Memphis Grizzlies vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 1/31/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Monday, January 31, 2022

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: Bally Sports SE-MEM

The Philadelphia 76ers (29-19) welcome the Memphis Grizzlies (33-17) at Wells Fargo Center on Monday.

The Grizzlies faced the Spurs and notched a win by a score of 118-110 in their last contest. Memphis ended the contest with a 51.1% field goal percentage (46 out of 90) and buried 7 of 23 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Grizzlies made 19 of 26 tries for a percentage of 73.1%. When discussing getting rebounds, they collected a total of 44 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 24 dimes in this game while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With regard to defending, Memphis allowed the other team to go 45.7% from the floor on 43 of 94 shooting. San Antonio earned 39 dimes and had 30 steals in this game. On top of that, San Antonio pulled down 26 rebounds (13 offensive, 13 defensive) and added 9 rejections. San Antonio went 78.9% from the charity stripe by converting 15 of 19 attempts. They also buried 9 of 37 shots from distance. In reference to personal fouls, the Grizzlies finished with 18 while the Spurs had 13 personal fouls.

Ja Morant is one player who was a factor for the contest. He ended up walking away with 41 points on 15 of 28 shooting. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and also collected 5 boards. Morant finished the game shooting 53.6% from the floor and also recorded 8 dimes.

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Memphis will enter this matchup with a record of 33-17 for the campaign. They are averaging 111.8 pts per game (6th in the league) while going 45.4% from the floor. The Grizzlies are connecting on 33.8% from downtown (553 of 1,638) and 73.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Memphis is pulling down 48.2 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,250 assists for the year, which is 6th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.1 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Grizzlies are able to force 15.4 turnovers per game and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 28th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,259 surrendered this year. The Grizzlies are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.3% (1,988 of 4,389) and they relinquish 43.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They are conceding 35.8% from beyond the arc and they are 15th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (108.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the 76ers walked away with a victory by a final of 105-87 when they played the Lakers. The 76ers corralled 38 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 41 in the matchup. They turned it over 14 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. The Lakers had 17 fouls in the matchup which took the 76ers to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They were able to convert 10 of the free throws for a percentage of 58.8%. In relation to three-point attempts, Philadelphia converted 13 of 35 attempts (37.1%). When the final whistle blew, the 76ers walked away from this one shooting 41 out of 82 from the field which had them sitting at 50.0%. The 76ers allowed the Lakers to knock down 36 of 88 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.9% in the matchup. They shot 20.7% from distance by connecting on 6 of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 9 from the free throw line (100.0%). When talking about rebounding, Philadelphia allowed Los Angeles to grab 33 in total (9 offensive).

Tobias Harris pitched in for the 76ers for this game. Harris accumulated 23 points in his 35 mins on the court and accounted for 4 assists for the matchup. He buried 10 out of 15 in the game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 5 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a mark of 29-19 for the year. The 76ers commit 19.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 81.2% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 22.9 times per contest (21st in basketball) and they are giving up possession 12.4 times per game. Philadelphia has accounted for 5,169 points on the campaign (107.7 per contest) and they average 42.3 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the 76ers are hitting on 46.2% from the field, which is 13th in the league.

The Philadelphia defense concedes 34.3% on 3-point attempts (552 of 1,608) and their opponents are connecting on 76.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 23.2 assists and 45.1 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 9th and 18th in the NBA. The 76ers on the defensive end are ranked 8th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 105.3. They are able to force 13.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.9% from the field (12th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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