Who’s Playing
Indiana Pacers @ Memphis Grizzlies
Current Records: Indiana 9-11, Memphis 13-7
How To Watch
- When: Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET
- Where: FedExForum — Memphis, Tennessee
- TV: FanDuel SN – Indiana
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $5.00
What to Know
The Grizzlies and the Pacers are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2019, but not for long. The Memphis Grizzlies will stay at home for another game and welcome the Indiana Pacers at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday at FedExForum. The Grizzlies are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 121 points per game this season.
The Grizzlies’ season wasn’t pretty last year but it’s starting to look like struggles are in the rearview. They came out on top against the Pelicans by a score of 120-109 on Friday.
The Grizzlies got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ja Morant out in front who went 10 for 18 en route to 27 points plus seven assists and three steals. Jaren Jackson Jr., on the other hand, was considerably less helpful: he went 0-5 from beyond the arc.
The Grizzlies were working as a unit and finished the game with 36 assists (they’re ranked first in assists per game overall). That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they’ve now racked up at least 29 assists in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, the point spread may have favored the Pacers last Friday, but the final result did not. Their bruising 130-106 defeat to the Pistons might stick with them for a while. Indiana’s loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Memphis pushed their record up to 13-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Indiana, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-11.
Sunday’s matchup is shaping up to be a scrappy game: The Grizzlies have crashing the boards this season, having averaged 48.2 rebounds per game (they’re ranked third in rebounds per game overall). It’s a different story for the Pacers, though, as they’ve been averaging only 40.2. Given the Grizzlies’ sizable advantage in that area, the Pacers will need to find a way to close that gap.
Looking ahead, the Grizzlies are the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by eight points. They might be worth a quick bet since they’ve covered the spread the last six times they’ve played Indiana.
Odds
Memphis is a big 8-point favorite against Indiana, according to the latest NBA odds.
The line has drifted a bit towards the Grizzlies, as the game opened with the Grizzlies as a 6.5-point favorite.
The oddsmakers are expecting fireworks from the offense and set the over/under at a high 243.5 points.
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Series History
Memphis and Indiana both have 5 wins in their last 10 games.
- Jan 28, 2024 – Indiana 116 vs. Memphis 110
- Dec 21, 2023 – Memphis 116 vs. Indiana 103
- Jan 29, 2023 – Memphis 112 vs. Indiana 100
- Jan 14, 2023 – Memphis 130 vs. Indiana 112
- Mar 24, 2022 – Memphis 133 vs. Indiana 103
- Mar 15, 2022 – Memphis 135 vs. Indiana 102
- Apr 11, 2021 – Indiana 132 vs. Memphis 125
- Feb 02, 2021 – Indiana 134 vs. Memphis 116
- Dec 02, 2019 – Indiana 117 vs. Memphis 104
- Nov 25, 2019 – Indiana 126 vs. Memphis 114
