New Orleans vs Memphis.Prediction: the Opponents Tend to Make Many Mistakes

Prediction for the NBA match between New Orleans vs Memphis., which will take place on December 27th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

New Orleans

The Pelicans are doing well, sitting seventh in the West - on the edge of a playoff even though they failed the last game. At the Smoothie King Center, New Orleans didn't cope with one of the best defenses of the season, Houston - 104-106. At the same time, Zion Williamson scored 28 points but did not help the other big men to stop Sengun - the Turk earned 37 points. Note that the loss to Houston was only the third for the Pelicans in the last nine games.

Memphis

The Grizzlies welcomed the return of Ja Morant to the bottom of the standings. It seems that with a leader back, they are starting to climb out of there. Three wins in three games since Morant's return - on the road against New Orleans (115-113) and Atlanta (125-119) and at home against Indiana (116-103). Memphis certainly hasn't faced any contenders during this stretch, but now Taylor Jenkins' team doesn't care who they beat - the Grizzlies are five wins away from a top-10 finish in the West.

Expert Betting Tips

In the most recent meeting between the two teams, New Orleans committed 23 fouls compared to their opponent's 19. Not surprisingly, with the return of Morant, who likes to go under the basket, Memphis' opponents will have more violations. At the same time, the Grizzlies commit a lot of them - 20.9 per game on average and 5th in the league by this metric. In addition, we take the Memphis win. As it turns out, the Grizzlies are two different teams with and without Morant.