AI Game Overview
Alright, sports fans, buckle up! It's January 23rd, 2026, and the NBA landscape is buzzing as we head into a clash that promises fireworks: the New Orleans Pelicans (NO) venturing into the den of the Memphis Grizzlies (MEM).
Now, let's talk about what's been brewing this season. The Grizzlies, playing host tonight, have been a force to be reckoned with, and the betting lines certainly reflect that. They're sitting as the heavy favorites at -215 on the moneyline, indicating a strong belief in their ability to defend their home court. The oddsmakers have them laying 5.5 points, suggesting they're expected to control the tempo and secure a comfortable victory.
On the flip side, the Pelicans, coming in as the underdog at +180, are looking to pull off a significant road upset. They've shown flashes of brilliance throughout the season, and if they can find that rhythm, they've certainly got the talent to challenge Memphis.
The projected total for this one is set at 234.5 points. This suggests a game where both offenses might be looking to push the pace, but the Grizzlies' defensive prowess could be the deciding factor in keeping that number from soaring too high.
So, what can we expect? A classic battle of grit versus flair. Will the Grizzlies continue their dominant home form and cover that spread? Or will the Pelicans unleash their offensive firepower and snatch a crucial road win? Tune in tonight at 8 PM Eastern to find out! This is one you won't want to miss!
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Looking at the recent history between these two Western Southwest division rivals, the Memphis Grizzlies have held a clear edge over the New Orleans Pelicans. In the last six matchups, Memphis has secured five victories, including a dominant performance in November 2025 where they won 133-128 in overtime. The scoring has been consistently high in these contests, with four of the last six games exceeding 235 total points. The Grizzlies have shown an ability to win both at home and on the road, and their offense has generally been more potent. The Pelicans, despite being the home team for this upcoming game, are on a three-game losing streak and sit lower in the division standings with a significantly worse overall record. Their defense has also struggled, allowing more points than they've scored. Given Memphis's recent dominance and New Orleans' current struggles, the Grizzlies appear to have a strong advantage.
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Current Season Games
NO
| Lvs DET | 104 - 112 |
| L@ HOU | 110 - 119 |
| L@ IND | 119 - 127 |
| Wvs BKN | 116 - 113 |
| Lvs DEN | 116 - 122 |
| L@ ORL | 118 - 128 |
| W@ WAS | 128 - 107 |
| L@ ATL | 100 - 117 |
| Lvs LAL | 103 - 111 |
| L@ MIA | 106 - 125 |
| Lvs POR | 109 - 122 |
| L@ CHI | 118 - 134 |
| Lvs NY | 125 - 130 |
