NBA Trend Of The Day: Ja Morant Putting Up MVP Numbers

• The Portland Trail Blazers (1-2, 1-2 ATS) host the Memphis Grizzlies (2-1, 3-0 ATS) as two-point favorites Wednesday night.

• The Grizzlies' Ja Morant is averaging 35 points a game and shooting 58 percent overall while also dishing out eight assists in an MVP-caliber start to the season.

• The BetQL Model has Morant going over 39.5 points + rebounds + assists (+100 DraftKings) tonight as as a⭐⭐⭐⭐ bet.

It's been a rough start for Chauncey Billups and the Portland Trail Blazers. The rookie head coach is coming off a 30-point loss at the previously winless Clippers, while calling his team's effort "embarrassing."

“It was embarrassing, it was really embarrassing,” said Billups. “Just the effort, I didn’t think that we started the game off with the right mindset."

Portland (1-2, 1-2 ATS) now hosts the Grizzlies (2-1, 3-0 ATS) as a two-point favorite Wednesday night, looking to put a better effort out there on the court, so that they don't get called out by their head coach again.

Morant On A Tear

There's always a grace period with a new head coach, especially a situation like the Blazers, where they were used to doing things a certain way under long-time head coach Terry Stotts for almost a decade.

The two biggest stars in this game are having polar-opposite starts to this season, with Ja Morant averaging 35 points a game, leading the league early in this season. Damian Lillard, on the other hand, is really struggling to find his shot, shooting a mind-blowing 8 percent from three, and just 38 percent overall.

Morant isn't just scoring at a ridiculous rate, he's also putting in eight assists a game, all while shooting 58 percent overall. BetQL has Morant going over 39.5 points + rebounds + assists (+100 DraftKings) as a four-star bet tonight given the start to the season he's had.

When betting early-season NBA, finding the hot player or team with a rhythm can be one of the best ways to sneak in some wins in October.

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