Denver Nuggets vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 10/27/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Friday, October 27, 2023

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Memphis

The Memphis Grizzlies (51-31 last season) welcome the Denver Nuggets (53-29 last year) at FedExForum on Friday.

The Nuggets faced the Lakers and earned the victory with a final of 119-107 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Nuggets ended up finishing with 15 while the Lakers racked up 18 fouls. They also buried 10 of their 29 attempts from 3-point land. Los Angeles shot 75.0% at the free throw line by converting 15 of 20 shots. Furthermore, Los Angeles pulled down 44 rebounds (13 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 6 blocked shots. Los Angeles earned 23 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. In terms of defense, Denver allowed their opponent to shoot 45.6% from the floor on 41 out of 90 shooting. They also recorded 29 dimes for this game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In terms of rebounding, they compiled 42 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Nuggets converted 9 of their 12 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Denver finished having earned a 52.7% field goal percentage (48 out of 91) and made 14 of 34 3-point attempts.

Nikola Jokic is someone who was a major factor for this game. Jokic finished the game shooting 54.5% from the floor and distributed 11 dimes. He saw the court for 36 mins played and totaled 13 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 29 points on 12 of 22 shooting.

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Denver comes into this game after finishing with a record of 53-29 last season. They gave up possession 14.5 times per game and as a team committed 18.6 fouls per contest. As a team, Denver grabbed 43.0 rebounds per game and accounted for 2,368 assists throughout last season, which was 2nd in the NBA in terms of passing. The Nuggets shot 37.9% on shots from downtown (969 of 2,559) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. They averaged 115.8 points per contest (12th in the NBA) while shooting 50.4% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Nuggets forced 13.5 turnovers per game while drawing 19.5 fouls. They conceded 34.4% on three-point shots and they were ranked 8th in the NBA in points per game allowed (112.5). The Nuggets defensively gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.8% (3,423 of 7,166) and they surrendered 40.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They were ranked 16th in basketball in giving up assists with 2,105 relinquished last season.

In their last game, the Grizzlies took a defeat with a final score of 111-104 when they faced the Pelicans. The Grizzlies were able to pull down 29 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 37 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. The Pelicans committed 21 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They were able to bury 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.0%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Memphis made 12 of 43 tries (27.9%). Overall, the Grizzlies walked away from this one shooting 38 for 91 from the field which had them sitting at 41.8%. The Grizzlies permitted the Pelicans to make 40 of their 85 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 47.1% in the game. They went 43.8% from distance by going 14 out of 32 and ended up going 17 out of 22 from the free throw line (77.3%). When talking about how they rebounded, Memphis allowed New Orleans to collect 52 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Desmond Bane ended up being important for the Grizzlies for this game. Bane tallied 31 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes in this contest. He made 11 out of 22 for this game for a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Memphis had a win-loss record of 51-31 last year. When it comes to offense, the Grizzlies shot 47.5% from the floor, which ranked 16th in basketball. Memphis earned 9,587 points last season (116.9 per contest) and they pulled down 46.6 rebounds per game. They dished out assists 26.0 times per contest (9th in the NBA) and they turned it over 13.6 times per contest. The Grizzlies committed 20.0 fouls every game and they shot 73.3% from the charity stripe.

The Memphis defense surrendered 35.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,065 of 2,998) and their opponents knocked down 78.7% of their foul shots. They give up 26.4 dimes and 44.4 total boards per game, which is ranked 27th and 21st in basketball. The Grizzlies on defense were ranked 11th in basketball in PPG allowed with 113.0. They forced 15.1 TO's every game and let teams shoot 45.3% from the floor (1st in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis

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