Memphis Grizzlies vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 11/2/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

The Memphis Grizzlies are headed to Moda Center on Wednesday where they will play the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Grizzlies took the court against the Jazz and took a loss by a final of 121-105 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Grizzlies ended up with 17 while the Jazz finished the game with 30 fouls. They converted 19 of 47 attempts from downtown. Utah finished shooting 81.8% from the free throw line by converting 18 of their 22 attempts. On top of that, Utah grabbed 48 rebounds (11 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Utah recorded 26 dimes and had 10 steals for the game. When it comes to the defense, Memphis allowed 47.2% from the floor on 42 of 89 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In regard to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 52 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Grizzlies buried 23 of their 42 attempts for a percentage of 54.8%. Memphis walked away from the contest with a 41.3% field goal percentage (38 out of 92) and made 6 of their 26 three-point shots.

Ja Morant is a guy who was a major factor in this game. Morant finished 66.7% from the field and distributed 4 assists. He was on the court for 31 minutes and snagged 5 rebounds. He recorded 37 points on 12 out of 18 shooting.

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Memphis steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 4-3 for the year. They average 118.1 pts per contest (4th in the NBA) while hitting 46.9% from the floor. The Grizzlies are shooting 38.0% on 3-pointers (93 of 245) and 68.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Memphis is collecting 45.1 boards per game and has totaled 159 dimes this season, which ranks 19th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 21.4 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Grizzlies have forced 14.4 turnovers per game and they draw 24.1 fouls. They currently rank 21st in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 180 surrendered for the year. The Grizzlies defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.1% (307 of 638) and they surrender 44.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They are conceding 37.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 29th in basketball in opponents points per game (121.4).

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers walked away with a victory by a final of 125-111 when they faced the Rockets. The Trail Blazers earned 34 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 in this contest. They also turned it over 15 times, while recording 9 steals for this contest. The Rockets committed 18 personal fouls for the contest which got the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for 20 tries. They were able to make 16 of them for a rate of 80.0%. In terms of shots from distance, Portland converted 13 out of 35 tries (37.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Trail Blazers ended up going 48 out of 90 from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.3%. The Trail Blazers permitted the Rockets to make 40 of their 94 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 42.6% for the game. They went 36.8% from three-point range by connecting on 14 of 38 and finished the contest at 17 out of 21 from the charity stripe (81.0%). When discussing rebounding, Portland allowed Houston to get 39 in all (13 offensive).

Anfernee Simons ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers for the game. He knocked down 10 out of 20 for the game for a rate of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds. Simons scored 30 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 7 assists for the matchup.

Portland has a mark of 5-1 on the year. As an offense, the Trail Blazers are shooting 47.9% from the field, which is ranked 6th in the league. Portland has totaled 692 pts for the season (115.3 per game) and they average 45.3 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 21.0 times per game (27th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 16.0 times per contest. The Trail Blazers are responsible for committing 17.8 fouls every game while shooting 78.6% from the charity stripe.

The Portland defense gives up 35.1% on three-point shots (74 of 211) and their opponents are making 74.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 28.2 dimes and 40.8 boards per contest, which has them ranked 28th and 6th in basketball. The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 8th in basketball in PPG given up with 110.5. They are forcing 14.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the field (14th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Memphis

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