Grizzlies vs Mavericks Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at the American Airlines Center tonight as the Memphis Grizzlies claw their way into Dallas, hoping to corral the Mavericks in what promises to be a high-octane showdown in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. With both teams hot off thrilling wins and looking to tighten the screws after a series of blowouts in the playoffs, this game is set to sizzle. The Grizzlies, just a whisker behind in the Western Conference standings, are ready to challenge the Mavericks, who have their lassos ready to maintain their home court advantage. With a hefty over/under and just a basket separating the betting lines, tonight’s clash is anyone’s game. So, as we saddle up for tonight’s action, let’s see if the Grizzlies can bear the charge or if the Mavericks will ride off into the sunset with a win.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 03, 2024 09:30PM EST

Location: American Airlines Center, Dallas

Vegas Odds

	MEM ML	DAL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+155	-180	240.5	4.0/-4.0
Recent	+130	-150	242.5	4.0/-4.0
Difference	-25	+30	+2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

20W-25L

43.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

30W-19L

56.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
01/09/24	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	29	39	35	17	120	Under
01/09/24	Dallas Mavericks DAL	22	31	30	20	103	Under
12/11/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	29	38	29	24	120	Under
12/11/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	24	27	28	34	113	Under
12/01/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	28	31	20	29	108	Under
12/01/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	20	24	28	22	94	Under
10/30/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	30	37	30	28	125	Under
10/30/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	36	25	25	24	110	Under
03/20/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	28	32	36	12	108	Under
03/20/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	30	27	26	29	112	Under
03/13/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	29	20	36	19	104	Under
03/13/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	25	25	21	17	88	Under
03/11/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	23	27	33	25	108	Under
03/11/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	27	29	21	35	112	Under
10/22/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	17	19	35	25	96	Under
10/22/22	Dallas Mavericks DAL	39	25	35	38	137	Under
01/23/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	16	18	27	30	91	Under
01/23/22	Dallas Mavericks DAL	24	24	29	27	104	Under
01/14/22	Dallas Mavericks DAL	25	25	34	28	112	Under
01/14/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	29	26	18	12	85	Under
12/08/21	Dallas Mavericks DAL	26	22	28	28	104	Under
12/08/21	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	25	27	23	21	96	Under
12/04/21	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	22	27	23	25	97	Under
12/04/21	Dallas Mavericks DAL	18	19	21	32	90	Under

Grizzlies Vs Over/Under

Mavericks Vs Over/Under

Grizzlies Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/01	@ IND	136-121W	40	36	10	93
11/29	@ NOP	120-109W	51	36	15	96
11/25	@ POR	123-98W	60	35	18	87
11/23	vs CHI	142-131W	49	38	11	96
11/20	@ PHI	117-111W	41	29	19	85
11/19	@ DEN	110-122L	55	24	22	103
11/17	@ DEN	105-90W	45	31	12	91
11/15	vs GSW	118-123L	54	22	15	103
11/13	vs LAL	123-128L	41	28	13	89
11/10	vs POR	134-89W	51	32	20	85

Mavericks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/01	vs POR	137-131W	33	33	13	87
11/30	vs UTA	106-94W	48	30	15	90
11/25	vs ATL	129-119W	51	24	17	94
11/24	vs MIA	118-123L	59	29	13	105
11/22	vs DEN	123-120W	44	24	13	91
11/19	@ NOP	132-91W	48	26	11	93
11/17	vs OKL	121-119W	53	18	16	84
11/16	@ SAS	110-93W	53	26	14	94
11/14	vs UTA	113-115L	30	25	17	85
11/12	vs GSW	117-120L	40	26	17	84

Starting Lineups

Memphis Grizzlies	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Desmond Bane SG	31.0	29.6	34.5	100%	33.8
Brandon Clarke PF	21.0	21.8	17.6	43%	20.1
Jaren Jackson Jr. C	36.0	40.3	39.7	100%	40.0
Ja Morant PG	42.0	44.5	41.7	93%	42.6
Jaylen Wells SF	17.0	24.3	20.3	72%	22.5

