Spurs vs Grizzlies Game Breakdown & Projections – Tue, Apr 9th 2024

Hold onto your cowboy hats, folks, because the San Antonio Spurs are saddling up and heading towards the home of the Blues, FedEx Forum, to lock horns with the Memphis Grizzlies in an old-fashioned Western showdown tonight at 8:00PM EST! Despite both teams being a few rodeos away from the top of the Western conference standings, the Spurs trailing by a hefty 29 games and the Grizzlies by 21, the stakes are high and the tension is palpable. The betting lines have been drawn in the sand, with the over/under set at 214.0, the Spurs favored by -2.5, and the Grizzlies clawing back at 2.5. Both squads are licking their wounds after recent tussles with the 76ers, the Grizzlies nursing a 96-116 loss and the Spurs smarting from a 126-133 defeat. As the Spurs look to spur on a victory and the Grizzlies aim to bear down on their opponents, one thing’s for sure: this ain’t gonna be no teddy bear’s picnic!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 09, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: FedEx Forum, Memphis

Vegas Odds

	SAS ML	MEM ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-130	+110	214.5	-2.5/2.5
Recent	-175	+150	214.0	-4.5/4.5
Difference	-45	+40	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

9W-29L

63.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

9W-29L

36.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
03/22/24	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	18	25	28	28		99	Under
03/22/24	San Antonio Spurs SAS	30	14	24	29		97	Under
01/02/24	San Antonio Spurs SAS	23	17	28	30		98	Under
01/02/24	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	20	27	33	26		106	Under
11/18/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	26	25	36	33		120	Over
11/18/23	San Antonio Spurs SAS	35	33	26	14		108	Over
03/17/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	26	20	35	28	17	126	Over
03/17/23	San Antonio Spurs SAS	35	34	24	16	11	120	Over
01/11/23	San Antonio Spurs SAS	37	25	35	32		129	Over
01/11/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	32	44	36	23		135	Over
01/09/23	San Antonio Spurs SAS	25	36	31	21		113	Over
01/09/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	35	37	25	24		121	Over
11/09/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	38	28	23	23	12	124	Over
11/09/22	San Antonio Spurs SAS	32	27	35	18	10	122	Over
03/30/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	31	34	28	19		112	Over
03/30/22	San Antonio Spurs SAS	27	25	34	25		111	Over
02/28/22	San Antonio Spurs SAS	34	24	27	20		105	Over
02/28/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	42	26	28	22		118	Over
01/26/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	34	27	33	24		118	Over
01/26/22	San Antonio Spurs SAS	25	33	28	24		110	Over
12/31/21	San Antonio Spurs SAS	26	35	18	26		105	Over
12/31/21	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	32	31	27	28		118	Over

Spurs Vs Over/Under

Grizzlies Vs Over/Under

Spurs Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/07	@ PHI	126-133L	59	31	25	98
04/05	vs NOP	111-109W	34	34	16	83
04/02	vs DEN	105-110L	59	33	7	105
03/31	@ GSW	113-117L	45	31	19	89
03/29	@ NYK	130-126W	46	34	15	83
03/27	vs UTA	118-111W	41	40	21	86
03/25	@ PHX	104-102W	40	23	7	91
03/23	@ PHX	106-131L	34	27	15	85
03/22	@ MEM	97-99L	56	24	16	97
03/19	@ DAL	107-113L	48	31	15	89

Grizzlies Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/06	@ PHI	96-116L	44	21	18	87
04/05	@ DET	108-81W	49	24	20	85
04/03	vs MIL	111-101W	54	25	8	91
04/01	vs DET	110-108W	44	28	12	91
03/30	vs ORL	88-118L	45	25	19	86
03/27	@ LAL	124-136L	39	30	14	97
03/25	vs DEN	103-128L	40	25	14	94
03/22	vs SAS	99-99L	51	18	17	82
03/20	vs GSW	116-137L	45	29	10	96
03/18	vs SAC	111-121L	49	22	12	98

Starting Lineups

San Antonio Spurs	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Malaki Branham SG	23.7	23.5	16.0	20%	27.0
Julian Champagnie SF	28.0	28.9	16.8	100%	17.2
Tre Jones PG	33.4	33.6	27.6	100%	27.9
S. Mamukelashvili PF	31.0	22.9	7.5	3%	28.8
Victor Wembanyama C	60.9	69.9	53.0	100%	51.7

