Memphis Grizzlies Odds

The 2021-22 NBA season has come to a close, with the Golden State Warriors walking away with the title. Later this year, however, Memphis Grizzlies fans will be back in the stands for games at FedExForum.

Besides watching the games, you’ll be able to bet on the Grizzlies, and on all kinds of NBA action, right in Tennessee. A minimum of nine online sportsbooks will be available for the start of the 2022-23 NBA season. That means you can bet on the Grizzlies on your phone, tablet, or computer from anywhere inside state borders.

With the Ziaire Williams pickup in the NBA Draft, someone who can play on the wing between Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr., fans can get excited about this team’s future. Betting on the Grizzlies with a TN online sportsbook app is another reason to get excited for the upcoming season.

Here’s how you can bet on the Grizzlies online in Tennessee and a little about why the Grizzlies are now such a good bet.

How to bet on Grizzlies games in Tennessee

Betting the NBA at DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM or any other online sportsbook easy and efficient, especially if you use a sportsbook app, but there are a few simple things required before you can get started. First off, you’ll need an account.

Sign up for a new account

To get started, click through one of the links on this page to jump to the TN online sportsbook of your choice. Once at the site, you can sign up for a new betting account and download the sports betting app for your Android or iOS phone or tablet. You can also sign up after downloading the app.

You’ll be required to enter some personal information, including your name, email address and the last four digits of your Social Security number. Enter any promo code or bonus code for the online sportsbook of your choice when prompted. You’ll find that information right here, and it’ll ensure you get the best bonus available when you register.

Online sportsbooks will verify your identity using the Social Security information you provided. They’ll also make sure you are inside state lines using geolocation technology. If you’re betting by phone, you’ll likely need to download the geolocation app, as well.

Make a deposit

After your account is open and any bonus bets have been credited to it, you will likely choose to deposit some money in your account to bet. Deposit methods are similar to any online transaction these days and include:

• Credit and debit cards
• PayNearMe at various retail locations like 7-Eleven or CVS
• Online banking
• PayPal, Neteller, Skrill

You’ll find the cashier tab in the sportsbook lobby on either your computer or phone. Then, just pick your method of deposit, enter your details, and follow the prompts. For most methods, once you confirm the deposit, you should have the money in your account to bet with right away.

Make a bet

To find your Memphis Grizzlies betting options, browse through the NBA markets under the “Basketball” or “NBA” tabs on the sportsbook. Find the odds on the game or futures bet you like and select. Your bet will automatically be moved to the betting slip on the right side of your screen.

On the betting slip, you can see the line you chose and enter the amount you wish to bet. It’ll show you the expected payout on a winning bet given that amount and the current odds. If you want to confirm, just click “confirm bet” and your action is official.

Before confirming your ticket, you can also easily add other bets to turn it into a parlay or start a new betting slip with other single-game or single-player bets. The bet slip will show you the potential payout of any and all of your bets before you need to confirm and submit your bet.

Memphis Grizzlies schedule for 2021-22

The 2021-22 NBA regular season schedule is slated to begin on Oct. 19, 2021 and run through April 10, 2022.

The NBA has announced training camp will begin this year on Sept. 28 and the league is on track for an 82-game season this year. The league will continue to comply with local heath orders while letting fans back into arenas to watch games.

The Play-In Tournament will be back this season as well, and will be held between April 12-15, 2022. The NBA Playoffs are set to take place on April 16, with the Finals on June 2.

How did the Grizzlies do last year?

The Memphis Grizzlies celebrated the team’s 26th NBA season in 2020-21, although it was just its 20th in Memphis. The team had to gear up for a competitive final stretch of regular-season play in order to qualify for a spot in the Play-In Tournament.

The team faced off against the San Antonio Spurs during the first round of the play-in, beating the team 100-96 and advancing to take on the Golden State Warriors.

After beating the Warriors and shocking the Utah Jazz in the first game of the NBA Playoffs, the Grizzlies ultimately fell to Utah 4-1 in the series and were sent home.

Grizzlies betting lines explained

Here’s an example of a Grizzlies betting line you’ll find posted at TN online sportsbooks:

• Memphis Grizzlies     +3.5 (-110)       +155      O 203.5 (-110)
• LA Lakers                        -3.5 (-110)        -175      U 203.5 (-110)

First, you’ll find the spread and the odds the bet will pay in brackets. Here, the Grizzlies are 3.5-point underdogs to the Lakers.

That means the Grizzlies have to either win the game outright, or lose by three points or fewer, for spread bets on the Grizzlies to win. If that happens, Memphis Grizzlies spread bettors will win $100, plus their bet back, for every $110 they bet.

