Memphis Grizzlies vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 10/29/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Thursday, October 29, 2026

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Portland Trail Blazers (3-0) will compete against the Memphis Grizzlies (4-0) at Moda Center on Thursday.

The Grizzlies stepped onto the hardwood against the Jazz and went home with a win by a final score of 110-105 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Grizzlies walked away with 29 and the Jazz finished the game with 21 personal fouls. They also made 10 out of their 33 shots from distance. Utah finished shooting 76.0% when shooting free throws by making 19 of their 25 attempts. On top of that, Utah snagged 49 boards (14 offensive, 35 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Utah distributed 25 dimes and had 3 steals in the matchup. With respect to the defense, Memphis allowed 41.3% from the field on 38 of 92 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 5 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they earned 42 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Grizzlies buried 20 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 90.9%. Memphis walked away from the game having earned a 43.5% field goal percentage (37 of 85) and made 16 out of their 37 3-point attempts.

Cedric Coward is a player who was a major contributor for the contest. Coward ended up going 50.0% from the floor and earned 3 assists. He played for 31 minutes and also pulled down 11 boards. He was able to score 16 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Memphis will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 4-0 this season. They are averaging 116.8 points per game (11th in the NBA) on 45.4% from the field. The Grizzlies are shooting 39.3% on three-point shots (59 of 150) and 82.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Memphis is collecting 49.5 rebounds per contest and has earned 100 dimes on the year, which ranks 14th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 17.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 26.8 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Grizzlies are able to force 16.3 turnovers per game while drawing 24.3 fouls. They rank 11th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 93 relinquished so far this year. The Grizzlies defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.9% (151 of 344) and they concede 43.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 32.4% on shots from downtown and they rank 7th in the league in PPG allowed (107.0).

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers took home the win by a final score of 136-129 against the Lakers. Regarding cleaning the glass, Portland permitted Los Angeles to grab 31 in all (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 39.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 17 out of 43 and ended up shooting 22 out of 30 from the charity stripe (73.3%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Lakers to knock down 45 of their 80 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 56.3% in this contest. When the game finished, the Trail Blazers finished shooting 46 out of 78 from the field which gave them a percentage of 59.0%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Portland converted 18 of their 36 attempts (50.0%). They were able to convert 26 of them for a percentage of 63.4%. The Lakers were called for 29 personal fouls in this game which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for 41 shots. They also coughed it up 14 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. The Trail Blazers corralled 31 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in the matchup.

Deni Avdija ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers for this game. Avdija racked up 23 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 9 dimes in this game. He buried 8 of 15 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Portland has a mark of 3-0 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Trail Blazers are shooting 51.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 2nd in the NBA. Portland has accounted for 388 pts for the year (129.3 per game) and they snag 46.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 30.7 times per game (2nd in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.7 times per game. The Trail Blazers commit 20.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 70.8% from the charity stripe.

The Portland defense allows 29.5% on three-point shots (31 of 105) and their opposition knocks down 80.7% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 21.0 dimes and 37.3 rebounds per contest, which is 2nd and 1st in the league. The Trail Blazers are ranked 10th in the league in points per game surrendered with 110.7. They are able to force 15.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.9% from the floor (14th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Memphis

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