Brooklyn Nets vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 3/23/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: ESPN

The Brooklyn Nets (38-34) are traveling to FedExForum on Wednesday where they will compete against the Memphis Grizzlies (49-23).

The Nets played the Jazz and took home the win by a score of 114-106 in their last contest. Brooklyn finished the game having earned a 54.2% FG percentage (45 out of 83) and made 11 of their 30 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Nets converted 13 of 15 attempts for a rate of 86.7%. When discussing getting rebounds, they collected 41 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 31 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. In reference to defense, Brooklyn allowed their opponent to shoot 44.6% from the field on 37 out of 83 shooting. Utah doled out 37 assists and had 18 steals in this contest. Moreover, Utah pulled down 26 rebounds (11 offensive, 15 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Utah walked away from this one shooting 81.8% at the charity stripe by burying 18 of their 22 tries. They knocked down 14 out of their 39 attempts from beyond the arc. Concerning fouls, the Nets ended up with 19 while the Jazz accounted for 13 fouls.

Kevin Durant is one guy who played a role for this contest. He accumulated 37 points on 15 out of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 38 minutes played and also grabbed 9 rebounds. Durant ended up going 65.2% from the floor and distributed 8 dimes.

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Brooklyn comes into this matchup with a mark of 38-34 for the year. They cough up possession 13.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.1 fouls per game. As a team, Brooklyn is grabbing 44.2 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,815 dimes this year, which ranks 10th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Nets are connecting on 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (814 of 2,276) and 80.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 112.1 pts per game (9th in the league) while going 47.4% from the floor.

On defense, the Nets are able to force 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. They rank 12th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,726 surrendered so far this year. The Nets defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.3% (2,935 of 6,479) and they relinquish 44.1 boards per contest as a group. They surrender 34.2% on 3-pointers while they are 19th in basketball in opponents points per game (111.8).

In their last game, the Grizzlies went home victorious with a score of 122-98 against the Rockets. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Memphis allowed Houston to snag 40 in all (5 offensive). They wrapped up this game 32.3% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 10 of 31 and ended up going 14 of 24 at the charity stripe (58.3%). The Grizzlies permitted the Rockets to knock down 37 of 86 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 43.0% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Grizzlies finished 46 out of 96 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.9%. When talking about shots from downtown, Memphis converted 16 out of their 34 tries (47.1%). They were able to knock down 14 of those for a rate of 82.4%. The Rockets committed 17 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 14 steals for this game. The Grizzlies earned 44 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 51 for this contest.

Desmond Bane ended up being important for the Grizzlies for the matchup. He made 8 out of 13 in this game for a field goal rate of 61.5%, and had 5 rebounds. Bane earned 24 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 7 dimes for the contest.

Memphis has a mark of 49-23 on the year. The Grizzlies commit 19.6 personal fouls every game and they connect on 73.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.5 times per contest (8th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.2 times per game. Memphis has scored 8,256 pts this year (114.7 per contest) and they collect 49.4 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Grizzlies are shooting 46.0% from the field, which ranks them 17th in the league.

The Memphis defense gives up 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (881 of 2,501) and opponents are making 77.0% of their free throw attempts. They concede 25.2 dimes and 43.1 total rebounds per game, which ranks 20th and 7th in the league. The Grizzlies defensively are ranked 13th in the league in PPG allowed with 109.3. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.2% from the floor (9th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis

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