| Lvs PHO | 114 - 123 |
| Lvs PHO | 108 - 115 |
| L@ CLE | 118 - 141 |
| Wvs DAL | 119 - 113 |
| Wvs IND | 128 - 109 |
| Wvs HOU | 133 - 128 |
| W@ CHI | 114 - 104 |
| Wvs POR | 143 - 120 |
| Lvs SA | 132 - 135 |
| L@ BKN | 101 - 119 |
| Lvs MIN | 116 - 125 |
| Lvs MIN | 142 - 149 |
| L@ LAL | 121 - 133 |
| L@ GS | 96 - 104 |
| Lvs MEM | 128 - 133 |
| Wvs CHI | 143 - 130 |
| Lvs ATL | 98 - 115 |
| L@ DAL | 115 - 118 |
| Lvs DEN | 118 - 125 |
| Lvs OKC | 109 - 126 |
| Lvs GS | 106 - 124 |
| Lvs LAL | 104 - 118 |
| Lvs POR | 117 - 125 |
| L@ PHO | 98 - 121 |
| L@ SA | 119 - 126 |
| W@ DAL | 101 - 99 |
| Wvs CHA | 116 - 112 |
| L@ OKC | 106 - 137 |
| L@ LAC | 124 - 126 |
| L@ DEN | 88 - 122 |
| Lvs BOS | 90 - 122 |
| Lvs SA | 116 - 120 |
| L@ MEM | 122 - 128 |
MEM
| Lvs ATL | 122 - 124 |
| Wvs ORL | 126 - 109 |
| L@ ORL | 111 - 118 |
| Wvs BKN | 103 - 98 |
| Lvs OKC | 116 - 117 |
| Lvs PHO | 98 - 117 |
| Wvs SA | 106 - 105 |
| L@ LAL | 114 - 120 |
| L@ LAL | 121 - 128 |
| Lvs PHI | 136 - 139 |
| L@ WAS | 112 - 116 |
| Wvs MIL | 125 - 104 |
| W@ UTA | 137 - 128 |
| L@ OKC | 103 - 119 |
| Lvs WAS | 122 - 130 |
| W@ MIN | 116 - 110 |
| W@ LAC | 121 - 103 |
| Lvs UTA | 126 - 130 |
| Wvs POR | 119 - 96 |
| Wvs LAC | 107 - 98 |
| L@ SA | 119 - 126 |
| W@ SAC | 115 - 107 |
| W@ LAC | 112 - 107 |
| W@ NO | 133 - 128 |
| Lvs DEN | 115 - 125 |
| W@ DAL | 102 - 96 |
| Wvs SAC | 137 - 96 |
| L@ SA | 101 - 111 |
| L@ CLE | 100 - 108 |
| L@ BOS | 95 - 131 |
| L@ NY | 120 - 133 |
| Lvs OKC | 100 - 114 |
| Wvs DAL | 118 - 104 |
| Lvs HOU | 109 - 124 |
| Lvs DET | 106 - 114 |
| L@ TOR | 104 - 117 |
| Lvs LAL | 112 - 117 |
| W@ PHO | 114 - 113 |
| L@ GS | 118 - 131 |
| Wvs IND | 128 - 103 |
| Lvs MIA | 114 - 146 |
| Wvs NO | 128 - 122 |
Previous Season Games
NO
| Lvs OKC | 100 - 115 |
| Lvs MIA | 104 - 153 |
| L@ MIL | 111 - 136 |
| L@ BKN | 114 - 119 |
| Lvs MIL | 107 - 111 |
| L@ LAL | 108 - 124 |
| L@ LAC | 98 - 114 |
| Wvs CHA | 98 - 94 |
| Lvs GS | 95 - 111 |
| Wvs PHI | 112 - 99 |
| L@ DET | 130 - 136 |
| L@ MIN | 93 - 134 |
| W@ MIN | 119 - 115 |
| Lvs DET | 81 - 127 |
| L@ SA | 115 - 119 |
| Lvs ORL | 93 - 113 |
| Wvs LAC | 127 - 120 |
| Lvs MEM | 104 - 107 |
| L@ HOU | 117 - 146 |
| Lvs HOU | 97 - 109 |
| L@ LAL | 115 - 136 |
| W@ UTA | 128 - 121 |
| L@ PHO | 108 - 125 |
| W@ PHO | 124 - 116 |
| Wvs SA | 109 - 103 |
| Wvs SA | 114 - 96 |
| L@ DAL | 103 - 111 |
| Wvs SAC | 140 - 133 |
| Lvs SAC | 111 - 119 |
| L@ OKC | 101 - 137 |
| L@ SAC | 118 - 123 |
| L@ DEN | 119 - 144 |
| L@ DEN | 113 - 125 |
| Lvs BOS | 116 - 118 |
| Lvs DAL | 136 - 137 |
| L@ TOR | 104 - 113 |
| L@ CHA | 92 - 123 |
| L@ MEM | 126 - 139 |
| Wvs UTA | 123 - 119 |
| Wvs UTA | 136 - 123 |
| Wvs DAL | 119 - 116 |
| W@ CHI | 119 - 113 |
| L@ BOS | 119 - 120 |
| W@ PHI | 123 - 115 |
| Lvs POR | 100 - 119 |
| Lvs MIN | 97 - 104 |
| W@ WAS | 110 - 98 |