Dallas Mavericks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Luka Doncic PG	50.0	54.1	55.2	100%	55.5
Kyrie Irving SG	40.0	44.8	39.8	100%	40.1
Dereck Lively II C	24.0	25.2	22.9	27%	23.2
Klay Thompson SF	23.0	19.9	27.4	83%	26.9
PJ Washington PF	33.0	37.5	29.2	100%	29.1

Grizzlies Notable Injuries

Vince Williams Jr. (PF): Avg: 10.0pts, 5.5reb, 3.5ast, 27.2 minutes. Last game: 11/19/24. Impact: 4.4
John Konchar (SG/SF): Avg: 4.0pts, 4.3reb, 1.8ast, 20.0 minutes. Last game: 12/01/24. Impact: 1.6
Cam Spencer (SG): Avg: 1.0pts, 1.0reb, 1.0ast, 10.4 minutes. Last game: 11/23/24. Impact: 0.7
Yuki Kawamura (PG): Avg: 0.8pts, 0.2reb, 0.7ast, 3.0 minutes. Last game: 12/01/24. Impact: 0.4

Mavericks Notable Injuries

Naji Marshall (SF/PF): Avg: 7.8pts, 3.5reb, 2.0ast, 20.1 minutes. Last game: 11/30/24. Impact: 3.7
Olivier-Maxence Prosper (SF/PF): Avg: 2.4pts, 1.6reb, 0.4ast, 6.9 minutes. Last game: 12/01/24. Impact: 0.7
Brandon Williams (PG): Avg: 1.8pts, 0.6reb, 0.8ast, 5.0 minutes. Last game: 11/19/24. Impact: 0.4
Kessler Edwards (SG/SF): Avg: 1.7pts, 0.7reb, 0.2ast, 4.8 minutes. Last game: 11/30/24. Impact: 0.4
Jazian Gortman (PG): Avg: 1.2pts, 0.2reb, 0.0ast, 2.6 minutes. Last game: 11/30/24. Impact: 0.4

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Ja Morant	MEM	Pts	19.5	21.6	+2.1	80%	70%	67%	67%	DAL	-2.3	#1
PJ Washington	DAL	Pts	13.5	15.2	+1.7	80%	50%	40%	40%	MEM	+0.9	#23
Dereck Lively II	DAL	Reb	6.5	7.1	+0.6	60%	50%	53%	53%	MEM	+0.2	#19
Jaren Jackson Jr.	MEM	Ast	1.5	2.0	+0.5	20%	30%	27%	27%	DAL	-0.1	#11

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Grizzlies Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#27	#19	#16	#27	5.7%
PF	#22	#29	#21	#28	9.2%
PG	#2	#28	#26	#24	5.1%
SF	#23	#13	#28	#26	7.7%
SG	#15	#6	#4	#6	-3.9%

Mavericks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#7	#8	#14	#3	-8.5%
PF	#9	#8	#11	#7	-3.6%
PG	#1	#7	#10	#4	-9.3%
SF	#21	#8	#8	#8	-4.6%
SG	#11	#29	#10	#16	-1.2%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

113.1

116.4

Rebounds per Game

46.5

45.3

Assists per Game

27.3

26.5

Steals per Game

8.9

8.0

Blocks per Game

6.7

5.8

Shots per Game

90.5

89.5

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.7

13.1

2-Pt Percentage per Game

52.2

57.2

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.8

35.9

Turnovers per Game

15.1

12.9

Fouls per Game

20.1

19.3

Recent Trends

Spencer Dinwiddie (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 63.0% to 33.5, 20.5 min average previous 3 games.
Jaden Hardy (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 71.8% to 23.9, 13.9 min average previous 3 games.
Maxi Kleber (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 107.8% to 25.4, 12.2 min average previous 3 games.
Scotty Pippen Jr. (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 52.8% to 13.0, 27.6 min average previous 3 games.
Marcus Smart (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 38.3% to 22.5, 16.3 min average previous 3 games.
Vince Williams Jr. (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 58.3% to 14.9, 35.8 min average previous 3 games.