Memphis travels to New Orleans on Sunday, hoping to boost its 35-24 mark with a victory over the Hornets.

New Orleans battles the Grizzlies, currently with a 35-24 mark (28-31 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, important for totals bettors, are 26-31-2 for the Hornets and 24-35 for the Grizzlies.



View Memphis vs New Orleans Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back the visiting Grizzlies before tip-off in this one will find them as 4-point favorites, while the total sits at 182.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Hornets at No. 24 and the Grizzlies at No. 12 heading into this contest. Handicapping models run by the computers at Odds Shark project a 95-89 result in favor of the Grizzlies.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New Orleans's No. 29-ranked offense (89.8 PPG) against a Grizzlies defense that ranks No. 7 at 93.7 PPG. The Hornets have averaged 45.2% from the field per game, more than the Grizzlies have managed so far this season (44.7% on average).

In comparing how the teams stack up statistically, the Grizzlies own the league's No. 6-rated mark, allowing 94.6 points per game when on the road. New Orleans, on the other hand, rates No. 30 in home scoring.

The Grizzlies were a 103-98 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Jazz. They failed to cover the 9-point spread as favorites, while the total score (201) made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. Rudy Gay scored 26 points and added 12 rebounds for a double-double, leading Memphis over Utah, 103-98, on Saturday at FedExForum.

New Orleans was a 96-85 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Jazz. They covered the 4-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 181 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. New Orleans got 25 points from Eric Gordon en route to a 96-85 victory over Utah on Friday at New Orleans Arena.


Memphis Grizzlies Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Minnesota are 6-4
After playing Utah are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

New Orleans Hornets Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Charlotte are 6-4
After playing Utah are 7-3
After a win are 1-9

A few Grizzlies at Hornets trends to consider:
Memphis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 6 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Memphis's last 12 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 10 of New Orleans's last 12 games when playing at home against Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games when playing Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games at home
New Orleans is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home


Next up:
Memphis at Minnesota, Tuesday, April 17
New Orleans at Charlotte, Monday, April 16