Milwaukee Bucks vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 12/15/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Thursday, December 15, 2022

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Memphis

FedExForum is the location where the Memphis Grizzlies will attempt to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday.

The Bucks took the court against the Warriors and took home the win by a score of 128-111 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Bucks walked away with 18 and the Warriors recorded 22 fouls. They also converted 20 out of their 50 tries from beyond the arc. Golden State ended up going 78.9% at the charity stripe by burying 15 of 19 attempts. Furthermore, Golden State had 37 rebounds (12 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Golden State recorded 25 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. In reference to defending, Milwaukee let their opponent shoot 40.0% from the floor on 38 of 95 shooting. They also dished out 22 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 55 with 12 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Bucks buried 26 of 32 shots for a rate of 81.3%. Milwaukee ended the contest with a 54.9% FG percentage (45 out of 82) and knocked down 12 of their 29 shots from 3-point land.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is someone who came through in the game. Antetokounmpo finished 34.6% from the floor and recorded 5 assists. He played 30 minutes played and totaled 12 boards. He recorded 30 points on 9 of 26 shooting.

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Milwaukee comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 20-7 so far this year. They are averaging 112.6 points per outing (15th in the league) while hitting 45.9% from the floor. The Bucks are shooting 35.2% on 3-pointers (351 of 998) and 73.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Milwaukee is pulling down 48.8 boards per game and is sitting with 674 dimes for the season, which ranks 14th in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Bucks are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.9 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.5% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 2nd in the league in PPG from their opponents (107.6). The Bucks defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.5% (1,082 of 2,433) and they concede 43.4 boards per contest as a unit. They are 1st in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 579 conceded this season.

In their last game, the Grizzlies got the victory with a final of 128-103 against the Hawks. The Grizzlies pulled down 44 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 49 for the matchup. They also coughed it up 22 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. The Hawks earned 17 personal fouls in this game which took the Grizzlies to the free throw line for 18 shots. They were able to make 15 of them for a clip of 83.3%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Memphis converted 13 of their 32 attempts (40.6%). In all, the Grizzlies shot 50 out of 83 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 60.2%. The Grizzlies permitted the Hawks to convert 37 of their 104 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 35.6% in the game. They shot 32.4% from downtown by shooting 12 out of 37 and finished the contest at 17 of 22 from the free throw line (77.3%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, Memphis permitted Atlanta to grab 39 in total (20 offensive).

Tyus Jones was important for the Grizzlies in the matchup. He converted 8 of 14 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 1 rebound. Jones racked up 22 points in his 25 mins of playing time and accumulated 11 dimes in the game.

Memphis has a win-loss mark of 18-9 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Grizzlies are connecting on 46.8% from the floor, which is ranked 18th in basketball. Memphis has totaled 3,119 points on the year (115.5 per contest) and they snag 48.7 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.2 times per contest (12th in basketball) and they cough up possession 15.0 times per contest. The Grizzlies are committing 19.6 fouls every game and they shoot 70.2% from the free throw line.

The Grizzlies on the defensive side of the court are 12th in the league in points allowed per game with 111.7. They are able to force 14.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (3rd in basketball). The Memphis defense gives up 35.9% on three-point shots (353 of 983) and opponents are making 78.1% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 26.4 assists and 42.8 total boards per game, which ranks them 27th and 9th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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