The Jazz and Grizzlies will head to Memphis on Saturday night with the series locked up 1-1. Donovan Mitchell finally made his return to the Utah lineup, helping to power a 141-129 win in Game 2.
The over has hit in both games so far, and each team is 1-1 ATS. Game 3 tips off Saturday night at 9:30 PM EST. Let’s stay on top of the series performance up to this point and what to look for in Game 3.
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Game 2 Recap: Points Galore
The top seed in the West could not afford to lose two games at home to start the series, and luckily Utah avoided that fate. In a high-scoring affair, Utah handled business, scoring 141 points and covering a 10-point spread.
Mitchell, in his first game since April 16, paced the victors with 25 points and five threes. Every Jazz starter scored over 14 points. Rudy Gobert scored 21 and hauled in 13 rebounds while Mike Conley scored 20 to go along with 15 assists.
In total, seven Utah players hit double digits in an explosive evening.
Ja Morant continued his strong postseason play, pouring in 47 points on 58% shooting. Dillon Brooks also built on his strong Game 1 performance, scoring 23 points on 10 of 14 shooting.
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Game 1 Recap: Momentum Carries Memphis
Memphis, perhaps off the momentum of the play-in tournament, stole Game 1 as the #8 seed, winning 112-109.
Brooks scored 31 to lead the Grizzlies, with Morant adding 26 of his own.
Sans Mitchell, the Utah scoring was headed up by Bojan Bogdanovic’s 33 points. Gobert and Conley each had double-doubles, just as they did in Game 2.
Utah’s downfall in Game 1 was their uncharacteristic three-point performance. As we’ll get to, no team is stronger from deep than the Jazz this season. In Game 1, they shot just 12-47 from deep.
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Game 3 Betting Preview
As we prepare for Game 3 between the Jazz and Grizzlies, the first place to focus our betting picks is on points.
As mentioned above, the over has hit in both games so far. There’s good reason to continue pursuing the overs in this series. America’s Bookie offers some of the best odds around.
Utah is number one in the NBA in three-point offense while Memphis’s perimeter defense ranks a below-average 17th.
For the Grizzlies, they are the top team in the league in scoring points in the paint. Defending the interior shot is the Jazz’s one defensive weakness, ranked 22nd in the NBA.
Game 3 Betting Pick
Seeing such a pure unison between dominant offenses in one facet against defensive weaknesses is exactly what we hope for in betting an over.
Both advantages also play into the star players for each team’s preferred scoring style. Beyond betting overs, take Ja Morant and Donovan Mitchell’s player prop overs for points.
As for a pick against the spread, Utah remains the stronger team. Third on both ends of the floor, there aren’t many teams with the balance the Jazz have.
This has been an exciting series so far, with the next generation of NBA talent on full display. The preferred bet remains the over, along with the Jazz to cover and win Game 3.
We came close in our Heat at Celtics betting preview, but it’s not horseshoes or hand grenades.