Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 1/26/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN

AT&T Center is the location where the San Antonio Spurs (17-30) will try to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies (32-17) on Wednesday.

The Grizzlies took the court against the Mavericks and ended up losing by a score of 104-91 in their last game. Memphis ended having earned a 37.4% FG percentage (37 out of 99) and made 4 out of their 24 3-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Grizzlies made 13 of 19 shots for a percentage of 68.4%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 50 with 21 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 20 assists in this matchup while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With regard to defense, Memphis allowed the other team to go 48.6% from the floor on 36 of 74 shooting. Dallas recorded 42 dimes and had 22 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Dallas grabbed 33 boards (9 offensive, 24 defensive) and got 3 rejections. Dallas finished the game at 74.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 23 of their 31 attempts. They knocked down 9 of their 30 attempts from long range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Grizzlies ended up finishing with 25 while the Mavericks had 15 personal fouls.

Ja Morant is someone who was a major factor for this game. He finished with 35 points on 14 out of 31 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 41 minutes and also grabbed 13 boards. Morant finished 45.2% from the field and also distributed 6 assists.

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Memphis enters this contest with a mark of 32-17 this season. They cough up possession 13.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 19.2 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Memphis is snagging 48.3 boards per contest and has earned 1,226 dimes so far this year, which is 4th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Grizzlies are connecting on 33.8% on shots from downtown (546 of 1,615) and 73.9% from the free throw line. They average 111.6 pts per game (6th in the league) while shooting 45.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Grizzlies are forcing 15.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.1% on 3-point shots and they are 15th in the NBA in points per game allowed (108.4). The Grizzlies defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.3% (1,945 of 4,295) and they surrender 43.1 boards per contest as a team. They are 30th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,229 relinquished for the year.

When they last played, the Spurs took a loss by a final score of 115-109 against the 76ers. The Spurs earned 31 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 43 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. The 76ers were called for 10 personal fouls for this game which took the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 22 tries. They were able to bury 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 68.2%. In relation to shooting from downtown, San Antonio made 10 out of 30 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Spurs ended up shooting 42 for 89 from the floor which had them sitting at 47.2%. The Spurs permitted the 76ers to convert 44 of their 92 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.8% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 43.8% from three-point range by going 7 of 16 and ended up going 20 out of 23 at the free throw line (87.0%). Concerning rebounding, San Antonio allowed Philadelphia to grab 34 in total (13 on the offensive side).

Jakob Poeltl ended up being a major contributor for the Spurs in this matchup. He knocked down 11 of 16 for this game for a rate of 68.8%, and accounted for 10 rebounds. Poeltl earned 25 points in his 39 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 assists in this game.

San Antonio has a record of 17-30 for the year. As an offense, the Spurs are shooting 46.0% from the field, which ranks 14th in the league. San Antonio has accounted for 5,190 pts this season (110.4 per contest) and they average 46.1 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 27.5 times per contest (1st in basketball) and they turn the ball over 12.7 times per contest. The Spurs have committed 17.7 fouls per game and they go 73.2% from the charity stripe.

The Spurs on the defensive end are ranked 23rd in basketball in points allowed per contest with 111.1. They are forcing 14.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (22nd in basketball). The San Antonio defense allows 35.4% on 3-point attempts (554 of 1,563) and their opponents are converting on 75.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 23.8 dimes and 47.4 rebounds every game, ranking them 13th and 27th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Memphis

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