Memphis Grizzlies vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 11/13/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Washington Wizards

Date: Sunday, November 13, 2022

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: NBC Sports Washington

Capital One Arena is the location where the Washington Wizards will try to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday.

The Grizzlies took the court against the Spurs and took home the win by a score of 124-122 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Grizzlies ended up with 22 and the Spurs racked up 17 fouls. They also knocked down 12 out of their 37 attempts from beyond the arc. San Antonio ended up shooting 69.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 23 tries. On top of that, San Antonio snagged 39 rebounds (13 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 2 blocked shots. San Antonio recorded 30 assists and had 8 steals for the game. When discussing defending, Memphis let their opponent shoot 48.0% from the field on 47 of 98 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 4 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they collected 53 with 18 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Grizzlies buried 10 of their 13 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. Memphis ended the game with a 51.0% FG percentage (50 out of 98) and buried 14 of 32 three-point shots.

Desmond Bane is one guy who played a role in this contest. He accumulated 32 points on 12 of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 39 mins and also grabbed 6 boards. Bane finished the game at 52.2% from the field and also earned 6 assists.

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Memphis heads into this one with a record of 8-4 this season. They have an average of 116.8 pts per game (5th in basketball) while connecting on 47.0% from the field. The Grizzlies are shooting 38.6% on 3-point shots (160 of 414) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Memphis is collecting 47.5 boards per game and is sitting with 292 dimes this season, which ranks 14th in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.9 times per game and as a team are committing 20.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Grizzlies are able to force 14.7 turnovers per game and they draw 21.7 personal fouls. They rank 22nd in the NBA in giving up assists with 310 relinquished so far this year. The Grizzlies defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.1% (502 of 1,089) and they surrender 44.0 boards per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 34.7% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 22nd in the league in points per game from their opponents (115.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Wizards walked away with a victory by a final of 113-105 when they faced the Mavericks. The Wizards were able to collect 44 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 52 in this game. They also gave up possession 17 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The Mavericks earned 13 fouls in this game which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for 20 tries. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a rate of 95.0%. In terms of 3-point shots, Washington converted 12 of their 30 tries (40.0%). When all was said and done, the Wizards went 41 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.8%. The Wizards permitted the Mavericks to make 37 of their 86 tries from the floor which had them shooting 43.0% in this matchup. They finished 38.3% from three-point range via 18 of 47 and ended up shooting 13 out of 21 at the free throw line (61.9%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Washington permitted Dallas to grab 41 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Kyle Kuzma pitched in for the Wizards in this matchup. Kuzma accumulated 36 points in his 41 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 assists for this game. He converted 14 of 26 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 11 rebounds.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 6-6 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Wizards are hitting on 47.2% from the field, which ranks them 13th in basketball. Washington has scored 1,290 pts for the campaign (107.5 per game) and they average 44.5 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 23.6 times per contest (23rd in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.0 times per game. The Wizards commit 20.0 fouls per game while shooting 80.0% from the free throw line.

The Washington defense allows 38.2% on shots from beyond the arc (156 of 408) and their opponents are making 79.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 23.3 assists and 42.5 boards per game, which is ranked 9th and 10th in the league. The Wizards on defense are ranked 12th in basketball in PPG given up with 110.6. They have forced 12.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.4% from the field (9th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Memphis

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