Who will book their place in the playoffs?
The last ticket to the playoffs in the West is up for grabs! The Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks face each other, and Wettbasis has made its prediction. The home team blew their first match point. The Grizzlies lost their first play-in game against the Golden State Warriors, but as eighth in the regular season, they now have another chance.
The visitors, for their part, won their opening game of the tournament away against the Sacramento Kings, but as tenth in the regular season, this was not enough to qualify for the postseason. For the game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks, the prediction is now for more than 22.5 points by Desmond Bane for the home team.
Memphis Grizzlies – Statistics & current form
The Grizzlies lost their last game at Golden State and saw the rebirth of “Playoff Jimmy.” We’re talking about Jimmy Butler, who is feared for his strong performances in decisive games and is now showing this quality with his new employer in San Francisco, scoring 38 points in the decisive game for seventh place in the Western Conference.
The hosts now need to quickly put this defeat behind them, and the fact that it was only a narrow 116-121 loss should help in the recovery process. In the upcoming clash with the Mavericks, the hosts will be relying heavily on Ja Morant.
However, the top guard, who is not exactly easy to manage, suffered an ankle injury in the game against the Warriors that prevented him from playing for a while. Although he returned to the court in the fourth quarter, he is clearly not fully fit.
No more than 27 points from Morant?
In light of this, the odds on Morant scoring less than 27.5 points in the match between the Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks are also worth considering. This is a threshold he has not exceeded in two games.
Dallas Mavericks – Statistics & current form
In February of this year, Dallas traded away Luka Doncic, the best player on the roster, and without the Slovenian top guard, the team from the American Airlines Center can no longer be considered a top team in terms of quality. Although Anthony Davis, among others, came to Texas in return from the Lakers, the “Brow” is no longer at his peak at 32 and is also prone to injury.
The forward has been struggling with a groin injury in recent weeks and has missed several games as a result. Nevertheless, he now forms an experienced duo with Klay Thompson that is ideally suited to the particularly high pressure of the play-in tournament.
This was evident in the last game against the Sacramento Kings, when Davis scored 27 points for the Southwest Division franchise. By comparison, his scoring average since moving from the Lakers to Dallas is 20.7 points.
Will Davis take back the reins?
The nine-time All-Star and 2020 champion is expected to lead the way again alongside Thompson, especially with Kyrie Irving, a similarly experienced player, out for the season with a torn ACL.
Against this backdrop, the betting odds for more than 27.5 points by “AD” are attractive in the clash between the Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks. The odds are available at Bet365, and the British bookmaker regularly boosts its odds.
Memphis Grizzlies – Dallas Mavericks Head-to-head comparison / H2H record
The home team and the 2011 champions have faced each other three times this year, and each time Memphis has been the winner! What’s more, the hosts have always triumphed by a double-digit margin. The odds for the upcoming clash between the Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks also point unmistakably towards another victory for Coach Tuomas Iisalo’s men.
Memphis Grizzlies – Dallas Mavericks Tip
The hosts go into the game as favorites and already defeated their opponents clearly on the penultimate matchday of the regular season. They recorded a victory with a 35-point margin. For the play-in game for eighth place in the Western Conference between the Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks, however, the tip is not for a win, but for Desmond Bane to score more than 22.5 points for the hosts.
With a question mark over Ja Morant’s physical condition, the home team’s offense is currently particularly dependent on the 26-year-old. However, Bane proved he can handle the pressure in the last game against the Warriors, when he scored an impressive 30 points, exceeding his season average by more than ten points.
Furthermore, he is in good form: in four of the last five games, the guard scored at least 24 points and averaged 27.8 points, which further supports the Memphis vs. Dallas prediction.