Daniel Theis, Myles Turner, Aaron Nesmith, and Oshae Brissett are all questionable. Bennedict Mathurin is averaging 17.4 points off of 42.3% from the field this season. Buddy Hield averages 18. 3 points per game.

Grizzlies are on a mission and they don't want to slow down. Pacers are talented enough to cover the spread without their star.

Grizzlies are favored by 8.5 points over the Pacers.