NBA board for Thursday, October 29, 2026
Memphis Grizzlies at Portland Trail Blazers
Grizzlies lose by 7 or fewer, or win
Spread: the points they have to cover.
Ticket MEM +7.5
Memphis is 4-0, 3-0 on the road, and lists nobody as injured. Portland is without Shaedon Sharpe, so 7.5 points is a lot to give an unbeaten team.
Books on this card
- DraftKings POR -7.5 · total 233.5 · MEM +225 / POR -278
Consensus median POR -7.5. 1 of 1 books match that number.
Total median 233.5. 1 of 1 books match that total.
A snapshot from the card's source. Not a link. Not an offer. It may already be stale. One book is the whole board when that is all the source printed.
Sources
- https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/nba/scoreboard?dates=20261029Retrieved Thursday, October 29, 2026, 9:57 AM ET. Verified schedule, odds.
- https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/nba/summary?event=401909895Retrieved Thursday, October 29, 2026, 9:57 AM ET. Verified schedule, injury.
Preview
The late game is the best record-for-record matchup on the NBA board: Memphis (4-0) visits Portland (3-0) at 10 p.m. ET, and somebody's perfect start ends tonight. Per the AP preview, the Grizzlies are chasing a fourth straight road win. That's a real turnaround for a team that went 25-57 last season, while Portland went 42-40.
Key factors
Portland is without Shaedon Sharpe. ESPN lists him out with a knee injury, and the AP preview says it's the meniscus. ESPN also lists Chris Youngblood out (ankle) and Robert Williams III day-to-day (knee). Memphis has nobody on the injury report. On ESPN's leaders page, Ty Jerome is carrying Memphis at 29.8 points and 6.5 assists, and Cameron Boozer pulls 10.5 rebounds. For Portland, Deni Avdija leads at 22.3 points and Donovan Clingan grabs 9.3 rebounds. DraftKings had Portland -7.5 with a total of 232.5 when this was written.
The pick
The board likes Memphis +7.5. That's a lot of points to give an unbeaten team with a clean injury report, especially when Portland is missing Sharpe and might be without Williams too. Four games is a small sample, and Portland at home is no joke, so this isn't a lock. If the number drops to 6 or lower, the value is mostly gone.
Write-up sources
- ESPN/AP preview: Memphis faces Portland, looks for 4th straight road win
- ESPN game summary: Grizzlies at Trail Blazers, Oct. 29, 2026 (injuries, leaders, odds)
- ESPN NBA scoreboard, Oct. 29, 2026 (records)
How to read a pick
The bold line is the bet in plain words. The ticket line under it is the number from the source, when the source had one.
- Spread
- The points a team gets or gives. "Eagles win by 4+" is the same idea as PHI -3.5: that team has to win by 4 or more. A plus number means the team can lose by fewer than that, or win.
- Moneyline
- Who wins the game. No point spread. The price, like BOS -155, only says how short or long that win was on the snapshot.
- Over/under
- The total. Add both sides together. Over 2.5 goals means 3 or more. Under 2.5 means 2 or fewer.
- Parlay
- Two or more bets tied together. Every part has to hit, or the whole ticket loses. This board does not build a parlay for you.
- Lean, Like, Love
- Lean is a small edge. Like is a clearer read. Love is the strongest call on the board. No pick means we are not calling a side.