- 1 Memphis Grizzlies vs Indiana Pacers: the West’s last unbeaten team hosts a Pacers side short of guards
- 2 Memphis Grizzlies: Jerome scoring 25.8 a night and a rookie with a triple-double already
- 3 Indiana Pacers: no Haliburton, no McConnell and a back-to-back right before the trip
- 4 Free NBA Prediction: Memphis Grizzlies vs Indiana Pacers
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Memphis Grizzlies vs Indiana Pacers: the West’s last unbeaten team hosts a Pacers side short of guards 
Memphis has allowed 106.2 points per game through five games, the fifth-lowest figure in the NBA, and it has won all five. The Grizzlies beat Utah, Golden State, Sacramento, Utah again and Portland, four of them on the road, and they’ve covered the spread every time.
Indiana visits FedExForum on Wednesday 4 November, tip-off 8pm ET. The Pacers are 2-4, and their last two games ended in a 114-109 home loss to Philadelphia and a 145-125 defeat in Miami on 30 October in which they had 11 players available.
Tyrese Haliburton won’t be one of them on Wednesday. Indiana announced a left hamstring strain on 28 October, and coach Rick Carlisle said he expected the guard to miss around two weeks. T.J. McConnell (hamstring), Ivica Zubac (ankle), Ben Sheppard (meniscus) and Johnny Furphy (ACL) were also ruled out for the Philadelphia game.
The schedule adds to Indiana’s problems. The Pacers host Brooklyn on Sunday and Atlanta on Monday, a back-to-back, then fly to Memphis with one day in between. Memphis plays Sacramento on Saturday and New Orleans on Monday, both at home, with a full day off before each game.
The Grizzlies have built their start on the glass and from the arc. They lead the league with 50.8 rebounds per game and 15.4 threes made per game, on 39.9% shooting from deep.
Recent meetings have gone one way. Memphis won both games last season, 128-103 at home on 25 October 2025 and 125-106 in Indianapolis on 1 March 2026.
Memphis Grizzlies: Jerome scoring 25.8 a night and a rookie with a triple-double already 
Ty Jerome opened the season with 45 points on 17-of-25 shooting against Utah, the most by a Grizzlies player on opening night. He followed it with 28 at Golden State and 31 at Sacramento, and he’s averaging 25.8 points a game.
Cameron Boozer, the No. 3 pick in the 2026 draft, went 2 of 15 from the field in his debut. Eight days later in Portland he had 18 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists in 28 minutes, and he became the second-youngest player in league history with a triple-double. He’s averaging 15.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and 6.2 assists.
The rest of the rotation has filled in around them. Cedric Coward is scoring 14.3 points with 9.0 rebounds, Jaylen Wells 13.8 and Isaiah Stewart, who arrived in a six-team trade, 9.8. The starting five in Portland was Jerome, Wells, Coward, Boozer and Zach Edey.
This is a different Memphis roster from last season’s. Ja Morant was traded to Portland in June for Jerami Grant and Kris Murray, and Jaren Jackson Jr. went to Utah at the 2026 trade deadline. The Grizzlies have still scored 118.2 points per game.
There are a few health questions. Jerome (back) and Scotty Pippen Jr. (back) were listed questionable for Saturday’s game against Sacramento, and Quinten Post was doubtful after hurting his ankle in Portland. We’d want an update on Jerome before Wednesday, since he’s the team’s leading scorer by more than ten points a game.
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Indiana Pacers: no Haliburton, no McConnell and a back-to-back right before the trip 
Indiana’s two wins came at New Orleans, 123-120 on opening night with 30 points from Pascal Siakam, and at Brooklyn, 136-109. The four defeats were to Dallas, Milwaukee, Philadelphia and Miami, and the Pacers have allowed 119.8 points per game across the six.
The Philadelphia game showed both sides of this team. Indiana won the third quarter 36-13 and then lost the fourth 39-21, going down 114-109. Siakam had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Andrew Nembhard 18 points and 14 assists, and Aaron Nesmith and Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 18 and 15.
Miami was worse. The Heat scored 145, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 31, and Indiana played without Carlisle, who was at his father’s funeral, with assistant Lloyd Pierce running the bench. Quenton Jackson led the Pacers with 24 and Nembhard added 22, while Obi Toppin sat out with a back problem.
Siakam is averaging 24.0 points, but he scored 13 in Miami, and the guard rotation without Haliburton and McConnell has Nembhard playing heavy minutes. He was listed questionable with a neck problem before the Philadelphia game and played anyway.
The injury dates matter here. The latest estimates had Zubac returning around 1 November and McConnell around 2 November, so both could be back by Wednesday. Haliburton’s two-week timeline puts his return around 11 November at the earliest.
Probable lineup Memphis Grizzlies: Ty Jerome, Jaylen Wells, Cedric Coward, Cameron Boozer, Zach Edey
Probable lineup Indiana Pacers: Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Kelly Oubre Jr., Pascal Siakam, Jay Huff
Free NBA Prediction: Memphis Grizzlies vs Indiana Pacers
Our prediction: Memphis Grizzlies to win
We’re taking Memphis. The Grizzlies are 5-0 with a defense allowing 106.2 points a game, they’ll be on their third straight home game with a day of rest, and Indiana arrives off a back-to-back without its first-choice point guard.
Jerome’s back is the one thing that could change our view. Even so, Memphis beat Utah on the road with Coward as its top scorer on 16 points, and the depth behind Jerome has held up over five games. Indiana has given up 114 or more in four of its six games.
No price was available at the time of writing. If Memphis opens below 1.45 on the moneyline, we’d move the pick to the Grizzlies on the handicap, given that their five wins have come by an average of 12.0 points.
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