Atlanta Hawks vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 12/12/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Monday, December 12, 2022

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Memphis

The Memphis Grizzlies will play the Atlanta Hawks at FedExForum on Monday.

The Hawks faced off with the Nets and took a loss by a score of 120-116 in their last game. Atlanta finished with a 49.5% field goal percentage (46 of 93) and converted 10 of their 29 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Hawks made 14 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 87.5%. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned 38 with 12 of them being offensive. They also distributed 21 assists in this matchup while creating 21 turnovers and having 12 steals. Concerning defending, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 54.2% from the floor on 45 out of 83 shooting. Brooklyn recorded 30 dimes and had 10 steals in this matchup. In addition, Brooklyn totaled 38 boards (9 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Brooklyn ended up going 81.0% at the charity stripe by making 17 of 21 shots. They also converted 13 of 30 shots from long range. Regarding fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 18 and the Nets finished the game with 18 fouls.

Bogdan Bogdanovic is someone who was a major contributor in the matchup. He was able to score 31 points on 12 out of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 34 minutes and snagged 2 rebounds. Bogdanovic finished the game shooting 66.7% from the field and also distributed 3 assists.

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Atlanta enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 13-13 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.9 fouls per game. As a unit, Atlanta is snagging 44.5 rebounds per contest and has earned 609 assists for the season, which ranks 25th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Hawks are hitting 32.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (251 of 783) and 82.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 113.2 pts per contest (14th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.5% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Hawks have forced 15.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 9th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 634 surrendered on the campaign. The Hawks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.9% (1,074 of 2,288) and they surrender 45.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They surrender 34.0% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 18th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (113.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Grizzlies got the victory with a final of 114-103 when they played the Pistons. The Grizzlies were able to snag 36 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 48 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 11 steals for the contest. The Pistons committed 29 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for 32 shots. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a clip of 53.1%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Memphis made 9 out of 32 attempts (28.1%). When the game finished, the Grizzlies walked away from this one shooting 44 for 91 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.4%. The Grizzlies permitted the Pistons to knock down 36 out of their 90 attempts from the field which left them shooting 40.0% in this contest. They finished 31.4% from three-point range by going 11 out of 35 and ended up shooting 20 out of 27 from the charity stripe (74.1%). Regarding rebounding, Memphis permitted Detroit to grab 47 overall (13 offensive).

Jaren Jackson Jr. was important for the Grizzlies for this contest. Jackson Jr. scored 20 points in his 30 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He made 8 out of 12 for the matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Memphis has a win-loss mark of 17-9 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Grizzlies are shooting 46.3% from the field, which is ranked 20th in basketball. Memphis has accounted for 2,991 points so far this season (115.0 per game) and they pull down 48.7 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 24.8 times per contest (14th in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.7 times per contest. The Grizzlies commit 19.7 personal fouls per game while shooting 69.8% from the charity stripe.

The Memphis defense concedes 36.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (341 of 946) and opponents are making 78.1% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 26.6 assists and 43.0 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 28th and 11th in the league. The Grizzlies on the defensive side of the court are 12th in the league in points allowed per game with 112.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.5% from the floor (5th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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