{"id":331884,"date":"2025-03-05T09:22:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T14:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=331884"},"modified":"2025-03-05T09:22:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T14:22:12","slug":"thunder-vs-grizzlies-predictions-march-5-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/thunder-vs-grizzlies-predictions-march-5-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder vs. Grizzlies SGP predictions March 5: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander should lead OKC to victory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Oklahoma City put their stellar road record on the line Wednesday in a matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: OKC is 23-7 as a visitor and I expect another win for the road favourites tonight. I&#8217;m also backing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/shai_gilgeous_alexander\">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/desmond_bane\">Desmond Bane<\/a> to cash in on some scoring milestones in this +270 same-game parlay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Thunder vs. Grizzlies SGP predictions for March 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thunder vs. Grizzlies predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba\">Full NBA betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report\">NBA injury report<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players\">NBA player stats<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/standings\">NBA standings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Thunder -6.5 | Gilgeous-Alexander 30+ points | <strong>Bane 20+ points<\/strong> (+275)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:110780\">Embed: #110780<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Thunder -6.5 <\/strong>(-175):<\/strong> It&#8217;s been a nightmare of a homestand for the Grizzlies, who&#8217;ve lost three consecutive games on last-second shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suddenly, the Western Conference standings look a bit different, as Memphis has slid to the No. 4 seed (down from No. 2) in recent days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing has changed at the top, though. The 50-win Thunder are 10+ games ahead of everybody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>OKC has already asserted its dominance twice this season against Memphis, winning both prior matchups by 10+ points.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As a road team this season, the Thunder&#8217;s average point differential is +10.2 points.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Memphis is 1-8-1 ATS in its past 10 games, losing four of those outright as the favourite.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Jaren Jackson Jr. is out with an ankle injury, while Ja Morant has missed back-to-back games and is questionable. The vibes are bad in Grind City right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Gilgeous-Alexander 30+ points<\/strong> (-195):<\/strong> Would I normally back someone to score 30-plus points with juice like this? Absolutely not, but Gilgeous-Alexander is having a truly special season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>32.6 PPG (leads the NBA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>30+ points in 38 of 60 games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>25+ points in 53 of 60 games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Grizzlies are considered a poor matchup for opposing point guards, as they allow the fourth-fewest points to the position, according to Betting Pros. But as far as I&#8217;m concerned, SGA is matchup-proof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canadian superstar \u2014 and MVP frontrunner \u2014 has 32 and 35 points, respectively, in two games against Memphis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SGA is the rare guard who prefers to score in the midrange and around the rim rather than beyond the arc. Without Jackson, a two-time block champ, in the paint for the Grizzlies, SGA will be further incentivized to drive the lane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong>Bane 20+ points<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (-230):<\/strong> The absence of Jackson also means someone else will have to pick up the slack for Memphis in the offensive department. Why not Bane?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His reliability to cash this milestone point total has been on full display for months. Here&#8217;s what he&#8217;s accomplished since Dec. 21:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>21.4 PPG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>20+ points in 22 of 29 games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16+ points in 28 of 29 games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Bane has cashed this bet in four of his past five matchups against the Thunder, too \u2014 including both this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though he rarely explodes past the 20-point mark, Bane is coming off a season-high 35 points. So his scoring ceiling might be higher than you think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 9:00 a.m. ET 03\/05\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Oklahoma City put their stellar road record on the line Wednesday in a matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies. The pregame narrative: OKC is 23-7 as a visitor and I expect another win for the road favourites tonight. I&#8217;m also backing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Desmond Bane to cash in on some scoring milestones in this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":331885,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[12],"class_list":["post-331884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Thunder vs. Grizzlies predictions: March 5 | NorthStar Bets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Thunder vs. Grizzlies same-game parlay predictions for March 5. 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