Ja Morant is out again, setting up Cam Spencer for another solid assists total. He has dished out 24 assists the past two games. This game has a total over 230. The Hornets are coming off a lockdown defensive performance against a depleted Philly team but for the season they’ve given up the 9th-most assists.

We maintain the Grizzlies are no worse off minus Ja Morant and his various distractions, with Memphis reportedly looking for a trade partner involving Ja while he sits due to an elbow injury. Stay tuned. With or without Morant, however, Memphis seems to be spinning its wheels, just 3-10 across its last thirteen games, and falling away from West play-in contention in the process. This is just as much a vote in support of the promising Hornets, who continued to display a sharp edge when blowing out the Sixers on Monday, their third win on the spin and fourth in five. Finally, most hands are on deck for Charlotte, and Brandon Miller continued his recent hot run with 30 points vs. Philly. Play Hornets

DraftKings (-125). Jock Landale has been a centerpiece for the Grizzlies offensively, scoring at least 12 points in nine of his last 12 outings. Against a Hornets defense that’s below average in points in the paint allowed (and allow the eighth most assists at the basket), I expect Landale to continue to find success scoring tonight.