Portland Trail Blazers vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 2/16/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports SE-MEM

The Memphis Grizzlies (40-18) will take on the Portland Trail Blazers (24-34) at FedExForum on Wednesday.

The Trail Blazers faced the Bucks and went home with a win by a final score of 122-107 in their last contest. Portland ended having earned a 45.5% field goal percentage (45 of 99) and made 18 out of their 43 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers knocked down 14 of their 19 tries for a rate of 73.7%. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned 58 with 14 of them being offensive. They also recorded 30 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing 3 turnovers and having 8 steals. When discussing defending, Portland allowed the other team to go 42.7% from the field on 38 of 89 shooting. Milwaukee dished out 43 dimes and had 18 steals in this contest. On top of that, Milwaukee grabbed 37 boards (6 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 6 blocks. Milwaukee shot 75.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 24 tries. They also buried 13 of their 41 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In relation to fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 19 and the Bucks finished the game with 13 fouls.

Josh Hart is one guy who was a factor in the matchup. He walked away with 27 points on 10 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 36 minutes and also pulled down 7 rebounds. Hart shot 62.5% from the floor and also distributed 5 dimes.

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Portland enters this one with a mark of 24-34 this season. They are averaging 107.9 points per outing (20th in the league) on 44.8% from the floor. The Trail Blazers are shooting 35.5% on 3-point shots (785 of 2,210) and 76.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Portland is collecting 44.1 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,330 dimes this season, which is 23rd in the league in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 13.9 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.8 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.6 fouls. They currently rank 29th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,505 surrendered on the season. The Trail Blazers are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.3% (2,364 of 5,001) and they concede 43.8 boards per contest as a team. They concede 37.2% on shots from distance and they rank 25th in the NBA in points per game allowed (111.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Grizzlies walked away with a victory by a final of 125-118 when they played the Hornets. Concerning cleaning the glass, Memphis allowed Charlotte to pull down 35 overall (18 on the offensive side). They shot 31.1% from downtown by going 14 out of 45 and ended up shooting 26 of 33 at the free throw line (78.8%). The Grizzlies allowed the Hornets to bury 39 out of 97 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.2% in the game. Overall, the Grizzlies finished the game shooting 47 for 96 from the floor which had them shooting 49.0%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Memphis converted 11 of their 33 attempts (33.3%). They were able to bury 20 of them for a rate of 60.6%. The Hornets had 16 fouls for the game which took the Grizzlies to the free throw line for a total of 33 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while recording 11 steals for the game. The Grizzlies pulled down 41 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 57 in this contest.

Desmond Bane pitched in for the Grizzlies in this game. Bane had 25 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists in the matchup. He made 7 out of 13 in the game giving him a rate of 53.8%, and had 4 rebounds.

Memphis has a mark of 40-18 this season. The Grizzlies are committing 19.3 personal fouls per game and they hit 73.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 25.4 times per contest (7th in the league) and they turn it over 13.4 times per contest. Memphis has totaled 6,588 points this season (113.6 per game) and they average 49.0 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Grizzlies are hitting on 45.9% from the field, which has them ranked 15th in the league.

The Memphis defense allows 35.4% on shots from distance (727 of 2,054) and their opposition makes 78.1% of their free throw shots. They surrender 25.3 dimes and 43.0 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 23rd and 6th in basketball. The Grizzlies are ranked 14th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 108.7. They have forced 15.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (13th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis

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