Houston Rockets vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 3/22/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Memphis

The Houston Rockets are on their way to FedExForum on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Rockets took the court against the Warriors and took a loss by a final of 121-108 in their last contest. Houston finished with a 41.9% field goal percentage (39 of 93) and buried 10 of their 36 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Rockets buried 20 of 24 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 41 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 14 assists for this contest while forcing 18 turnovers and having 14 steals. In relation to the defense, Houston allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 44 of 88 shooting. Golden State distributed 31 assists and had 12 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Golden State pulled down 48 boards (16 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 2 blocks. Golden State walked away from this one shooting 84.2% at the free throw line by making 16 of 19 attempts. They knocked down 17 out of their 48 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In reference to fouls, the Rockets ended up with 14 and the Warriors recorded 14 fouls.

Tari Eason is someone who played a role for the matchup. He accounted for 21 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. He played 31 minutes and also totaled 12 rebounds. Eason shot 56.3% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Houston will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 18-54 this season. They turn it over 16.5 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.6 personal fouls every game. As a team, Houston is collecting 46.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,609 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 30th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Rockets are shooting 32.7% on three-point attempts (766 of 2,344) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 110.3 points per contest (29th in basketball) while going 45.4% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Rockets are able to force 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 20.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 20th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,856 relinquished for the year. The Rockets defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.8% (3,030 of 6,341) and they relinquish 41.4 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 37.3% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 26th in the league in points per game from their opponents (118.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Grizzlies got the win with a final of 112-108 when they faced the Mavericks. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Memphis allowed Dallas to collect 37 overall (8 offensive). They finished shooting 30.6% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 11 of 36 and finished the contest at 19 out of 20 at the free throw line (95.0%). The Grizzlies permitted the Mavericks to make 39 of their 84 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 46.4% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Grizzlies finished the game shooting 41 out of 89 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.1%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Memphis knocked down 10 out of their 35 tries (28.6%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.9%. The Mavericks earned 19 personal fouls for the contest which took the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for a total of 26 shots. They coughed it up 11 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. The Grizzlies pulled down 33 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 for this game.

Jaren Jackson Jr. ended up being a factor for the Grizzlies in this game. He buried 10 out of 16 for this contest for a rate of 62.5%, and had 4 rebounds. Jackson totaled 28 points in his 23 minutes of playing time and added 1 assist for this contest.

Memphis has a win-loss mark of 44-27 for the year. The Grizzlies have committed 20.2 fouls per game and they shoot 72.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.5 times per contest (11th in the league) and they turn the ball over 13.7 times per contest. Memphis has scored 8,236 points this year (116.0 per contest) and they pull down 47.0 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Grizzlies are hitting on 47.0% from the field, which ranks them 18th in the league.

The Grizzlies are ranked 5th in basketball in PPG allowed with 112.1. They have forced 15.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.9% from the field (1st in the league). The Memphis defense surrenders 35.3% on shots from distance (915 of 2,593) and opponents are converting on 79.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 26.2 assists and 44.5 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 26th and 21st in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Memphis

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