NBA Grind Down Overview - Wednesday, March 15th

Click here for the Grind Down!

NBA Grind Down Overview

Memphis at Miami – 7:30 PM ET

Memphis
memphisnba Vegas Total 220.5
Vegas Spread 4.0
Implied Team Total 108.3
Team Total Rank 14
Team Total vs. PPG -7.3
Notable Injuries: Ja Morant, Steven Adams, and Brandon Clarke are out.
Elite Plays: None
Tournament Targets: Tyus Jones, Desmond Bane, Jaren Jackson
Viable punts: Xavier Tillman
Miami
miaminba Vegas Total 220.5
Vegas Spread -4.0
Implied Team Total 112.3
Team Total Rank 11
Team Total vs. PPG 3.6
Notable Injuries: Cody Zeller is out.
Elite Plays: None
Tournament Targets: Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo
Viable punts: None

Philadelphia at Cleveland – 7:30 PM ET

Philadelphia
philadelphianba Vegas Total 221
Vegas Spread -2.5
Implied Team Total 111.8
Team Total Rank 12
Team Total vs. PPG -3.3
Notable Injuries: Jalen McDaniels is out.
Elite Plays: None
Tournament Targets: Joel Embiid, James Harden
Viable punts: None
Cleveland
clevelandnba Vegas Total 221
Vegas Spread 2.5
Implied Team Total 109.3
Team Total Rank 13
Team Total vs. PPG -2.8
Notable Injuries: Ricky Rubio is doubtful. Jarrett Allen is out.
Elite Plays: None
Tournament Targets: Darius Garland (DK), Evan Mobley
Viable punts: Lamar Stevens (DK)

Boston at Minnesota – 8:00 PM ET

Boston
bostonnba Vegas Total 233.5
Vegas Spread -5.0
Implied Team Total 119.3
Team Total Rank 1
Implied Total vs. PPG 1.6
Notable Injuries: Payton Pritchard and Robert Williams are out.
Elite Plays: Jayson Tatum
Tournament Targets: Jaylen Brown
Viable punts: Marcus Smart, Derrick White (DK), Al Horford (DK)
Minnesota
minnesotanba Vegas Total 233.5
Vegas Spread 5.0
Implied Team Total 114.3
Team Total Rank 8
Team Total vs. PPG -1.5
Notable Injuries: Rudy Gobert, Naz Reid, and Austin Rivers are questionable. Karl-Anthony Towns and Jaylen Nowell are out.
Elite Plays: None
Tournament Targets: Rudy Gobert, Kyle Anderson
Viable punts: Jaden McDaniels

Sacramento at Chicago – 8:00 PM ET

Sacramento
sacramentonba Vegas Total 236.5
Vegas Spread -1.0
Implied Team Total 118.8
Team Total Rank 3
Team Total vs. PPG -2.6
Notable Injuries: Trey Lyles and Richaun Holmes are out.
Elite Plays: None
Tournament Targets: De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis
Viable punts: Harrison Barnes, Trey Lyles (DK)
Chicago
chicagonba Vegas Total 236.5
Vegas Spread 1.0
Implied Team Total 117.8
Team Total Rank 5
Team Total vs. PPG 4.6
Notable Injuries: Alex Caruso is out.
Elite Plays: Zach LaVine
Tournament Targets: DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vucevic
Viable punts: Patrick Beverley, Coby White

L.A.Lakers at Houston – 8:00 PM ET

L.A.Lakers
lalakersnba Vegas Total 230
Vegas Spread -3.0
Implied Team Total 116.5
Team Total Rank 6
Team Total vs. PPG -0.1
Notable Injuries: Anthony Davis and LeBron James are out.
Elite Plays: D’Angelo Russell, Troy Brown, Malik Beasley, Jarred Vanderbilt, Rui Hachimura
Tournament Targets: Dennis Schroder
Viable punts: None
Houston
houstonnba Vegas Total 230
Vegas Spread 3.0
Implied Team Total 113.5
Team Total Rank 9
Team Total vs. PPG 3.2
Notable Injuries: None
Elite Plays: None
Tournament Targets: Kevin Porter, Jalen Green, KJ Martin
Viable punts: None

Dallas at San Antonio – 8:30 PM ET

Dallas
dallasnba Vegas Total 231
Vegas Spread -6.0
Implied Team Total 118.5
Team Total Rank 4
Team Total vs. PPG 5.0
Notable Injuries: Tim Hardaway and Christian Wood are questionable. Kyrie Irving and Markieff Morris are doubtful. Luka Doncic is out.
Elite Plays: Jaden Hardy, Josh Green
Tournament Targets: Tim Hardaway (if active)
Viable punts: None
San Antonio
sanantonionba Vegas Total 231
Vegas Spread 6.0
Implied Team Total 112.5
Team Total Rank 10
Team Total vs. PPG 0.5
Notable Injuries: Malaki Brahman is questionable. Devin Vassell, Zach Collins, Khem Birch, and Jeremy Sochan are out.
Elite Plays: Sandro Mamukelashvili
Tournament Targets: Keldon Johnson
Viable punts: None

Golden State at L.A.Clippers – 10:00 PM ET

Golden State
goldenstatenba Vegas Total 235
Vegas Spread 3.0
Implied Team Total 116.0
Team Total Rank 7
Team Total vs. PPG -2.2
Notable Injuries: Andre Iguodala and Andrew Wiggins are out.
Elite Plays: None
Tournament Targets: Stephen Curry
Viable punts: None
L.A.Clippers
laclippersnba Vegas Total 235
Vegas Spread -3.0
Implied Team Total 119.0
Team Total Rank 2
Team Total vs. PPG 6.5
Notable Injuries: Norman Powell is out.
Elite Plays: None
Tournament Targets: Paul George, Kawhi Leonard
Viable punts: None
Want to read more? Sign up for Premium!

About the Author

Notorious
Derek Farnsworth (Notorious)

Derek Farnsworth (aka Notorious) is a lead RotoGrinders Expert and one of the most recognizable names and faces in all of DFS. Before joining the RotoGrinders team, Derek received a Master’s Degree from the University of Utah. When he’s not busy providing content, he’s dominating the DFS industry as evidenced by his consistent top rankings in several sports and multiple Live Final appearances. Noto provides expert NBA, NFL, MLB, and PGA analysis for RotoGrinders Premium members on a daily basis and has also been nominated for five different Fantasy Sports Writer’s Association (FSWA) awards. Follow Noto on X – @RG_Notorious