Memphis Grizzlies	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jordan Goodwin SG	36.1	33.1	16.7	30%	26.9
Trey Jemison C	31.7	20.4	15.7	48%	23.0
Maozinha Pereira PF	31.7	22.0	16.4	14%	29.8
Scotty Pippen Jr. PG	36.1	24.1	20.3	50%	25.8

Spurs Notable Injuries

Devin Vassell (SF): Avg: 19.6pts, 3.9reb, 4.0ast, 33.0 minutes. Last game: 03/29/24. Impact: 6.0
Keldon Johnson (SF/PF): Avg: 15.7pts, 5.5reb, 2.8ast, 29.5 minutes. Last game: 04/07/24. Impact: 4.3
Jeremy Sochan (PG): Avg: 11.3pts, 6.4reb, 3.3ast, 29.5 minutes. Last game: 03/29/24. Impact: 5.0
Cedi Osman (SF/PF): Avg: 6.9pts, 2.6reb, 1.7ast, 17.7 minutes. Last game: 04/02/24. Impact: 2.4
Dominick Barlow (PF/C): Avg: 4.5pts, 3.5reb, 1.1ast, 12.8 minutes. Last game: 03/27/24. Impact: 1.7

Grizzlies Notable Injuries

Desmond Bane (SG): Avg: 23.4pts, 4.3reb, 5.5ast, 34.5 minutes. Last game: 03/27/24. Impact: 6.2
Jaren Jackson Jr. (C): Avg: 22.5pts, 5.6reb, 2.4ast, 32.2 minutes. Last game: 04/03/24. Impact: 7.0
Santi Aldama (PF): Avg: 10.8pts, 5.9reb, 2.3ast, 26.6 minutes. Last game: 04/01/24. Impact: 4.9
Luke Kennard (SG): Avg: 11.0pts, 2.9reb, 3.5ast, 25.6 minutes. Last game: 04/03/24. Impact: 4.1
Jake LaRavia (SF/PF): Avg: 9.1pts, 3.5reb, 1.5ast, 21.3 minutes. Last game: 04/05/24. Impact: 3.9
Lamar Stevens (PF/C): Avg: 7.0pts, 3.3reb, 0.7ast, 14.3 minutes. Last game: 04/05/24. Impact: 3.7

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
Trey Jemison	MEM	Pts	10.5	12.6	+2.1	20%	30%	20%	20%	SAS	+2.5	#26
Julian Champagnie	SAS	Pts	11.5	12.1	+0.6	60%	40%	33%	33%	MEM	+2.7	#19
Jordan Goodwin	MEM	Reb	6.5	8.0	+1.5	60%	40%	40%	40%	SAS	-0.2	#13
Tre Jones	SAS	Ast	7.5	7.9	+0.4	40%	40%	40%	40%	MEM	-0.3	#11

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Spurs Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#26	#11	#30	#25	6.3%
PF	#4	#24	#19	#13	-3.4%
PG	#2	#21	#1	#4	-41.5%
SF	#3	#11	#4	#5	-42.7%
SG	#26	#13	#15	#24	4.9%

Grizzlies Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#27	#21	#26	#28	6.8%
PF	#20	#29	#29	#29	12.5%
PG	#26	#15	#20	#25	12.5%
SF	#19	#13	#29	#23	12.3%
SG	#15	#7	#11	#15	-2.2%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

110.6

105.6

Rebounds per Game

46.3

45.3

Assists per Game

29.9

25.2

Steals per Game

7.0

9.3

Blocks per Game

7.0

5.6

Shots per Game

90.3

88.7

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.7

12.4

2-Pt Percentage per Game

54.2

48.6

3-Pt Percentage per Game

33.6

34.1

Turnovers per Game

15.5

15.1

Fouls per Game

16.2

17.8

Recent Trends

Jaren Jackson Jr. (C) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Malaki Branham (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 63.6% to 38.3, 23.4 min average previous 3 games.
Brandon Clarke (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 56.6% to 22.3, 14.2 min average previous 3 games.
David Duke Jr. (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 44.1% to 16.2, 11.2 min average previous 3 games.
Devonte’ Graham (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 150.9% to 26.3, 10.5 min average previous 3 games.
Trey Jemison (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 40.0% to 27.9, 19.9 min average previous 3 games.
Sandro Mamukelashvili (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 111.7% to 24.9, 11.8 min average previous 3 games.
Cedi Osman (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 41.3% to 24.9, 17.6 min average previous 3 games.
Zavier Simpson (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 45.0% to 23.9, 43.5 min average previous 3 games.