Two injury-plagued teams meet at FedExForum this afternoon when the Denver Nuggets take on the Memphis Grizzlies.<\/p>\n
With Ja Morant sidelined through at least the All-Star Break, my Nuggets vs Grizzlies predictions expect a strong performance from Cam Spencer as a facilitator.<\/p>\n
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Here are my free NBA picks<\/a> for this Western Conference matchup on Sunday, January 25.<\/p>\n Nuggets vs Grizzlies prediction<\/p>\n Nuggets vs Grizzlies best bet: Cam Spencer Over 8.5 assists (-112)<\/p>\n Cam Spencer<\/a> continues to excel as a facilitator, and he’ll have plenty of runway to operate as the Memphis Grizzlies’<\/a> primary playmaker against the Denver Nuggets.<\/p>\n Spencer has averaged 7.2 assists per game in 27.9 minutes of action with Ja Morant sidelined, compared to just 3.7 assists in 19.4 minutes with Morant in the lineup.<\/p>\n In 11 starts, Spencer has averaged 9.5 dimes, going for at least eight assists nine times and at least nine assists seven times.\u00a0Denver is middle-of-the-pack in assists allowed, and the team will be without multiple starters and key defenders.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Nuggets vs Grizzlies same-game parlay<\/p>\n Jock Landale<\/a> should see plenty of run with both Zach Edey and Santi Aldama sidelined against the Nuggets. Over his last nine games, Landale has averaged 22.9 points+rebounds, hitting the Over on this combo line seven times.<\/p>\n Both teams are dealing with multiple key injuries, but the Nuggets have stayed competitive, while the Grizzlies have not. Over the last 10 games, Denver is 7-3 straight up and 6-4 against the spread, while Memphis is 3-7 and 3-6-1 respectively.<\/p>\n Nuggets vs Grizzlies SGP<\/p>\n Cam Spencer Over 8.5 assists<\/p>\n Jock Landale Over 21.5 points+rebounds<\/p>\n Our “from downtown” SGP: Picking Pickett<\/p>\n Jalen Pickett<\/a> has started nine straight games, averaging 9.3 points across 30.7 minutes. He’s scored 11+ in four of his last nine overall, including two of his last four on the road.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Nuggets vs Grizzlies SGP<\/p>\n Cam Spencer Over 8.5 assists<\/p>\n Jock Landale Over 21.5 points+rebounds<\/p>\n Jalen Pickett Over 10.5 points<\/p>\n Nuggets vs Grizzlies odds<\/p>\n Spread: Nuggets +3.5 | Grizzlies -3.5<\/p>\n Moneyline: Nuggets +130 | Grizzlies -155<\/p>\n Over\/Under: Over 225 | Under 225<\/p>\n Nuggets vs Grizzlies betting trend to know<\/p>\n The Memphis Grizzlies have only hit the moneyline in 16 of their last 40 games at home (-18.75 Units \/ -29% ROI). Find more NBA betting trends<\/a> for Nuggets vs. Grizzlies.<\/p>\n How to watch Nuggets vs Grizzlies<\/p>\n Location<\/p>\n FedExForum, Memphis, TN<\/p>\n Date<\/p>\n Sunday, January 25, 2026<\/p>\n Tip-off<\/p>\n 3:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n TV<\/p>\n Altitude 2, FDSN SE Memphis<\/p>\n Nuggets vs Grizzlies latest injuries<\/p>\n Not intended for use in MA. This article originally appeared on Covers.com<\/a>, read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two injury-plagued teams meet at FedExForum this afternoon when the Denver Nuggets take on the Memphis Grizzlies. With…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":560201,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3795],"tags":[7,8675,187,294,178,1361,3692,293,177,4070,6,1185,181,1083],"class_list":{"0":"post-560200","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-memphis-grizzlies","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-cam-spencer","10":"tag-denver-nuggets","11":"tag-grizzlies","12":"tag-ja-morant","13":"tag-jalen-pickett","14":"tag-jock-landale","15":"tag-memphis","16":"tag-memphis-grizzlies","17":"tag-memphisgrizzlies","18":"tag-nba","19":"tag-santi-aldama","20":"tag-the-grizzlies","21":"tag-zach-edey"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115956834857878655","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=560200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560200\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/560201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=560200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=560200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=560200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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