- The Portland Trail Blazers have the shortest odds at -260 to beat the Memphis Grizzlies and advance into the playoffs.
- Damian Lillard has been on fire in the NBA bubble and has willed his team into playoff contention.
- Memphis has only won two games since playing in the bubble.
ORLANDO, Fla.- The NBA play-in game is set for Saturday with the Portland Trail Blazers favored to beat the Memphis Grizzlies.
Since Portland was able to claim the 8th seed over Memphis, the Trail Blazers will only need to win one game to advance to the play-offs.
Contrarily, Memphis has to win two games in a row to qualify, making Saturday's game a do or die situation for the young ball club.
2 teams
1 playoff spot
We ready
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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 14, 2020
Portland To Hold Steady
Those betting on the NBA are expecting Portland to end the play-in quickly, giving Memphis long-shot odds to win on Saturday.
Memphis Grizzlies Vs. Portland Trail Blazers
- Moneyline: Portland -260, Memphis +215
- Spread: Portland -6.0
- Totals: 233.0
With how good Damian Lillard has been in the bubble, it makes sense why NBA sports bettors are picking the Trail Blazers so aggressively.
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During his all bubble team run, Lillard achieved multiple 50 plus scoring games, including a 61 point outing against the Dallas Mavericks. This put him on the all-time 50-point games list.
Congrats to @Dame_Lillard of the @trailblazers for moving up to 8th on the all-time 50-POINT GAMES list! #WholeNewGame pic.twitter.com/5DXwKXse5n
— NBA (@NBA) August 12, 2020
Lillard also in total averaged 37 points per game shooting 55 percent from the field in the 8 games in Orlando.
In contrast, the Memphis Grizzlies' playoff chances almost slipped entirely through their fingers. The young Memphis team only managed to go 2-6 in the bubble.
And with both Portland and the Phoenix Suns playing great, Memphis was one loss away from not qualifying for the NBA playoffs play-in game.
USA online sportsbooks show that sports bettors are expecting Lillard’s hot streak to continue into Saturday’s outing against the struggling Memphis team.
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