| Wvs WAS | 132 - 120 |
| L@ MIA | 108 - 119 |
| Lvs LAC | 113 - 116 |
| Lvs MEM | 124 - 132 |
| Lvs HOU | 111 - 128 |
| Lvs DEN | 129 - 132 |
| Lvs NY | 93 - 104 |
| L@ HOU | 113 - 133 |
| L@ IND | 104 - 119 |
| Lvs SAC | 109 - 111 |
| L@ SA | 116 - 121 |
| Lvs OKC | 109 - 119 |
| Wvs PHO | 126 - 124 |
| L@ ATL | 112 - 124 |
| L@ NY | 85 - 118 |
| L@ MEM | 109 - 120 |
| Lvs TOR | 93 - 119 |
| L@ IND | 110 - 114 |
| Lvs GS | 108 - 112 |
| L@ CLE | 100 - 128 |
| L@ DAL | 91 - 132 |
| Lvs LAL | 99 - 104 |
| Wvs DEN | 101 - 94 |
| L@ OKC | 88 - 106 |
| Lvs BKN | 105 - 107 |
| L@ ORL | 88 - 115 |
| Lvs CLE | 122 - 131 |
| Lvs POR | 100 - 118 |
| Lvs ATL | 111 - 126 |
| Wvs IND | 125 - 118 |
| L@ GS | 89 - 104 |
| L@ GS | 106 - 124 |
| L@ POR | 103 - 125 |
| W@ POR | 105 - 103 |
| Wvs CHI | 123 - 111 |
MEM
| Lvs OKC | 115 - 117 |
| Lvs OKC | 108 - 114 |
| L@ OKC | 99 - 118 |
| L@ OKC | 80 - 131 |
| Wvs DAL | 120 - 106 |
| L@ GS | 116 - 121 |
| Wvs DAL | 132 - 97 |
| L@ DEN | 109 - 117 |
| Lvs MIN | 125 - 141 |
| W@ CHA | 124 - 100 |
| W@ DET | 109 - 103 |
| W@ MIA | 110 - 108 |
| Lvs GS | 125 - 134 |
| Lvs BOS | 103 - 117 |
| Lvs LAL | 127 - 134 |
| L@ OKC | 104 - 125 |
| W@ UTA | 140 - 103 |
| L@ LAC | 108 - 128 |
| L@ POR | 99 - 115 |
| L@ SAC | 122 - 132 |
| Wvs MIA | 125 - 91 |
| Lvs CLE | 124 - 133 |
| Wvs UTA | 122 - 115 |
| Wvs PHO | 120 - 118 |
| W@ NO | 107 - 104 |
| W@ DAL | 122 - 111 |
| Lvs OKC | 103 - 120 |
| Lvs ATL | 130 - 132 |
| Lvs SA | 128 - 130 |
| Lvs NY | 113 - 114 |
| Wvs PHO | 151 - 148 |
| L@ CLE | 123 - 129 |
| W@ ORL | 105 - 104 |
| L@ IND | 113 - 127 |
| L@ LAC | 114 - 128 |
| W@ PHO | 119 - 112 |
| Lvs OKC | 112 - 125 |
| W@ TOR | 138 - 107 |
| Wvs SA | 128 - 109 |
| W@ MIL | 132 - 119 |
| Wvs HOU | 120 - 119 |
| L@ NY | 106 - 143 |
| Wvs UTA | 125 - 103 |
| Wvs NO | 139 - 126 |
| Wvs CHA | 132 - 120 |
| Wvs MIN | 108 - 106 |
| W@ SA | 140 - 112 |
| W@ SA | 129 - 115 |
| L@ HOU | 118 - 120 |
| W@ MIN | 127 - 125 |
| Lvs HOU | 115 - 119 |
| Wvs DAL | 119 - 104 |
| L@ GS | 113 - 121 |
| L@ SAC | 133 - 138 |
| W@ PHO | 117 - 112 |
| L@ OKC | 106 - 130 |
| W@ NO | 132 - 124 |
| Wvs TOR | 155 - 126 |
| Lvs LAC | 110 - 114 |
| W@ ATL | 128 - 112 |
| Wvs GS | 144 - 93 |
| L@ LAL | 110 - 116 |
| Wvs BKN | 135 - 119 |
| W@ WAS | 140 - 112 |
| W@ BOS | 127 - 121 |
| Wvs SAC | 115 - 110 |
| L@ DAL | 116 - 121 |
| Wvs IND | 136 - 121 |
| Wvs NO | 120 - 109 |
| Wvs DET | 131 - 111 |
| Wvs POR | 123 - 98 |
| W@ CHI | 142 - 131 |
| Wvs PHI | 117 - 111 |
| Lvs DEN | 110 - 122 |
| Wvs DEN | 105 - 90 |
| L@ GS | 118 - 123 |
| L@ LAL | 123 - 128 |
| W@ POR | 134 - 89 |
| Wvs WAS | 128 - 104 |
| Wvs LAL | 131 - 114 |
| L@ BKN | 104 - 106 |
| W@ PHI | 124 - 107 |
| Wvs MIL | 122 - 99 |
| Lvs BKN | 106 - 119 |
| Lvs CHI | 123 - 126 |
| Wvs ORL | 124 - 111 |
| L@ HOU | 108 - 128 |
| W@ UTA | 126 - 124 |