The Los Angeles Lakers face the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 5 at FedEx Forum at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday. The Grizzlies are listed as 4.5-point favorites at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is 222.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). Before making any Lakers vs. Grizzlies picks, you NEED to check out the NBA predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past four-plus seasons. The model enters the third week of the 2023 NBA playoffs a stunning 71-38 on all top-rated NBA picks this season, returning more than $2,800. Anyone following it has seen HUGE returns!

The model knows the Lakers are winning on the margins so far in the series. Los Angeles is securing 31.4% of available offensive rebounds against Memphis, generating 16.5 second-chance points per game. The Lakers are also averaging 18.0 fast break points per game and nearly 55 points in the paint per contest. Los Angeles is also led by a dynamic force in LeBron James, who racked up 22 points, 20 rebounds, and seven assists in Game 4. 

The model also knows the Grizzlies are holding the Lakers to fewer than 1.11 points per possession. Memphis is limiting Los Angeles to only 1.45 assists for every turnover in the series, and the Lakers are shooting only 31.5% from 3-point range. Memphis is also yielding only 21.8 assists per game, and Defensive Player of the Year Jaren Jackson Jr. leads the way for the Grizzlies on defense.

Now, it has set its sights on Lakers vs. Grizzlies. We can tell you the model is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any NBA picks.

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