Grizzlies vs Pelicans Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble in the Big Easy as the Memphis Grizzlies, just a whisker away from the top in the Western conference, roar into the Smoothie King Center to claw at the New Orleans Pelicans tonight at 09:00 PM EST. The Grizzlies, fresh off a high-scoring victory, are looking to keep the momentum going against the Pelicans, who’ve been struggling to flap their wings this season. With most of the playoff’s opening acts turning into snooze-fests, tonight’s showdown promises to spice things up with a hefty over/under of 239. Will the Grizzlies pad their stats, or will the Pelicans rise from the swamp to deliver a surprise? It’s all going down in NOLA, where the only guarantee is that feathers and fur are sure to fly!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 27, 2024 09:00PM EST

Location: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans

Vegas Odds

	MEM ML	NOP ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-430	+320	239.0	-9.5/9.5
Recent	-285	+235	239.0	-9.5/9.5
Difference	+145	-85	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

8W-2L

AWAY

23W-27L

74.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

1W-9L

HOME

24W-27L

26.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
11/29/24	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	28	28	26	27	00	109	Under
11/29/24	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	32	35	25	28	00	120	Under
02/12/24	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	31	30	25	10	00	96	Under
02/12/24	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	26	21	26	14	00	87	Under
12/26/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	24	19	24	36	130	116	Under
12/26/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	19	29	32	23	120	115	Under
12/19/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	25	16	36	38	00	115	Under
12/19/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	21	39	27	26	00	113	Under
10/25/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	25	32	25	29	00	111	Under
10/25/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	28	19	23	34	00	104	Under
04/05/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	34	35	21	34	70	131	Over
04/05/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	32	20	33	39	140	138	Over
12/31/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	25	25	29	22	00	101	Under
12/31/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	31	22	30	33	00	116	Under
11/25/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	25	23	29	34	00	111	Over
11/25/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	44	24	38	26	00	132	Over
11/15/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	35	25	27	15	00	102	Under
11/15/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	32	27	30	24	00	113	Under
04/09/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	18	29	33	34	00	114	Over
04/09/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	30	34	55	22	00	141	Over
03/08/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	34	24	26	27	00	111	Over
03/08/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	44	33	35	20	00	132	Over
02/15/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	37	28	28	28	00	121	Under
02/15/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	27	26	30	26	00	109	Under
11/13/21	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	22	22	28	29	00	101	Under
11/13/21	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	35	27	21	29	00	112	Under

Grizzlies Vs Over/Under

Pelicans Vs Over/Under

Grizzlies Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/26	@ TOR	155-126W	63	36	17	109
12/21	vs ATL	128-112W	40	35	18	97
12/19	@ GSW	144-93W	60	38	16	98
12/15	vs LAL	110-116L	50	25	20	97
12/13	@ BRO	135-119W	49	33	13	99
12/08	vs WAS	140-112W	46	34	16	96
12/07	vs BOS	127-121W	52	25	13	94
12/05	@ SAC	115-110W	49	27	22	80
12/03	vs DAL	116-121L	39	27	19	97
12/01	@ IND	136-121W	40	36	10	93

Pelicans Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/26	@ HOU	111-128L	44	29	13	99
12/22	@ DEN	129-132L	43	37	13	108
12/21	@ NYK	93-104L	45	23	19	83
12/19	vs HOU	113-133L	37	25	12	92
12/15	vs IND	104-119L	49	18	18	97
12/12	@ SAC	109-111L	43	22	17	83
12/08	vs SAS	116-121L	43	26	8	99
12/07	@ OKL	109-119L	35	25	18	79
12/05	@ PHX	126-124W	44	23	13	95
12/02	vs ATL	112-124L	41	21	16	100

Starting Lineups

Memphis Grizzlies	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Desmond Bane SG	31.0	36.9	33.9	100%	33.2
Zach Edey C	29.0	29.8	23.8	62%	21.2
Jaren Jackson Jr. PF	35.0	37.7	38.2	100%	38.5
Ja Morant PG	42.0	42.3	41.1	100%	41.4
Jaylen Wells SF	21.0	20.8	19.3	81%	20.5

