Chicago Bulls vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 2/7/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Memphis

The Memphis Grizzlies will try to beat the Chicago Bulls at FedExForum on Tuesday.

The Bulls faced the Trail Blazers and went home with a win by a final score of 129-121 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Bulls walked away with 19 while the Trail Blazers totaled 19 fouls. They also converted 14 of 43 tries from three-point range. Portland finished 90.5% from the free throw line by making 19 of their 21 attempts. Moreover, Portland pulled down 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Portland recorded 22 dimes and had 3 steals in this matchup. When talking about defending, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 50.6% from the floor on 44 of 87 shooting. They also doled out 32 assists in the game in addition to creating 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 41 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Bulls buried 21 of their 25 shots for a rate of 84.0%. Chicago finished having earned a 60.0% FG percentage (48 out of 80) and converted 12 of their 26 shots from 3-point land.

Zach LaVine is someone who was a factor for the matchup. LaVine walked away from this one shooting 61.1% from the field and recorded 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and snagged 6 rebounds. He totaled 36 points on 11 of 18 shooting.

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Chicago enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 25-27 so far this year. They turn it over 13.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Chicago is collecting 42.5 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,272 assists on the year, which is 24th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Bulls are shooting 37.1% on shots from downtown (558 of 1,506) and 81.4% from the free throw line. They average 114.6 pts per contest (15th in basketball) while connecting on 49.1% from the floor.

On defense, the Bulls are forcing 14.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.8 fouls. They surrender 35.4% on shots from downtown and they rank 17th in basketball in PPG allowed (114.2). The Bulls defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.2% (2,163 of 4,586) and they concede 43.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 12th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,354 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Grizzlies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 106-103 when they faced the Raptors. The Grizzlies were able to collect 36 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 44 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 20 times, while earning 10 steals for the contest. The Raptors earned 16 personal fouls in this game which got the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for 23 shots. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 73.9%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Memphis converted 10 of 27 tries (37.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Grizzlies finished the game shooting 38 for 78 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.7%. The Grizzlies allowed the Raptors to convert 44 of 101 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.6% for this contest. They finished 30.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 11 of 36 and ended up shooting 7 out of 12 at the free throw line (58.3%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Memphis allowed Toronto to collect 42 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Desmond Bane ended up having an impact for the Grizzlies in this contest. Bane recorded 26 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists for this contest. He made 10 of 17 in the game for a rate of 58.8%, and had 2 rebounds.

Memphis has a win-loss record of 32-21 so far this year. The Grizzlies are responsible for committing 20.1 fouls every game while shooting 71.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.4 times per game (11th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.5 times per game. Memphis has totaled 6,161 pts for the year (116.2 per game) and they average 48.3 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Grizzlies are connecting on 46.9% from the field, which ranks them 19th in the NBA.

The Memphis defense allows 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (686 of 1,919) and their opponents are converting on 78.5% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 26.6 assists and 43.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 29th and 16th in the NBA. The Grizzlies on the defensive end are ranked 11th in the league in PPG given up with 112.6. They are able to force 15.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (1st in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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