Portland Trail Blazers vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 3/4/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Memphis Grizzlies (23-36) will try to beat the Portland Trail Blazers (29-33) at FedExForum on Wednesday.

The Trail Blazers faced the Hawks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 135-101 in their last game. Portland walked away from the game with a 40.2% FG percentage (35 of 87) and converted 13 of their 37 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Trail Blazers converted 18 of their 26 attempts for a percentage of 69.2%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they earned 38 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 23 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Pertaining to defending, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 55.4% from the field on 51 of 92 shooting. Atlanta recorded 36 dimes and had 10 steals in this matchup. In addition, Atlanta grabbed 54 rebounds (13 offensive, 41 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Atlanta shot 78.3% at the free throw line by making 18 of their 23 tries. They buried 15 out of their 40 attempts from 3-point range. In regard to fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up walking away with 15 and the Hawks accumulated 25 fouls.

Jrue Holiday is one player who was a major factor for the game. He ended up finishing with 23 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 28 minutes played and also totaled 6 boards. Holiday finished the game at 56.3% from the floor and earned 4 assists.

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Portland steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 29-33 this season. They have an average of 115.2 pts per contest (17th in basketball) while connecting on 45.0% from the floor. The Trail Blazers are shooting 33.7% on shots from distance (885 of 2,624) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Portland is snagging 45.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,530 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 17.3 times per game and as a group they commit 20.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing their opponents into 15.5 turnovers every game while drawing 22.0 personal fouls. They surrender 36.3% on three-point shots while they are 24th in the league in opponents PPG (118.4). The Trail Blazers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.6% (2,657 of 5,578) and they relinquish 43.7 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 25th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,678 relinquished this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Grizzlies got the victory with a final of 125-106 when they played the Pacers. In regard to rebounds, Memphis allowed Indiana to grab 31 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 38.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 15 out of 39 and finished the contest at 13 of 19 from the free throw line (68.4%). The Grizzlies allowed the Pacers to knock down 39 of their 80 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 48.8% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Grizzlies shot 48 for 94 from the floor which had them shooting 51.1%. With respect to 3-point shots, Memphis buried 15 out of their 35 attempts (42.9%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a clip of 100.0%. The Pacers earned 13 fouls in this matchup which took the Grizzlies to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 12 steals for the contest. The Grizzlies earned 27 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 40 in the game.

Taylor Hendricks ended up having an impact for the Grizzlies in this contest. He made 7 of 11 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and had 5 rebounds. Hendricks earned 19 points in his 24 mins on the court, but left the arena with no assists.

Memphis has a win-loss record of 23-36 so far this season. As an offense, the Grizzlies are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 21st in the NBA. Memphis has totaled 6,827 points for the campaign (115.7 per game) and they pull down 44.4 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 28.9 times per contest (5th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.1 times per game. The Grizzlies have committed 19.9 fouls every game and they go 79.5% from the charity stripe.

The Memphis defense surrenders 36.2% on 3-pointers (838 of 2,317) and opponents are connecting on 78.3% of their foul shots. They concede 27.5 assists and 45.1 total boards per game, which is ranked 24th and 23rd in basketball. The Grizzlies defensively are ranked 23rd in the NBA in PPG given up with 117.7. They are forcing 15.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (17th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Memphis and under the total points

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