Wizards vs Grizzlies Game Breakdown & Projections – Tue, Mar 12th 2024

Hold on to your wizard hats and grizzly claws, sports fans, because tonight’s showdown is set to be a barn-burner! The Washington Wizards, who’ve been casting spells all over the Eastern conference – albeit 25.5 games back, are set to invade the den of the Memphis Grizzlies, who’ve been growling their way through the Western conference, albeit 17.5 games back. They’re clashing at the FedEx Forum, and the tip-off is set for 8 PM EST – prime time for some magical basketball action. The betting lines are drawn, with the Wizards at -1.5 and the Grizzlies at 1.5, and the over/under is sitting pretty at 219.0. The Grizzlies are still licking their wounds from a 93-124 mauling by OKL, while the Wizards are riding high on a 110-108 victory spell over MIA. So, get ready for a game where the Wizards will try to weave their magic, and the Grizzlies will look to claw their way to victory – it’s going to be a spell-binding, bear-knuckle brawl!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: March 12, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: FedEx Forum, Memphis

Vegas Odds

	WAS ML	MEM ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-125	+105	217.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-125	-105	219.0	-3.0/3.0
Difference	0	-210	+1.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

7W-26L

55.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

7W-25L

44.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
10/28/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	22	24	34	26	106	Push
10/28/23	Washington Wizards WAS	25	37	30	21	113	Push
11/13/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	19	32	23	18	92	Under
11/13/22	Washington Wizards WAS	23	32	27	20	102	Under
11/06/22	Washington Wizards WAS	25	18	31	23	97	Under
11/06/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	24	33	24	22	103	Under
01/29/22	Washington Wizards WAS	15	26	31	23	95	Under
01/29/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	30	33	24	28	115	Under
11/05/21	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	31	16	21	19	87	Under
11/05/21	Washington Wizards WAS	35	25	31	24	115	Under

Wizards Vs Over/Under

Grizzlies Vs Over/Under

Wizards Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
03/10	vs MIA	110-108W	40	35	15	81
03/08	@ CHA	112-100W	54	25	11	89
03/06	@ ORL	109-119L	35	26	9	88
03/04	vs UTA	115-127L	43	26	15	94
03/01	vs LAC	115-140L	39	29	9	98
02/29	vs LAL	131-134L	45	35	15	102
02/27	@ GSW	112-125L	41	34	20	94
02/25	@ CLE	105-114L	40	29	9	93
02/23	vs OKL	106-147L	43	20	14	106
02/22	vs DEN	110-130L	40	30	14	106

Grizzlies Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
03/10	vs OKL	93-124L	39	21	16	79
03/08	@ ATL	92-99L	38	21	13	74
03/06	vs PHI	115-109W	54	21	15	92
03/04	vs BRO	106-102W	50	26	18	82
03/02	@ POR	100-107L	45	21	22	83
03/01	@ POR	92-122L	30	15	21	80
02/28	vs MIN	101-110L	50	23	14	94
02/26	@ BRO	86-111L	40	16	14	75
02/23	@ LAC	95-101L	41	26	12	91
02/15	@ MIL	113-110W	40	30	16	83

Starting Lineups

Washington Wizards	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Deni Avdija PF	39.5	29.4	32.2	100%	31.9
Bilal Coulibaly SG	23.9	12.3	17.2	37%	16.8
Tyus Jones PG	35.1	20.4	30.0	100%	29.2
Corey Kispert SF	30.7	13.2	20.4	10%	18.7
Kyle Kuzma C	46.1	39.1	37.9	100%	36.6

Memphis Grizzlies	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Santi Aldama C	31.2	31.0	23.6	67%	25.0
Gregory Jackson PF	31.1	22.6	19.9	7%	38.1
Luke Kennard PG	27.2	20.7	20.9	50%	23.7
John Konchar SG	22.3	19.9	16.6	50%	21.4
Jake LaRavia SF	30.5	27.6	10.5	3%	24.8

