Memphis Grizzlies vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 12/23/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Saturday, December 23, 2023

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

Odds/Point Spread: Memphis (-1)

The Memphis Grizzlies (8-19) are hitting the road to State Farm Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Atlanta Hawks (12-15). Atlanta opens this contest as 1-point dogs from oddsmakers. The over/under is 241.5.

The Grizzlies took the court against the Pacers and earned the victory with a final of 116-103 in their last game. Memphis ended the game with a 51.2% FG percentage (43 out of 84) and knocked down 16 out of their 35 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Grizzlies converted 14 of 21 shots for a rate of 66.7%. When discussing hauling in boards, they earned 41 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 27 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 8 steals. In terms of defending, Memphis allowed the other team to go 42.2% from the field on 38 out of 90 shooting. Indiana distributed 28 dimes and had 12 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Indiana pulled down 39 rebounds (12 offensive, 27 defensive) and got 7 blocks. Indiana finished the contest at 81.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of their 11 attempts. They also converted 18 out of their 52 attempts from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Grizzlies ended up finishing with 14 and the Pacers finished the game with 21 personal fouls.

Desmond Bane is one player who was important in this matchup. Bane went 42.3% from the floor and also totaled 7 assists. He played for 36 minutes and pulled down 6 rebounds. He totaled 31 points on 11 out of 26 shooting.

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Memphis comes into this matchup with a record of 8-19 on the season. They are giving up possession 15.1 times per game and as a team they are committing 21.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Memphis is pulling in 42.0 boards per game and is sitting with 643 dimes this season, which ranks 28th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Grizzlies are shooting 33.7% on 3-pointers (352 of 1,046) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 106.4 points per outing (30th in the NBA) on 43.7% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Grizzlies are able to force 15.7 turnovers every game and they draw 19.3 fouls. They give up 39.0% on shots from downtown while they are 10th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.1). The Grizzlies defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 45.6% (1,062 of 2,327) and they relinquish 45.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 7th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 687 conceded for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 134-127 against the Rockets. The Hawks pulled down 32 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 44 for the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. The Rockets had 23 fouls for the matchup which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to make 23 of the free throw tries for a rate of 82.1%. In terms of shooting from distance, Atlanta knocked down 17 of 40 tries (42.5%). When the game finished, the Hawks ended up shooting 47 out of 91 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.6%. The Hawks permitted the Rockets to convert 44 of 89 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 49.4% in the matchup. They went 47.1% from beyond the arc via 16 out of 34 and ended up shooting 23 of 23 at the free throw line (100.0%). When discussing rebounds, Atlanta allowed Houston to snag 37 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Trae Young pitched in for the Hawks for the contest. Young tallied 30 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 14 assists in the game. He made 10 of 18 in the game for a rate of 55.6%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Atlanta has a record of 12-15 this season. The Hawks are committing 19.0 fouls per contest and they go 83.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.7 times per game (19th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.7 times per game. Atlanta has scored 3,325 points for the campaign (123.1 per contest) and they snag 44.2 boards per game. As an offense, the Hawks are shooting 47.4% from the floor, which is ranked 13th in the league.

The Hawks are ranked 28th in basketball in PPG allowed with 122.9. They are able to force 15.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 50.3% from the floor (29th in the NBA). The Atlanta defense allows 38.5% on three-point shots (364 of 946) and opponents are connecting on 79.4% of their free throw shots. They surrender 28.6 dimes and 43.7 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 29th and 17th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta (+1)

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