Thursday’s NBA slate is one of the more muted days on the schedule to this point in the season, but there’s one intriguing matchup to cap off the night at 10 p.m. ET when the Memphis Grizzlies clash with the Portland Trail Blazers.
As Portland hosts visiting Memphis, it’s a familiar game — or perhaps a revenge one — for PG Ja Morant. In this tilt between two surprise undefeated clubs, which side gets dealt its first loss of the 2026-27 campaign?
Below, we’ll break down our Grizzlies vs. Trail Blazers prediction and picks for Thursday’s NBA game, including the winner, spread, over/under, and key player picks for PrizePicks.
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Grizzlies vs. Trail Blazers Prediction, Spread, Over/Under – Thursday, October 29
The Trail Blazers enter Thursday’s game as 7.5-point home favorites against the Grizzlies, returning a 1.31x payout on PrizePicks with a victory.
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Following the conclusion of the Taylor Jenkins era, the Grizzlies decided enough was enough but took a major step back in head coach Tuomas Iisalo’s debut campaign. Memphis won just 25 games last season, partially stemming from Morant being available only 20 times, prompting an in-season trade of PF-C Jaren Jackson Jr. to the Utah Jazz.
With Morant shipped out to the Trail Blazers during the offseason and rookie PF Cameron Boozer entering the fold, there’s a clear identity in Memphis as an organization with a foundational core of Boozer (19 years old), SG Cedric Coward (23), and C Zach Edey (24).
The star of the show has been PG Ty Jerome, however. He’s fueling basketball’s #6 offense by rating, largely thanks to him pouring in 29.8 points and 6.5 assists each night. Since dropping 45 in the regular-season opener, the veteran floor general has averaged 24.7 PPG in wins over the Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, and Utah Jazz.
On the opposite sideline, the Trail Blazers surprised many by posting a 42-39 record once interim HC Tiago Splitter took over, including a 19-11 mark in their final 30 games. The breakout of SF Deni Avdija (24.2 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 6.7 APG) had plenty to do with that, and the acquisition of Morant during the offseason generated plenty of buzz for the season ahead.
That, paired with franchise legend PG Damian Lillard coming off his time away (Achilles) and HC Micah Nori entering the fold doubled down on that hype train. Rip City is justifying it early in the campaign, securing triumphs over the Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings, and Los Angeles Lakers.
The Grizzlies and Trail Blazers met on four occasions last season, with Portland taking the last three of those bouts by a combined 35 points.
As far as injuries are concerned, Memphis doesn’t have anyone listed as of Thursday afternoon. For Portland, SG Shaedon Sharpe is out for multiple months as he recovers from a meniscus surgery.
Grizzlies vs. Trail Blazers Prediction on Spread – 10/29/26
Here are the key game stats and trends behind our Grizzlies vs. Trail Blazers pick against the spread for Thursday, October 29’s NBA game.
- Portland has covered the spread in its lone opportunity as a home favorite thus far. Memphis has the same perfect 1-0 ATS record as a road underdog in 2026.
- The Blazers have done a tremendous job of protecting the rock, ranking third in net rating stemming from turnovers (+3.1) compared to the league. The Grizzlies’ -1.2 mark is just 24th, per databallr.
- Expanding on that advantage, Memphis is just 28th in average steals per play with a 5.4% clip. Portland cedes them at a 6.0% mark, good for fifth.
- Portland has a noteworthy edge when it comes to generating second-chance and hustle possessions. Its net possession rating of +6.9 is, once again, third. Memphis’ +3.8 figure is seventh.
- How these clubs come out of the halftime break could go a long way in determining the winner. No team scores more third-quarter PPG than the Trail Blazers (37.7), whereas only 10 teams give up more than the Grizzlies (29.3).
- Opponents have shot just 29.0% from beyond the arc against Portland, the third-lowest accuracy rate in the NBA.
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Grizzlies vs. Trail Blazers Picks, Player Stats for PrizePicks: 10/29/26
Here are the top Grizzlies vs. Trail Blazers picks to target on Thursday, October 29. Today’s top NBA picks for PrizePicks include SG Cedric Coward and PG Ja Morant.
Grizzlies SG Cedric Coward vs. Trail Blazers: 19.5 Pts + Rebs
- Coward averaged a combined 19.5 points and rebounds on the dot across 62 regular-season games as a rookie.
- In a small sample size, 2025’s #11 overall NBA Draft pick is canning a scorching 72.7% of his 3-point tries on 3.7 heaves each night.
- Coward’s 24.2% defensive rebounding rate places him in the 100th percentile early in the year.
- In his debut campaign, via NBA Advanced Stats, Coward was second among qualifying rookie guards with an average of 1.9 contested boards per game.
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Trail Blazers PG Ja Morant vs. Grizzlies: 23.5 Pts + Asts
- Even in what was a completely lost 2025 season, Morant still pieced together a nightly threshold of 27.6 points and assists in his games played.
- Much like Coward, Morant has found his shooting stroke from deep and is making 44.4% of his 3-pointers. His full-season career high is 34.4% in 2021-22.
- Morant is spending 35.8% of his time on the ball, good for the 75th percentile. His 19.1 potential assists per 100 possessions slot into the 91st percentile.
- Via NBA RAPM, Morant’s 5.9% bad pass rate is the first time he’s ever sported a single-digit clip.
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Someone’s got to lose when Memphis and Portland do battle on Thursday night. With perfect records at stake, will Morant remind his old team of what it’s missing, or could a young Grizzlies squad improve to 5-0 on the year?
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