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The Western’s top teams, the Memphis Grizzlies (19-10) and the Denver Nuggets (18-11), hit the court at Ball Arena on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 10:00 PM ET on TNT. The Grizzlies are favored by 1 point on the road. The matchup has an over/under of 233 points.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Grizzlies vs. Nuggets
- Game Day: Tuesday, December 20, 2022
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: TNT
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Arena: Ball Arena
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Grizzlies | -1 | 233 |
Grizzlies Betting Stats & Information
- The Grizzlies have won 18 of the 23 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (78.3%).
- When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -117 or shorter, Memphis has a record of 17-5 (77.3% win percentage).
- The Grizzlies are 14-12-3 against the spread this season.
- The Grizzlies are 12-8-3 against the spread when favored by 1 point or more this season.
- The average point total in Memphis’ games this season is 5.3 fewer points than the total of 233 in this matchup.
- Out of the Grizzlies’ 29 games with a set total, 15 have hit the over (51.7%).
Denver Betting Stats & Info
- This season, the Nuggets have been the underdog seven times and won four of those games.
- This season, Denver has won two of its five games when it is the underdog by at least -102 on the moneyline.
- The Nuggets have gone 13-16-0 against the spread this year.
- In games they have played as 1-point underdogs or more, the Nuggets have an ATS record of 4-3.
- The average point total for Denver this year is 2.4 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
- Games involving the Nuggets have hit the over 14 times this year.
Grizzlies vs. Nuggets Season Stat Comparison
| Grizzlies Rank | Grizzlies AVG | Nuggets AVG | Nuggets Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 116.2 | Points Scored | 115.8 | 7th |
| 9th | 111.4 | Points Allowed | 114.8 | 17th |
| 1st | 49.1 | Rebounds | 43.2 | 14th |
| 2nd | 13.1 | Off. Rebounds | 10.3 | 15th |
| 12th | 12.1 | 3pt Made | 11.7 | 14th |
| 14th | 25.0 | Assists | 28.2 | 2nd |
| 10th | 13.8 | Turnovers | 14.7 | 22nd |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
Memphis Grizzlies Leaders
- The Grizzlies active leader in points and assists this season is Ja Morant, who scores 26.7 points per game along with 7.7 assists.
- Steven Adams contributes with 10.2 boards and 2.3 assists per game in addition to his 8.1 PPG scoring average.
- Dillon Brooks makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Grizzlies, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.5 per contest.
Denver Nuggets Leaders
- Nikola Jokic scores 25.2 points per game, while also pulling down 10.9 rebounds and averaging 9.0 assists per game.
- Nah’Shon Hyland is the most prolific from the three-point line for the Nuggets (among active players), hitting 2.6 threes per game.
