Memphis Grizzlies vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 12/13/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Houston Rockets

Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Toyota Center is the site where the Houston Rockets (11-9) will try to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies (6-16) on Wednesday.

The Grizzlies took the court against the Mavericks and ended up losing by a score of 120-113 in their last contest. Memphis finished the game having earned a 46.1% field goal percentage (41 out of 89) and converted 18 of their 44 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Grizzlies buried 13 of 16 tries for a percentage of 81.3%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 38 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 26 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In the matter of the defense, Memphis allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the field on 43 out of 86 shooting. Dallas doled out 27 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. On top of that, Dallas snagged 43 rebounds (10 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Dallas finished the game at 89.5% at the charity stripe by making 17 of 19 tries. They also buried 17 of 40 tries from distance. Regarding fouls, the Grizzlies walked away with 19 and the Mavericks totaled 17 fouls.

Jaren Jackson Jr. is a guy who played a role for this game. Jackson shot 51.7% from the floor and earned 2 dimes. He was on the court for 42 minutes and collected 4 boards. He was able to score 41 points on 15 out of 29 shooting.

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Memphis will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 6-16 on the campaign. They turn it over 14.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 21.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Memphis is grabbing 41.8 rebounds per game and has accumulated 528 assists on the season, which has them ranked 27th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Grizzlies are shooting 33.7% on three-point attempts (286 of 848) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. They average 106.5 points per outing (29th in the league) while connecting on 43.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Grizzlies have forced 16.0 turnovers every game while drawing 18.7 fouls. They relinquish 39.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 11th in basketball in opponents PPG (112.5). The Grizzlies defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.2% (871 of 1,886) and they relinquish 45.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 11th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 564 conceded so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Rockets took home the win by a final score of 93-82 when they played the Spurs. In reference to cleaning the glass, Houston allowed San Antonio to pull down 51 in all (9 offensive). They finished 12.2% from three-point range by connecting on 5 of 41 and finished the contest at 15 of 22 from the free throw line (68.2%). The Rockets allowed the Spurs to make 31 out of 87 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 35.6% in the matchup. Overall, the Rockets went 32 out of 93 from the field which had them shooting 34.4%. Regarding shots from downtown, Houston knocked down 12 out of their 39 attempts (30.8%). They were able to bury 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 85.0%. The Spurs committed 14 personal fouls in this contest which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They also turned it over 16 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Rockets earned 45 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 60 in this contest.

Tari Eason ended up having an impact for the Rockets for the matchup. He converted 8 of 16 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 14 rebounds. Eason accumulated 18 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist in the matchup.

Houston has a win-loss mark of 11-9 this season. The Rockets are responsible for committing 21.7 fouls per contest and they hit 75.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.8 times per game (18th in the league) and they turn it over 13.2 times per game. Houston has 2,188 points for the campaign (109.4 per contest) and they pull down 45.3 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Rockets are hitting on 46.2% from the floor, which ranks them 23rd in basketball.

The Houston defense allows 31.7% on 3-point attempts (216 of 681) and opponents are knocking down 75.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 22.8 dimes and 44.1 rebounds every game, which is ranked 1st and 18th in the NBA. The Rockets on the defensive end are ranked 1st in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 105.6. They are able to force 12.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.8% from the floor (2nd in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Memphis

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