Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 3/30/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports SE-MEM

The Memphis Grizzlies (53-23) are hitting the road to AT&T Center on Wednesday where they will take on the San Antonio Spurs (31-44).

The Grizzlies took the court against the Warriors and went home with a win by a final score of 123-95 in their last game. Memphis ended the contest with a 46.7% field goal percentage (43 out of 92) and converted 12 of their 30 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Grizzlies knocked down 25 of their 35 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 52 with 13 of them being offensive. They also recorded 26 dimes for this contest while creating 7 turnovers and having 11 steals. With regard to the defense, Memphis let their opponent shoot 40.7% from the floor on 33 out of 81 shooting. Golden State dished out 40 dimes and had 18 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Golden State collected 33 boards (7 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Golden State finished shooting 76.9% from the charity stripe by converting 20 of 26 attempts. They also knocked down 9 of their 29 shots from 3-point land. Concerning fouls, the Grizzlies walked away with 21 while the Warriors recorded 15 fouls.

Desmond Bane is one guy who was a factor in the matchup. He totaled 22 points on 7 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 27 minutes played and also grabbed 2 rebounds. Bane finished the game shooting 46.7% from the field and earned 3 dimes.

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Memphis heads into this contest with a record of 53-23 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 13.2 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Memphis is pulling down 49.6 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,951 dimes this season, which is 6th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Grizzlies are shooting 34.9% on 3-point shots (865 of 2,475) and 73.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 115.4 points per game (1st in the league) while hitting 46.2% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Grizzlies are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers per game and they draw 19.8 fouls. They are surrendering 34.9% from beyond the arc and they rank 12th in basketball in points per game allowed (109.1). The Grizzlies defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 45.1% (3,037 of 6,734) and they concede 42.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 21st in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,887 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Spurs went home victorious with a score of 123-120 when they played the Rockets. The Spurs were able to snag 39 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 56 for this game. They coughed it up 12 times, while recording 11 steals for the game. The Rockets earned 12 personal fouls for the game which got the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 28 tries. They were able to make 22 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 78.6%. When discussing 3-pointers, San Antonio made 7 of 29 attempts (24.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Spurs finished 47 out of 100 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.0%. The Spurs permitted the Rockets to make 38 of their 92 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.3% in this matchup. They shot 40.8% from 3-point land by shooting 20 out of 49 and ended up shooting 24 out of 28 from the charity stripe (85.7%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, San Antonio allowed Houston to pull down 34 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

Dejounte Murray ended up being important for the Spurs for the contest. Murray had 33 points in his 38 mins of playing time and totaled 11 dimes in the matchup. He converted 11 out of 18 in this contest giving him a rate of 61.1%, and had 7 rebounds.

San Antonio has a record of 31-44 this year. As an offensive team, the Spurs are shooting 46.5% from the floor, which ranks 12th in the NBA. San Antonio has scored 8,474 pts this year (113.0 per contest) and they pull in 45.5 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 28.0 times per contest (1st in the league) and they are giving up possession 12.7 times per contest. The Spurs are committing 18.1 personal fouls per game and they go 75.1% from the free throw line.

The San Antonio defense allows 35.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (890 of 2,483) and their opponents are converting on 76.9% of their foul shots. They relinquish 23.9 dimes and 47.0 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 9th and 27th in the league. The Spurs on the defensive side of the court are 24th in the league in points given up per game with 113.3. They are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (22nd in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis

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