Bettors will be looking to hit pay dirt on Saturday when the Grizzlies try to run the Jazz off the court at FedExForum in pro hoops action.

The Grizzlies bring a 34-24 record (28-30 ATS) to the battle against the 31-29 Jazz, who are 29-29-2 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Memphis go 23-35 so far and the Jazz go 29-30-1.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Grizzlies at No. 12 and the Jazz at No. 15 heading into this contest. Handicapping models run by the computers at Odds Shark project a 98-97 result in favor of the Grizzlies.



How They Match Up:
In rebounding, the battle of the boards features Memphis's No. 15-rated squad against Utah's No. 4-rated roster. When it comes to long-range shooting, Memphis rates No. 27 in the league with 4.1 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 30 with 3.9 per outing.

Defensively, the Jazz feature the league's No. 27-rated defense on the road, allowing 102.5 points per game. Memphis, meanwhile, comes in at No. 15 in the league in scoring at home.

Utah lost its last outing, a 96-85 result against the Hornets on April 13. The Jazz failed to cover in that game as a 4-point favorite, while the 181 combined points took the game UNDER the total. Paul Millsap went off for 27 points and added 8 rebounds but it wasn't enough as New Orleans defeated Utah, 96-85 at New Orleans Arena.

Memphis lost its last outing, a 107-97 result against the Spurs on April 12. The Grizzlies failed to cover in that game as a 6-point underdog, while the 204 combined points took the game OVER the total. Memphis suffered a 107-97 loss against San Antonio on Thursday, getting 19 points from Rudy Gay in a losing effort at AT&T Center.


Utah Jazz Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Dallas are 5-5
After playing New Orleans are 8-2
After a loss are 7-3

Memphis Grizzlies Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing New Orleans are 6-4
After playing San Antonio are 7-3
After a loss are 7-3

A few Jazz at Grizzlies trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Utah's last 7 games when playing Memphis
Utah is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games when playing Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games when playing on the road against Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Memphis's last 7 games when playing Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Memphis's last 11 games


Next up:
Utah home to Dallas, Monday, April 16
Memphis at New Orleans, Sunday, April 15