Houston Rockets vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 12/15/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Friday, December 15, 2023

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Memphis

The Houston Rockets (12-9) are traveling to FedExForum on Friday where they will take on the Memphis Grizzlies (6-17).

The Rockets faced off with the Grizzlies and earned the victory with a final of 117-104 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Rockets walked away with 28 while the Grizzlies racked up 30 fouls. They also made 10 of 38 attempts from distance. Memphis went 70.6% at the charity stripe by converting 24 of 34 tries. Furthermore, Memphis collected 39 rebounds (5 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Memphis dished out 25 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. When discussing the defense, Houston let their opponent shoot 42.7% from the floor on 35 out of 82 shooting. They also doled out 23 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about rebounding, they earned 58 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Rockets converted 27 of 37 attempts for a percentage of 73.0%. Houston wrapped up the contest with a 45.3% FG percentage (39 out of 86) and converted 12 of their 32 three-point shots.

Tari Eason is a player who was important in this game. Eason finished the game at 62.5% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He saw the court for 27 minutes and grabbed 14 boards. He accounted for 25 points on 10 of 16 shooting.

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Houston heads into this contest with a record of 12-9 so far this year. They cough up possession 13.4 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 22.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Houston is pulling down 45.9 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 538 assists this year, which is 29th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Rockets are shooting 36.0% from downtown (262 of 728) and 75.6% from the free throw line. They average 109.8 points per game (26th in basketball) while connecting on 46.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Rockets are able to force 12.5 turnovers per game and they draw 19.7 fouls. They are giving up 31.4% on 3-point shots while they are 1st in the league in opponents points per game (105.5). The Rockets defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 43.7% (789 of 1,806) and they relinquish 43.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 1st in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 480 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Grizzlies went home defeated by a final of 117-104 against the Rockets. The Grizzlies recorded 34 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for the matchup. They turned it over 11 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. The Rockets were called for 28 fouls for the game which got the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for a total of 34 tries. They were able to knock down 24 of the free throws for a rate of 70.6%. When talking about shooting from distance, Memphis made 10 out of 38 tries (26.3%). When the game finished, the Grizzlies shot 35 out of 82 from the field which had them sitting at 42.7%. The Grizzlies permitted the Rockets to bury 39 of 86 tries from the field which left them shooting 45.3% for the matchup. They finished shooting 37.5% from behind the 3-point line by going 12 out of 32 and ended up shooting 27 of 37 at the free throw line (73.0%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Memphis permitted Houston to grab 58 in all (15 on the offensive glass).

Jaren Jackson Jr. pitched in for the Grizzlies in the matchup. He converted 15 of 24 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and added 7 rebounds. Jackson racked up 44 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for the matchup.

Memphis has a win-loss mark of 6-17 on the year. As an offense, the Grizzlies are connecting on 43.6% from the floor, which is ranked 29th in the NBA. Memphis has totaled 2,448 points for the season (106.4 per game) and they collect 41.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 24.0 times per contest (27th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.3 times per game. The Grizzlies commit 21.4 personal fouls per game and they hit 77.4% from the free throw line.

The Memphis defense concedes 39.6% on shots from 3-point land (334 of 844) and their opponents are knocking down 78.5% of their foul shots. They have conceded 25.5 assists and 45.6 rebounds per game, which is ranked 13th and 25th in the NBA. The Grizzlies on the defensive end are ranked 10th in the league in points given up per game with 112.7. They are forcing 16.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.1% from the field (10th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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