Next, you’ll find the moneyline odds. Here, the Grizzlies are +155 underdogs to the Lakers. That means if the Grizzlies win the game outright, moneyline bets on them will pay $155, plus the bet back, for every $100 bet.

You can also see the Lakers are -175 moneyline favorites. That means if the Lakers win the game outright, moneyline bets on them will pay $100, plus the bet back, for every $175 bet.

Finally, you’ll find the totals line and the odds that any totals bets will pay in brackets. Here, you are betting that the total final score by the Lakers and Grizzlies combined will be over or under 203.5 points.

That half point ensures there will be no push. The over is 204 points or more, and the under is 203 points or fewer. Either way, totals bets will pay $100, plus the bet back, for every $110 bet.

Grizzlies Vegas odds vs. TN odds

You’ll find the same or nearly the same opening odds posted for most Grizzlies games at Tennessee online sportsbooks and sportsbooks all over the country, including Las Vegas, where sports betting has been legal for decades. However, by tipoff, odds may be different.

Sportsbooks make money from something called the vig, vigorish or juice. They set lines in an effort to draw an equal amount of betting action to both sides of a bet. The vig is the difference between what the losing side lays and how much the winning side gets paid.

Looking at the example above, you can see the point spread is Memphis Grizzlies +3.5 (-110) and LA Lakers -3.5 (-110). If an equal $1,100 is bet on either side at one TN sportsbook, that book will take in $2,200 in bets.

Then, if the Grizzlies win the game outright, that sportsbook will pay out $1,000 in winnings and return $1,100 in bets for a total of $2,100. In this case, you can see the sportsbook will keep $100 in vig from the $1,100 lost by Lakers bettors.

Banking on the vig means sportsbooks have zero interest in the outcome of any game. They don’t sweat results, but they do sweat the vig. In order to earn that vig, they need to draw an equal amount of betting to both sides of a bet. If more money comes in on one side, they’ll move the line to attract more dollars to the other.

In other words, if $2,200 is being bet on the Grizzlies at +3.5 (-110) and $0 on the Lakers at -3.5 (-110), they may move the line to LA Lakers -1.5 (-110) to attract more money to that side.

Because there’s likely more interest in betting on the Grizzlies at Tennessee sportsbooks than there is at sportsbooks in Las Vegas and the rest of the country, local sportsbooks could be more likely to adjust the lines on Grizzlies games.

That’s why the line in Vegas and in Tennessee may start out the same, but be quite different by the time tipoff arrives.

Grizzlies live betting & prop betting

One of the best parts of legal online sports betting coming to Tennessee is the fact that live betting is coming with it. That means you can bet on the Grizzlies in the middle of a game at odds that change with the action on the floor.

Live betting lets you bet on almost every aspect of the game while it’s all happening. It happens pretty fast, though, which makes it well-suited for betting on your phone through the sportsbook app.

As the game progresses, you can hedge bets and try to make up for any pre-game betting mistakes. Plus, even more betting markets are open live, so you can prop bet on things like whether the Grizzlies will have the first quarter lead or if Ja Morant will score more than Zion Williamson when the Grizzlies face the Pelicans.

Odds will change with just about every bucket.

Grizzlies stats leaders

Former Rookie of the Year Ja Morant led the Memphis Grizzlies in points per game (19.1) and assists per game (7.4) in the 2020-21 regular season. Jonas Valančiūnas led the team in rebounding at 12.5 per game.

Dillon Brooks was close behind Morant at 17.2 ppg, as was Valančiūnas at 17.1 ppg.

This is relatively similar to the season before, when Morant led the team in scoring at 17.8 points per game and 7.3 assists per game. Valančiūnas lead the team in rebounding at 11.3 per game in the 2019-20 season.

Grizzlies draft picks

Here’s a look at how the Memphis Grizzlies have fared in the NBA draft for the past 10 years:

• 2021: Ziaire Williams, 10th overall pick in the first round (Memphis Grizzlies)
• 2020: Desmond Bane, 30th overall pick in the first round (Memphis Grizzlies)
• 2019: Ja Morant, second pick in the first round (Memphis Grizzlies)
• 2018: Jaren Jackson Jr., fourth pick in the first round (Memphis Grizzlies)
• 2018: Jevon Carter, 32nd pick in the second round (traded to the Phoenix Suns)
• 2016: Wade Baldwin, 17th pick in the first round (playing with Bayern Munich in Germany)
• 2016: Wang Zhelin, 57th pick in the second round (playing with the Fujian Sturgeons in China)
• 2015: Jarell Martin, 25th pick in the first round (playing with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the NBA G League)
• 2014: Jordan Adams, 22nd pick in the first round (played with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the NBA G League in 2019)
• 2013: Jamaal Franklin, 41st pick in the second round (playing with the Shanxi Loongs in China)
• 2013: Jānis Timma, 60th pick in the second round (playing with Khimki in Russia)
• 2012: Tony Wroten, 25th pick in the first round (playing with Joventut Badalona in Spain)
• 2011: Josh Selby, 49th pick in the second round (playing with Kumanovo in Macedonia)
• 2010: Dominique Jones, 25th pick in the first round (playing with the Jilin Northeast Tigers in China)
• 2010: Greivis Vásquez, 28th pick in the first round (Playing with the Erie BayHawks in the NBA G League)
• 2010: Xavier Henry, 12th pick in the first round (last played in the NBA G League in 2017)
• 2009: Sam Young, 36th pick in the second round (now playing overseas)

