Memphis Grizzlies vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 12/26/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

Odds/Point Spread: Memphis (+4)

The Memphis Grizzlies (9-19) are hitting the road to Smoothie King Center on Tuesday where they will try to beat the New Orleans Pelicans (17-13). Memphis is 4-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The total is 229.5.

The Grizzlies faced the Hawks and took home the win by a score of 125-119 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Grizzlies ended up walking away with 16 and the Hawks finished the game with 22 fouls. They buried 13 of 43 tries from beyond the arc. Atlanta finished the game at 80.0% from the free throw line by making 16 of 20 tries. Moreover, Atlanta collected 41 rebounds (13 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Atlanta dished out 28 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. With respect to defense, Memphis allowed 46.9% from the floor on 45 out of 96 shooting. They also recorded 29 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about rebounding, they collected 51 with 15 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Grizzlies buried 14 of their 22 tries for a rate of 63.6%. Memphis ended having earned a 51.5% field goal percentage (50 of 97) and made 11 of their 33 shots from beyond the arc.

Desmond Bane is one player who was a factor for the contest. Bane ended up going 52.0% from the floor and also earned 6 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and grabbed 6 boards. He accounted for 37 points on 13 of 25 shooting.

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Memphis will play this game with a mark of 9-19 for the campaign. They are averaging 107.0 points per outing (30th in the league) while connecting on 44.0% from the floor. The Grizzlies are hitting 33.6% on three-point attempts (363 of 1,079) and 76.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Memphis is grabbing 42.4 boards per contest and has tallied 672 assists on the season, which ranks 28th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 15.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.9 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Grizzlies are forcing 15.5 turnovers every game while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They are surrendering 38.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 9th in basketball in points per game allowed (112.4). The Grizzlies defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.7% (1,107 of 2,423) and they surrender 45.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 6th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 715 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pelicans took a loss by a final score of 106-104 when they faced the Rockets. When it comes to how they rebounded, New Orleans allowed Houston to snag 44 overall (13 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 31.0% from distance by going 9 out of 29 and finished the game at 27 of 35 at the charity stripe (77.1%). The Pelicans permitted the Rockets to convert 35 out of their 82 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 42.7% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Pelicans walked away from this one shooting 38 out of 82 from the floor which had them sitting at 46.3%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, New Orleans converted 8 of 31 tries (25.8%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 69.0%. The Rockets were called for 20 fouls for the matchup which got the Pelicans to the free throw line for 29 tries. They also turned it over 16 times, while earning 9 steals in the matchup. The Pelicans corralled 33 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 46 for the matchup.

Zion Williamson pitched in for the Pelicans for the matchup. Williamson racked up 28 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists for the game. He knocked down 11 out of 16 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 68.8%, and accumulated 8 rebounds.

New Orleans has a record of 17-13 on the year. As an offensive team, the Pelicans are hitting on 48.2% from the floor, which ranks 10th in basketball. New Orleans has earned 3,471 pts on the season (115.7 per game) and they grab 44.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.4 times per game (11th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.5 times per game. The Pelicans have committed 19.9 personal fouls every game and they shoot 76.7% from the charity stripe.

The Pelicans on defense are ranked 13th in the NBA in points given up per game with 113.3. They are forcing 14.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (14th in the NBA). The New Orleans defense allows 34.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (404 of 1,174) and their opponents are making 77.2% of their free throw shots. They allow 27.0 assists and 43.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 20th and 16th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Memphis (+4)

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