Wizards Notable Injuries

Marvin Bagley III (C): Avg: 11.4pts, 6.1reb, 1.2ast, 20.8 minutes. Last game: 03/04/24. Impact: 4.7
Landry Shamet (PG/SG): Avg: 7.1pts, 1.3reb, 1.2ast, 15.7 minutes. Last game: 03/10/24. Impact: 1.6
Richaun Holmes (C): Avg: 4.2pts, 3.3reb, 0.6ast, 11.2 minutes. Last game: 03/08/24. Impact: 2.4
Jared Butler (PG): Avg: 4.3pts, 0.7reb, 2.0ast, 8.1 minutes. Last game: 03/01/24. Impact: 1.6
Justin Champagnie (SG): Avg: 3.7pts, 0.3reb, 0.3ast, 5.5 minutes. Last game: 03/01/24. Impact: 0.9
Jules Bernard (SF): Avg: 1.4pts, 0.8reb, 0.6ast, 4.5 minutes. Last game: 03/01/24. Impact: 0.8

Grizzlies Notable Injuries

Jaren Jackson Jr. (PF/C): Avg: 22.5pts, 5.6reb, 2.2ast, 32.1 minutes. Last game: 03/10/24. Impact: 6.8
Vince Williams Jr. (SG/SF): Avg: 10.3pts, 5.6reb, 3.5ast, 27.9 minutes. Last game: 03/08/24. Impact: 5.5
Ziaire Williams (SG): Avg: 8.1pts, 3.6reb, 1.5ast, 20.3 minutes. Last game: 03/02/24. Impact: 3.3
Derrick Rose (PG): Avg: 8.0pts, 1.9reb, 3.3ast, 16.7 minutes. Last game: 02/28/24. Impact: 2.2
Yuta Watanabe (SF/PF): Avg: 3.4pts, 1.6reb, 0.4ast, 13.7 minutes. Last game: 03/01/24. Impact: 0.8

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
Corey Kispert	WAS	Pts	15.5	18.6	+3.1	0%	40%	40%	40%	MEM	+1.0	#21
Tyus Jones	WAS	Pts	11.5	14.2	+2.7	20%	30%	53%	53%	MEM	+1.0	#21
Luke Kennard	MEM	Reb	2.5	3.5	+1.0	0%	20%	27%	27%	WAS	+1.1	#29
Deni Avdija	WAS	Ast	3.5	4.8	+1.3	20%	30%	27%	27%	MEM	+1.2	#27
Bilal Coulibaly	WAS	Ast	1.5	2.1	+0.6	0%	20%	33%	33%	MEM	+0.4	#20

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Wizards Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#16	#27	#30	#24	8.0%
PF	#28	#27	#26	#29	14.7%
PG	#20	#22	#9	#23	5.7%
SF	#28	#14	#25	#25	8.7%
SG	#24	#29	#28	#28	10.1%

Grizzlies Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#7	#14	#11	#11	-5.9%
PF	#7	#5	#11	#8	-7.2%
PG	#5	#29	#5	#12	-0.2%
SF	#23	#16	#27	#21	6.5%
SG	#21	#26	#20	#26	6.5%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

112.9

100.1

Rebounds per Game

42.8

42.4

Assists per Game

29.2

22.9

Steals per Game

7.1

8.2

Blocks per Game

4.4

7.0

Shots per Game

95.8

82.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.1

11.3

2-Pt Percentage per Game

51.5

48.9

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.8

34.0

Turnovers per Game

13.8

15.8

Fouls per Game

18.5

17.3

Recent Trends

Brandon Clarke (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 43.8% to 12.2, 21.7 min average previous 3 games.
Wenyen Gabriel (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 46.1% to 16.7, 11.4 min average previous 3 games.
Richaun Holmes (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 112.3% to 23.4, 11.0 min average previous 3 games.
Tyus Jones (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 39.0% to 18.2, 29.8 min average previous 3 games.
John Konchar (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 46.5% to 29.0, 19.8 min average previous 3 games.
Isaiah Livers (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 45.2% to 16.2, 29.7 min average previous 3 games.
Landry Shamet (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.1% to 13.6, 22.0 min average previous 3 games.