Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 11/9/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

AT&T Center is the site where the San Antonio Spurs will attempt to beat the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday.

The Grizzlies stepped onto the hardwood against the Celtics and went home with a loss by a final score of 109-106 in their last game. Memphis finished the game having earned a 45.1% FG percentage (41 of 91) and buried 15 of their 44 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Grizzlies converted 9 of 14 shots for a rate of 64.3%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 45 with 8 of them being offensive. They also distributed 27 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With regard to defense, Memphis allowed their opponent to shoot 46.3% from the floor on 38 of 82 shooting. Boston distributed 26 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. On top of that, Boston snagged 45 boards (7 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Boston finished the game at 75.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 28 shots. They also converted 12 of 37 shots from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Grizzlies walked away with 23 while the Celtics recorded 19 fouls.

Ja Morant is a guy who was a contributor in this contest. Morant walked away from this one shooting 41.7% from the floor and also totaled 9 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and also snagged 8 rebounds. He notched 30 points on 10 out of 24 shooting.

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Memphis will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 7-4 on the campaign. They have an average of 116.1 points per outing (9th in the league) while hitting 46.6% from the floor. The Grizzlies are connecting on 38.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (146 of 382) and 70.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Memphis is snagging 47.0 boards per game and has earned 268 assists so far this season, which is 14th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.5 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 20.8 fouls per game.

On defense, the Grizzlies are able to force 14.9 turnovers per game and they draw 22.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.9% on shots from distance while they are 21st in the league in points per game allowed (114.6). The Grizzlies defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.9% (455 of 991) and they concede 44.5 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 22nd in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 280 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Spurs went home defeated by a final of 115-109 when they played the Nuggets. Regarding rebounds, San Antonio permitted Denver to pull down 40 overall (8 on the offensive glass). They shot 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 8 of 24 and finished the contest at 13 out of 20 from the free throw line (65.0%). The Spurs permitted the Nuggets to bury 47 of 88 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.4% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Spurs ended up shooting 43 out of 82 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.4%. When discussing 3-point shots, San Antonio made 12 out of their 33 attempts (36.4%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 61.1%. The Nuggets were called for 14 personal fouls in this contest which got the Spurs to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They coughed up the ball 24 times, while getting 14 steals in the matchup. The Spurs collected 28 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 38 in this matchup.

Tre Jones ended up being important for the Spurs in the game. He buried 9 of 13 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and had 3 rebounds. Jones earned 20 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and had 9 assists in this contest.

San Antonio has a mark of 5-6 so far this year. The Spurs are responsible for committing 18.6 fouls every game and they go 72.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 29.9 times per game (1st in basketball) and they are turning it over 17.4 times per game. San Antonio has 1,242 pts on the season (112.9 per game) and they grab 41.5 boards per game. As an offense, the Spurs are shooting 46.8% from the floor, which is 17th in the league.

The San Antonio defense gives up 37.9% on 3-point attempts (127 of 335) and opponents are knocking down 78.6% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 28.5 dimes and 43.7 boards per game, which is ranked 29th and 17th in the league. The Spurs on the defensive side of the court are 30th in the league in PPG surrendered with 120.6. They are able to force 15.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 50.8% from the floor (30th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Memphis

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