Grizzlies vs Thunder Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for Summer League Game (OKC Pulls Away Late in the Delta Center)

The NBA Salt Lake City Summer League continues on Wednesday with an intriguing matchup between the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder at the Delta Center.

Grizzlies vs Thunder Game Info

• Date: Wednesday, July 5, 2023
• Time: 7 p.m. ET
• Venue: Delta Center -- Salt Lake City, UT
• Coverage: NBA TV

Two squads coming off opening wins meet on the court on Wednesday night. Memphis earned a 94-92 win over the Philadelphia 76ers as Kenneth Lofton Jr. tallied 21 points, while Oklahoma City took care of business in a 95-85 win over the Utah Jazz where Jalen Williams led the way with 20 points.

Grizzlies vs Thunder Odds & Spread

• All NBA betting lines, odds, and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: MEM: (+184) | OKC: (-230)
• Spread: MEM: +5.5 (-114) | OKC: -5.5 (-106)
• Total: 178.5 -- Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)

The Thunder enter this contest as favorites on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 7 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 178.5 points with both sides available at -110 odds.

Grizzlies vs Thunder Betting Trends

• Memphis owns a 1-0 record in the 2023 NBA Salt Lake City Summer League.
• Oklahoma City owns a 1-0 record in the 2023 NBA Salt Lake City Summer League.
• Memphis has won the NBA Summer League once before in 2019.
• Oklahoma City has never won the NBA Summer League or made it to the finals.

Grizzlies vs Thunder Prediction & Pick

The Grizzlies found themselves down by 11 points heading into the fourth quarter on Monday before they mounted a comeback. Lofton wasn't the only player to shine as Memphis had five double-digit scorers. The final total was aided by some fouls, though, as the team shot just 38.0% from the floor.

Memphis can't shoot that poorly against the Thunder if it wants any chance of winning. Oklahoma City got out to a 16-point lead by halftime in its last game and never looked back as Williams and Chet Holmgren dominated on the offensive end. Holmgren also tallied 4 blocks, which speaks to his paint presence.

I'll side with a Thunder team that is 3-1 in its last four Salt Lake City games and just has more depth.

Final Score Prediction: Grizzlies: 84 | Thunder: 92

Grizzlies vs Thunder Best Bet

Williams and Holmgren have already been mentioned above, but Tre Mann also went off for 20 points in OKC's win on Monday. The Thunder have a roster full of viable NBA rotation players, while Memphis' roster is full of players looking to earn that kind of role in the future. That experience gap tends to be obvious in the fourth quarter when it is time for one team to pull away. Trust the Thunder in this one.

Bet: Oklahoma City Thunder -5.5 (-114)

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