New Orleans Pelicans	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Herbert Jones SF	29.0	29.1	24.5	100%	24.8
CJ McCollum SG	38.0	31.1	38.3	100%	38.6
Yves Missi C	33.0	29.2	25.4	79%	26.4
Trey Murphy III PF	36.0	36.2	33.0	93%	33.6
Dejounte Murray PG	46.0	41.4	45.3	100%	45.7

Grizzlies Notable Injuries

Santi Aldama (PF): Avg: 11.7pts, 6.3reb, 2.5ast, 26.1 minutes. Last game: 12/26/24. Impact: 4.8
Marcus Smart (PG/SG): Avg: 11.6pts, 2.5reb, 4.1ast, 26.1 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 3.2
Jay Huff (C): Avg: 5.5pts, 1.8reb, 0.5ast, 9.6 minutes. Last game: 12/15/24. Impact: 2.6
Colin Castleton OUT (C): Avg: 1.5pts, 0.9reb, 0.1ast, 3.6 minutes. Last game: 12/13/24. Impact: 0.5
Yuki Kawamura (PG): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.2reb, 0.7ast, 3.0 minutes. Last game: 12/13/24. Impact: 0.5

Pelicans Notable Injuries

Trey Jemison (C): Avg: 5.2pts, 4.4reb, 0.8ast, 18.3 minutes. Last game: 12/19/24. Impact: 1.4
Jamal Cain (SF): Avg: 4.1pts, 1.9reb, 0.5ast, 11.7 minutes. Last game: 12/15/24. Impact: 1.9
Antonio Reeves (SG/SF): Avg: 4.8pts, 1.2reb, 0.7ast, 10.0 minutes. Last game: 12/26/24. Impact: 1.5

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
Dejounte Murray	NOP	Pts	19.5	22.7	+3.2	0%	20%	27%	27%	MEM	-3.0	#2
Jordan Hawkins	NOP	Pts	9.5	12.7	+3.2	20%	40%	47%	47%	MEM	-0.2	#16
Herbert Jones	NOP	Reb	3.5	4.3	+0.8	80%	70%	67%	67%	MEM	+1.2	#29
Yves Missi	NOP	Reb	10.5	11.0	+0.5	40%	60%	53%	53%	MEM	-1.4	#2

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Grizzlies Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#29	#2	#7	#16	1.0%
PF	#22	#24	#18	#24	6.4%
PG	#2	#29	#16	#12	-0.3%
SF	#23	#10	#29	#23	6.1%
SG	#16	#8	#6	#8	-6.2%

Pelicans Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#23	#25	#28	#27	7.2%
PF	#21	#25	#22	#23	5.3%
PG	#22	#23	#26	#27	8.1%
SF	#27	#9	#4	#21	3.0%
SG	#20	#26	#18	#25	5.4%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

125.3

106.1

Rebounds per Game

49.5

43.5

Assists per Game

30.8

24.0

Steals per Game

9.3

Blocks per Game

6.8

4.9

Shots per Game

94.1

90.2

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.3

11.1

2-Pt Percentage per Game

57.0

50.1

3-Pt Percentage per Game

37.2

33.3

Turnovers per Game

16.3

14.6

Fouls per Game

21.8

18.4

Recent Trends

Brandon Boston Jr. (PG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 33.7% to 17.2, 26.0 min average previous 3 games.
Jamal Cain (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 41.7% to 11.1, 19.1 min average previous 3 games.
Jordan Hawkins (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 30.8% to 24.0, 18.3 min average previous 3 games.
Luke Kennard (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 73.1% to 22.1, 12.8 min average previous 3 games.
Scotty Pippen Jr. (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 52.0% to 23.3, 15.4 min average previous 3 games.
Daniel Theis (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 35.0% to 15.2, 11.3 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.