Grizzlies bench staff

Here’s a look at the Memphis Grizzlies coaching staff for the 2021-22 season:

• Head coach: Taylor Jenkins (First year: 2019-20, 34–39 record. Previously assistant coach with Mike Budenholzer on the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks).
• Assistant coaches: Brad Jones, David McClure, Vitaly Potapenko, Scoonie Penn, Darko Rajakovic, Blake Ahearn, and Sonia Raman.

Other Memphis Grizzlies coaches

Taylor Jenkins is the Memphis Grizzlies’ fifth head coach since 2009. Here’s a look at the coaches that preceded him:

• 2017-2019: J. B. Bickerstaff, 48-97
• 2016-2017: David Fizdale, 50-51
• 2013-2016: Dave Joerger, 147-99
• 2009-2013: Lionel Hollins, 196-155

Broadcast and radio info for Grizzlies games

You can watch Grizzlies games on FOX Sports Tennessee and FOX Sports Southeast. Plus, the games are broadcast on radio by WMFS-FM.

Where to watch the Grizzlies

Below are the top five bars to watch Memphis Grizzlies games in Tennessee, according to Accidental Travel Writer: A Travel Blog for Sports Fans.

All five are members of the official Grizzlies Budweiser Bar Network.

• Green Beetle — 325 South Main Street, Memphis
• East Coast Wings — 2948 Hyde Blvd., Suite 101, Barlett
• The Skybox Grill & Bar — 2140 W. Poplar Ave., Collierville
• Brookhaven Pub — 695 W. Brookhaven Drive, Memphis
• The Bayou Bar and Grille — 2094 Madison Ave., Memphis

What are the odds on the next Grizzlies game?

During the NBA season you’ll find up-to-the-minute odds on any and all upcoming Memphis Grizzlies action. These odds come from the state’s top online sportsbooks, which means you can bet on them right here in Tennessee. Click directly on the odds to jump right to the sportsbook and claim your bonus bets.

Brief history of Memphis Grizzlies

The Memphis Grizzlies started out playing in another country. They were the 1995-96 NBA expansion Vancouver Grizzlies playing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The Vancouver Grizzlies were bad, never reaching the playoffs, and attendance dropped to league lows. In 1999, the owner of the NHL’s St. Louis Blues tried to buy the team and move it to St. Louis.

However, another buyer, Michael Heisley, eventually bought the team, and as many as seven US cities became candidates for the team’s relocation. Heisley chose Memphis because it demonstrated a large basketball fan base.

The Grizzlies moved to Memphis for the 2001-02 season and are about to mark their 20th season in Tennessee, with the six years in Vancouver long forgotten.

Over those 20 seasons, the Grizzlies’ best years came from 2010-2017. The Grit and Grind Grizzlies were a tough bunch who relied on Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph in the frontcourt and were led by point guard Mike Conley in the backcourt.

The team reached its peak with a loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the 2013 Western Conference Finals.

Randolph signed with the Sacramento Kings in 2017. Gasol was traded to the Toronto Raptors in the 2018-19 season, and Conley was traded to the Utah Jazz ahead of the 2019-20 season.

However, the Grizzlies began to contend again in the 2019-20 season behind the play of Rookie of the Year Ja Morant, whom the team chose second overall in the 2019 NBA draft.

Heisley sold the Grizzlies to California tech billionaire Robert Pera in 2012.

• Best regular season record: 2012-13 (56-26)
• Best NBA playoffs finish: 2012-13 Western Conference finals (lost 4-0 to San Antonio Spurs)
• Retired numbers: Zach Randolph No. 50, Tony Allen No. 9, Marc Gasol No. 33 (TBR), Mike Conley No. 11. (TBR)
• Career leader in games played: Mike Conley, 788
• Career leader in points per game average: Shareef Abdur-Rahim, 20.8
• Career leader in rebounds per game average: Zach Randolph, 10.2
• Career leader in assists per game average: Mike Bibby, 7.8