Memphis had the eighth seed when the shutdown started, but now the Grizzlies need to finish at 4 1/2 games ahead of the ninth-place finisher to avoid a play-in series. Portland won three of its last five games before the shutdown, and the Grizzlies are 2-8 ATS their last 10 games when playing with at least three games rest. Memphis hit 18 of 40 3-pointers in Tuesday's scrimmage and figure to cool off in this one. The Trail Blazers can't afford any losses in the restart, and they have the motivational edge in this one. Play the Trail Blazers.
This pick was released to clients on July 31, 2020 at 5:17PM ET.
NBA
Memphis vs. Portland
July 31, 2020
4:00 PM Eastern
1 unit on Portland -2.5 (-115) (risk 1 to return 1.87)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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