Grizzlies vs Hornets prediction NBA · Saturday, March 21
At a glance
The Charlotte Hornets (36-34) host the Memphis Grizzlies (24-45) on Saturday, March 21 at 7:00 PM ET at Spectrum Center in NBA action. Final score: Grizzlies 101 – Hornets 124. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Hornets a 71% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Hornets are 16-17 at home and the Grizzlies are 11-24 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 7-3 for the Hornets and 1-9 for the Grizzlies (current streaks: Hornets W2, Grizzlies L1).
The analysis Model
The Hornets are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Hornets 118 – 111 Grizzlies, a margin of about 7.0 points in favor of the Hornets and a total around 229 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace. The Grizzlies played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The Grizzlies need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Hornets' defense allows clearly fewer points (112.5 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
MEMCHA
Top performers
Grizzlies
GG JacksonF · #4519pts / game
DeJon JarreauG · #774assists
Javon SmallG · #107reboundsHornets
LaMelo BallG · #129pts / game
Coby WhiteG · #37assists
Moussa DiabateF · #1414reboundsRecent form
MEMCHA
CHA
Team comparison
| MEM | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 24-45 | Record | 36-34 |
| 116.6 | Points scored / game | 114.4 |
| 118.3 | Points allowed / game | 112.5 |
| -1.5 | Adjusted margin / game | +1.6 |
| L1 | Current streak | W2 |
| 1-9 | Last 10 games | 7-3 |
| 11-24 road | Home / road record | 16-17 home |
| 48-34 (+4.9) | Last season | 19-63 (-9.1) |
| Yes | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Grizzlies
Injury report Hornets
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.