New Orleans Pelicans vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 10/25/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Memphis

Odds/Point Spread: New Orleans (+2)

FedExForum is where the Memphis Grizzlies (51-31 last year) will try to beat the New Orleans Pelicans (42-40 last season) on Wednesday. Memphis opens this matchup as 2-point favorites. The total comes in at 229.

The Pelicans faced the Timberwolves and took a loss by a score of 113-108 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Pelicans ended up walking away with 24 and the Timberwolves totaled 22 personal fouls. They knocked down 13 out of their 36 shots from beyond the arc. Minnesota went 71.0% at the free throw line by converting 22 of 31 shots. Additionally, Minnesota grabbed 42 boards (8 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Minnesota earned 25 assists and had 7 steals for the game. In relation to defending, New Orleans let their opponent shoot 47.6% from the field on 39 out of 82 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 13 steals. In relation to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 49 with 11 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pelicans made 25 of 29 attempts for a rate of 86.2%. New Orleans finished the game having earned a 44.4% field goal percentage (40 of 90) and made 3 of 21 shots from beyond the arc.

Brandon Ingram is someone who was a contributor in this contest. He ended up walking away with 42 points on 16 of 28 shooting. He played for 42 minutes played and also totaled 12 rebounds. Ingram finished the game shooting 57.1% from the field and also recorded 7 dimes.

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New Orleans enters this contest after finishing with a win-loss mark of 42-40 last year. They had an average of 114.4 points per game (15th in basketball) while going 48.0% from the field. The Pelicans shot 36.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (899 of 2,468) and 79.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New Orleans collected 43.7 boards per game and accounted for 2,122 assists last season, which had them ranked 11th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turned it over 14.6 times per game and as a team committed 20.5 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Pelicans were able to force their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They relinquished 33.9% on 3-point attempts while they were 9th in basketball in opponents PPG (112.5). The Pelicans allowed a FG percentage of 47.2% (3,357 of 7,105) and they relinquished 41.8 boards per contest as a basketball team. They were 8th in the NBA in giving up assists with 2,044 conceded last season.

When they last played, the Grizzlies took a loss by a final score of 125-85 when they faced the Lakers. Regarding cleaning the glass, Memphis permitted Los Angeles to grab 52 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 34.1% from three-point range by going 15 out of 44 and ended up going 12 of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Grizzlies permitted the Lakers to make 49 of their 91 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.8% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Grizzlies walked away from this one shooting 29 for 96 from the field which gave them a rate of 30.2%. Pertaining to shots from 3-point land, Memphis knocked down 12 out of 38 attempts (31.6%). They were able to convert 15 of the free throws for a rate of 75.0%. The Lakers were called for 16 fouls in this matchup which got the Grizzlies to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 10 steals for the matchup. The Grizzlies snagged 31 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 45 for the matchup.

Santi Aldama ended up having an impact for the Grizzlies for the contest. Aldama earned 16 points in his 29 mins of playing time, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He knocked down 6 of 10 for the contest for a rate of 60.0%, and added 5 rebounds.

Memphis had a win-loss mark of 51-31 last season. The Grizzlies committed 20.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 26.0 times per contest (9th in the NBA) and they turned it over 13.6 times per contest. Memphis tallied 9,587 points throughout last year (116.9 per contest) and they snagged 46.6 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Grizzlies hit 47.5% from the floor, which ranked them 16th in basketball.

The Grizzlies were ranked 11th in the league in points allowed per game with 113.0. They were able to force 15.1 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (1st in the league). The Memphis defense gave up 35.5% on shots from distance (1,065 of 2,998) and opponents knocked down 78.7% of their foul shots. They concede 26.4 assists and 44.4 boards per contest, which is ranked 27th and 21st in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans (+2)

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