Indiana Pacers vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 3/24/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Thursday, March 24, 2022

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports SE-MEM

The Memphis Grizzlies (49-23) will take on the Indiana Pacers (25-47) at FedExForum on Thursday.

The Pacers took the court against the Trail Blazers and went home with a win by a final score of 129-98 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Pacers ended up finishing with 19 and the Trail Blazers recorded 17 personal fouls. They also made 9 out of their 33 tries from three-point range. Portland shot 72.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 18 tries. On top of that, Portland snagged 22 rebounds (10 offensive, 12 defensive) and added 2 blocks. Portland earned 32 assists and had 23 steals in the game. In regard to the defense, Indiana allowed their opponent to shoot 46.9% from the floor on 38 of 81 shooting. They also dished out 38 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 3 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they compiled 41 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Pacers buried 18 of 21 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. Indiana walked away from the game with a 57.1% FG percentage (48 of 84) and made 15 of their 35 3-point attempts.

Oshae Brissett is one player who was a factor for the contest. He racked up 24 points on 8 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 25 mins played and collected 9 boards. Brissett ended up shooting 80.0% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Indiana will play this game with a record of 25-47 on the season. They average 110.9 points per contest (13th in the league) while hitting 46.2% from the field. The Pacers are shooting 34.1% from downtown (864 of 2,535) and 76.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Indiana is snagging 44.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,796 dimes for the season, which ranks 12th in basketball in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.5 times per game and as a team are committing 20.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pacers are forcing 12.9 turnovers every game while drawing 19.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 12th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,738 surrendered on the year. The Pacers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.4% (3,007 of 6,347) and they relinquish 43.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 36.2% on 3-point attempts and they rank 24th in the NBA in points per game allowed (113.2).

When they last played, the Grizzlies walked away with a victory by a final of 122-98 when they played the Rockets. The Grizzlies recorded 44 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 51 in the matchup. They coughed it up 13 times, while earning 14 steals in this game. The Rockets were called for 17 fouls in this game which took the Grizzlies to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of those for a percentage of 82.4%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Memphis made 16 of their 34 tries (47.1%). Overall, the Grizzlies finished the game shooting 46 out of 96 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.9%. The Grizzlies allowed the Rockets to convert 37 of their 86 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 43.0% in this contest. They shot 32.3% from distance by going 10 of 31 and finished the contest at 14 of 24 from the charity stripe (58.3%). Concerning rebounding, Memphis allowed Houston to pull down 40 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Desmond Bane pitched in for the Grizzlies for the matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 13 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and added 5 rebounds. Bane tallied 24 points in his 32 minutes on the court and totaled 7 assists for this contest.

Memphis has a record of 49-23 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Grizzlies are shooting 46.0% from the floor, which ranks 17th in the NBA. Memphis has accounted for 8,256 pts this season (114.7 per game) and they pull down 49.4 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 25.5 times per contest (8th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.2 times per game. The Grizzlies are committing 19.6 fouls every game and they go 73.2% from the free throw line.

The Memphis defense gives up 35.2% on 3-pointers (881 of 2,501) and their opponents are making 77.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 25.2 assists and 43.1 boards every game, which has them ranked 20th and 7th in the league. The Grizzlies on the defensive side of the court are 13th in basketball in points allowed per game with 109.3. They are able to force 15.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.2% from the field (10th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis

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