Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Memphis Grizzlies Game 5 Prediction, Playoff Odds
With Saturday’s victory, the T-Wolves now sit even with Memphis at two games apiece, reducing this series to a best-of-three clash.
The Grizzlies have held steady since opening as 6-point favourites on the Game 5 odds despite attracting just 39% of the betting action. Memphis also maintains a clear edge on the NBA playoff series prices, leading the way as -333 chalk. The Timberwolves are pegged as +197 moneyline underdogs in their bid to reclaim the series lead for the first time since winning Game 1. However, they continue to lag as +258 longshots on the series prices. The high scoring in Game 4 is not reflected in the total for Tuesday’s contest, which has dipped to 232.5, with 54% of sports bettors taking the UNDER.
Timberwolves vs. Grizzlies NBA Playoff Betting Odds
Tuesday night’s matchup at FedExForum marks the ninth overall meeting of the season between these teams, with each club posting four wins to date. While the Grizzlies and Timberwolves finished the regular season as the two highest scoring teams in the NBA, that has not translated into regular payouts for sports bettors taking the OVER, which has prevailed just twice in this series and four times over their eight meetings this season. High-scoring affairs have not worked to the Grizzlies’ advantage, with Memphis falling to the T-Wolves in each of their past three clashes in which the OVER paid out. However, the Grizzlies have produced steady results on the scoreboard when hosting Minnesota, going 11-3 straight up and against the spread in their past 14 meetings at FedExForum.
Neither of these teams enter Tuesday’s action with much experience in Game 5 situations. The T-Wolves are winless in two previous Game 5 road clashes. The Grizzlies aim to snap a three-game losing streak in Game 5 situations, and have gone on to lose the past two series in which they suffered a Game 5 loss. However, Memphis is unbeaten in two previous Game 5 matchups played on home court.
Minnesota Timberwolves
After being limited to just eight points in the T-Wolves’ 104-95 loss in Game 3, Karl-Anthony Towns busted out in Game 4 with his third double-double of the season, racking up 33 points and 14 rebounds. Towns has also been a steady producer on the road of late, averaging 26.5 points and 11 boards over his past four road appearances. The 26-year-old big man was one of six Timberwolves players to reach double-digits in Game 4, including Anthony Edwards, who hit four three-points for the fourth time in the series while piling up 24 points.
Memphis Grizzlies
Ja Morant averaged just 13.5 points in Games 3 and 4, but has been a force on home court. The newly crowned Most Improved Player of the Year has averaged 32.3 points per game over his past 11 home appearances, and 26.5 points through his first two home playoff appearances. Desmond Bane continued to light it up in Game 4, hitting eight threes and 34 points. The 23-year-old shooting guard tallied 15 total three-pointers in Games 3 and 4, but shot just 4-for-12 from beyond the arc in the first two home games of the series.
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