Memphis Grizzlies vs Miami Heat Prediction, 12/6/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Miami Heat

Date: Monday, December 6, 2021

Location: FTX Arena in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Miami Heat (14-10) will play the Memphis Grizzlies (13-10) at FTX Arena on Monday.

The Grizzlies faced off with the Mavericks and went home with a win by a final score of 97-90 in their last contest. Memphis finished the contest with a 48.7% field goal percentage (37 out of 76) and made 9 of 26 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Grizzlies made 14 of 24 tries for a rate of 58.3%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected 52 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 20 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 1 turnovers and having 10 steals. When talking about defense, Memphis allowed the other team to shoot 33.7% from the field on 31 of 92 shooting. Dallas distributed 42 assists and had 19 steals in the game. Moreover, Dallas collected 28 boards (14 offensive, 14 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Dallas walked away from this one shooting 68.4% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of 19 attempts. They knocked down 15 out of their 43 tries from three-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Grizzlies ended up walking away with 23 and the Mavericks accounted for 13 personal fouls.

Desmond Bane is one player who was a contributor in this game. He notched 29 points on 12 out of 20 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins played and collected 9 rebounds. Bane went 60.0% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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Memphis enters this game with a mark of 13-10 for the season. They are turning it over 13.8 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Memphis is grabbing 47.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 586 assists on the season, which has them ranked 9th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Grizzlies are shooting 34.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (278 of 810) and 76.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 111.3 pts per game (6th in the league) while hitting 45.3% from the field.

On defense, the Grizzlies are able to force 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They are surrendering 38.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 26th in basketball in opponents PPG (111.8). The Grizzlies are giving up a FG percentage of 46.1% (948 of 2,058) and they relinquish 43.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 25th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 593 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Heat went home defeated by a final of 124-102 against the Bucks. The Heat earned 30 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 39 in this game. They also gave up possession 14 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. The Bucks committed 14 fouls for the game which got the Heat to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a rate of 70.8%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Miami knocked down 17 of their 43 tries (39.5%). Overall, the Heat went 34 out of 84 from the field which had them shooting 40.5%. The Heat allowed the Bucks to make 44 of 98 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.9% in this game. They finished the game shooting 36.0% from three-point range by connecting on 18 out of 50 and ended up shooting 18 of 20 from the free throw line (90.0%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Miami allowed Milwaukee to snag 38 overall (19 offensive).

Max Strus ended up being a major contributor for the Heat in this game. He knocked down 8 out of 13 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and had 3 rebounds. Strus had 25 points in his 24 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Miami has a mark of 14-10 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Heat are connecting on 45.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 11th in the league. Miami has tallied 2,585 pts for the year (107.7 per contest) and they collect 44.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 24.4 times per contest (9th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.4 times per contest. The Heat are responsible for committing 20.5 fouls per game and they go 80.0% from the charity stripe.

The Miami defense surrenders 33.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (331 of 978) and their opponents are connecting on 77.9% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 23.0 assists and 41.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 11th and 3rd in the league. The Heat on the defensive end are ranked 4th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 104.5. They are able to force 15.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (11th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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