The NBA will showcase an exciting Western Conference matchup Friday night! It's time to continue our NBA odds series with a Jazz-Grizzlies prediction and pick.

The Utah Jazz are coming off of a close loss to the Phoenix Suns two games in a row. It's been a bad stretch of games for Utah with all their injuries pilling up. They are just (2-8) in their last 10 games averaging only 106 points per game offensively. The Jazz are (30-19) on the season which is still a really good record. If they didn't see all these injuries come their way, they could be top-3 in the West. They are 4th which is still very good and they lead the Northwest Division by three games over the Denver Nuggets.

The Memphis Grizzlies continue to play well as they are third in the West with a (33-17) record. They are coming off a win over the San Antonio Spurs 118-110. With a few players out for Utah, Memphis has a chance to gain more ground over the Jazz. This should be a good game nonetheless.

Here are the Jazz-Grizzlies NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel

NBA Odds: Jazz-Grizzlies Odds

Utah Jazz: +5.5 (-110)

Memphis Grizzlies: – 5.5 (-110)

Over: 226 (-110)

Under: 226 (-110)

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Why The Jazz Could Cover The Spread

This is once again going to be a tough game for the Jazz to cover. They are coming off back-to-back losses to the top team in the NBA and have to face another good team. With Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell both out, I don't see the Jazz covering. The Grizzlies are healthy and Ja Morant is playing out of his mind right now. The Jazz certainly have the talent to beat them but only winning two games in their past 10 isn't great. Utah must defend well and contain Morant and Desmond Bane. Those two will be a mismatch for the Jazz without Mitchell in the lineup. Utah is also one of the worse teams in the NBA against the spread at 21-27-1 on the year.

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Why The Grizzlies Could Cover The Spread

Memphis won this game by one point the last time they played in late November. This will be the second time they meet on the season. Morant is fresh off of a 41-point game against the Spurs and the Grizzlies are playing very well right now. They have won seven of their last 10 games averaging 113 points per game. The defense needs to step up a little and they still have a tough task trying to stop Mike Conley and Jordan Clarkson tonight. If Morant is on his game then they should be in a good position to cover this spread. Memphis is 25-11 against the West this season and are 17-9 at home. They have no reason to lose this game tonight. The Grizzlies are one of the better teams in the league ATS at 32-18.

Final Jazz-Grizzlies Prediction & Pick

Take the Grizzlies to cover this spread as the Jazz are not playing well right now. It will be too difficult for them to cover without their two best players.

Final Jazz-Grizzlies Prediction & Pick: Grizzlies -5.5 (-110)