{"id":323489,"date":"2025-01-24T13:57:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T18:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=323489"},"modified":"2025-01-24T13:57:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T18:57:24","slug":"pelicans-vs-grizzlies-predictions-january-24-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/pelicans-vs-grizzlies-predictions-january-24-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelicans vs. Grizzlies same-game parlay predictions Jan. 24: Bet on Ja Morant to shine, Memphis to cover"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the third and final NBA game on Friday night, the New Orleans Pelicans take on the Memphis Grizzlies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Memphis is having a really great year, and New Orleans is really, really not. My +265 SGP includes an alt spread in Memphis&#8217; favour, plus prop bets on Ja Morant and Yves Missi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Pelicans vs. Grizzlies same-game parlay predictions for Jan. 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pelicans vs. Grizzlies predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"insights\"><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba\">NBA betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:107418\">Embed: #107418<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Grizzlies -7.5 + Morant over 19.5 points + Missi under 8.5 rebounds (+265)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Grizzlies -7.5 (-215):<\/strong> Have the Pelicans started to show some signs of life &#8230; or did they just take advantage of a weak stretch in their schedule?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I feel confident that it&#8217;s the latter. New Orleans is 7-3 in its past 10 games, but look at who the team beat:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wizards, twice (last in the Eastern Conference)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jazz, twice (last in the Western Conference)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>76ers (11th in the East)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls (10th in the East)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mavericks (without Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>New Orleans&#8217; best game in several weeks was a one-point loss in Boston on Jan. 12. But that was only a few days after the Pelicans lost by 19 as home favourites against Portland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I feel much better about the state of the Grizzlies, a team that covered this number in both prior matchups against the Pels this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, Memphis is an impressive 15-7-0 ATS at home, per Team Rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Morant over 19.5 points (-278):<\/strong><\/strong> Morant has taken a step back as a scorer this year, but he&#8217;s still been largely reliable against this number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Morant has 20+ points in 16\/26 games (61.5%). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He&#8217;s averaging 21.1 PPG on the season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He scored 27 and 25 points, respectively, in two matchups against the Pelicans this year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Morant has been a problem for the Pelicans for years. Since the start of the 2022-23 season, he&#8217;s scored 23-plus points in all seven meetings against them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defensive ineptitude has been a theme this year for New Orleans. The team ranks 28th in defensive rating and opponent FG%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Missi under 8.5 rebounds<\/strong> (-105):<\/strong> One of the bright spots in a lost Pelicans season has been the play of rookie Yves Missi. But I prefer to fade him tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Missi, a centre out of Baylor, is tied for the team lead in rebounds per game (8.2). That&#8217;s nice, but it falls short of this prop total. And Memphis is typically a tough team to compete against on the glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Led by the 7-foot-4 Zach Edey and the scrappy Jaren Jackson Jr., the Grizzlies have compiled the NBA&#8217;s second-best rebounding rate (52.5%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zion Williamson is out, which should lead to more rebounding opportunities for Missi. But Missi has gone under this rebounding total in eight of his past 11 games, including six of eight with Williamson out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 1:40 p.m. ET 01\/24\/2025<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the third and final NBA game on Friday night, the New Orleans Pelicans take on the Memphis Grizzlies. The pregame narrative: Memphis is having a really great year, and New Orleans is really, really not. My +265 SGP includes an alt spread in Memphis&#8217; favour, plus prop bets on Ja Morant and Yves Missi. 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