Miami Heat vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 12/5/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Monday, December 5, 2022

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Memphis

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+1)

FedExForum is the site where the Memphis Grizzlies will take on the Miami Heat on Monday. Memphis opens as 1-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total is set at 224.

The Heat faced the Celtics and earned the victory with a final of 120-116 in their last contest. Miami ended with a 47.5% field goal percentage (48 of 101) and buried 11 of their 35 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Heat knocked down 13 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 72.2%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 50 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 19 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and having 11 steals. When discussing defense, Miami allowed the other team to shoot 46.0% from the floor on 40 out of 87 shooting. Boston distributed 26 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Boston pulled down 48 rebounds (7 offensive, 41 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Boston walked away from this one shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by burying 21 of their 28 tries. They knocked down 15 of their 45 tries from distance. In regard to personal fouls, the Heat walked away with 24 and the Celtics accumulated 18 personal fouls.

Bam Adebayo is a player who played a role for the game. Adebayo finished the game at 55.6% from the field and distributed 3 assists. He saw the court for 38 minutes played and snagged 7 rebounds. He accumulated 28 points on 10 of 18 shooting.

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Miami will enter this contest with a record of 11-12 for the year. They have an average of 109.5 points per contest (26th in the league) while hitting 45.2% from the floor. The Heat are hitting 33.7% on 3-pointers (274 of 813) and 84.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Miami is grabbing 41.2 boards per game and is sitting with 549 assists on the year, which has them ranked 15th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.2 times per game and as a team are committing 19.3 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Heat are forcing 16.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.1 fouls. They rank 21st in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 601 surrendered for the season. The Heat defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.3% (936 of 1,980) and they surrender 43.7 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 35.5% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 8th in the league in PPG allowed (110.3).

In their last game, the Grizzlies took home the win by a final score of 117-109 when they played the 76ers. When it comes to rebounding, Memphis allowed Philadelphia to collect 42 in total (10 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 42.4% from beyond the perimeter by going 14 of 33 and finished the contest at 15 of 17 at the free throw line (88.2%). The Grizzlies permitted the 76ers to convert 40 of their 91 attempts from the field which had them shooting 44.0% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Grizzlies ended up shooting 42 out of 97 from the floor which had them sitting at 43.3%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Memphis knocked down 11 out of 30 attempts (36.7%). They were able to make 22 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 78.6%. The 76ers were called for 21 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for 28 attempts. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. The Grizzlies pulled down 38 defensive rebounds and 19 offensive boards for a total of 57 in the matchup.

Jaren Jackson Jr. ended up being a factor for the Grizzlies in the game. He knocked down 7 of 12 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 9 rebounds. Jackson Jr. tallied 22 points in his 26 mins of playing time, but finished this game without an assist.

Memphis has a mark of 13-9 for the season. The Grizzlies have committed 20.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 69.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.1 times per contest (18th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 14.7 times per game. Memphis has scored 2,531 pts on the campaign (115.0 per contest) and they grab 49.1 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Grizzlies are connecting on 46.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 22nd in the NBA.

The Grizzlies are ranked 17th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 113.8. They are forcing 14.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the field (12th in basketball). The Memphis defense gives up 36.2% on 3-pointers (289 of 798) and their opponents are converting on 77.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 27.0 dimes and 42.6 boards per game, which is 28th and 11th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Memphis (-1)

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