Jazz vs. Grizzlies prediction: Why Memphis is favored to win Friday's NBA matchup [12/12/2025]

NBA action continues on Friday at 8:00PM ET as the Utah Jazz square off with the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum.

Based on updated simulations and today’s injury news, Dimers' proven NBA model predicts the Grizzlies as the most likely winner of the Jazz vs. Grizzlies game.

This prediction follows the latest NBA Injury Report, which suggests the Grizzlies lineup will feature stars like Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson and Cedric Coward, while the Jazz will rely on Lauri Markkanen, Keyonte George and Ace Bailey.

This article offers a closer look at Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and player prop picks.

Jazz vs. Grizzlies prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NBA game between the Jazz and Grizzlies 10,000 times as part of our NBA predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives the Grizzlies a 72% chance of defeating the Jazz. Our predicted final score has the Grizzlies winning 123-117.

According to our model, the Jazz (+7.5) have a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the 242.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of staying under.

Jazz vs. Grizzlies odds

We have sourced the best NBA odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Jazz vs. Grizzlies picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: