Detroit Pistons vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 11/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

FedExForum is the location where the Memphis Grizzlies (11-7) will attempt to defeat the Detroit Pistons (8-11) on Wednesday.

The Pistons faced the Raptors and went home with a win by a final score of 102-100 in their last game. Detroit wrapped up the contest having earned a 44.7% FG percentage (34 out of 76) and converted 12 of their 37 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Pistons knocked down 22 of 31 attempts for a percentage of 71.0%. In terms of grabbing boards, they collected a total of 38 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 27 dimes in the matchup as well as creating 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Concerning defense, Detroit allowed the other team to go 39.4% from the floor on 41 of 104 shooting. Toronto earned 26 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. Moreover, Toronto grabbed 50 rebounds (23 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 7 blocked shots. Toronto walked away from this one shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe by burying 8 of their 10 attempts. They also knocked down 10 out of their 35 shots from downtown. When it comes to fouls, the Pistons ended up finishing with 19 while the Raptors recorded 27 fouls.

Jaden Ivey is one player who was a contributor in the matchup. He ended up scoring 25 points on 10 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 36 mins and also collected 5 rebounds. Ivey finished shooting 76.9% from the floor and recorded 8 dimes.

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Detroit steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 8-11 so far this season. They are averaging 109.4 points per outing (23rd in the NBA) while hitting 45.7% from the floor. The Pistons are connecting on 34.9% on three-point attempts (242 of 693) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Detroit is pulling in 46.7 boards per game and has totaled 475 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 11th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 16.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 20.4 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Pistons have forced 12.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They give up 36.7% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 10th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (111.0). The Pistons are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.0% (770 of 1,710) and they relinquish 42.8 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 22nd in basketball in allowing assists with 468 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Grizzlies walked away with a victory by a final of 123-98 when they faced the Trail Blazers. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Memphis permitted Portland to grab 44 in total (19 offensive). They went 17.4% from distance by shooting 8 out of 46 and ended up going 22 out of 28 at the charity stripe (78.6%). The Grizzlies allowed the Trail Blazers to knock down 34 of their 102 tries from the field which had them shooting 33.3% in the game. When all was said and done, the Grizzlies walked away from this one shooting 43 out of 87 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.4%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Memphis knocked down 12 of their 28 attempts (42.9%). They were able to make 25 of the free throw tries for a rate of 73.5%. The Trail Blazers were called for 21 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for a total of 34 shots. They also coughed up the ball 19 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. The Grizzlies recorded 44 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 60 in this contest.

Ja Morant ended up being a major contributor for the Grizzlies for this game. He knocked down 6 of 12 for the game for a rate of 50.0%, and earned 2 rebounds. Morant accumulated 22 points in his 23 minutes on the court and tallied 11 assists in the matchup.

Memphis has a mark of 11-7 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Grizzlies are connecting on 48.3% from the floor, which ranks them 5th in the league. Memphis has scored 2,168 points this season (120.4 per game) and they snag 48.4 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 30.1 times per contest (2nd in the league) and they are turning it over 17.1 times per game. The Grizzlies have committed 21.0 fouls per game and they go 76.7% from the charity stripe.

The Memphis defense surrenders 34.3% on 3-point attempts (252 of 735) and opponents are converting on 74.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 25.1 assists and 43.2 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 9th and 12th in basketball. The Grizzlies on the defensive end are ranked 15th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 112.8. They are forcing their opponents into 15.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.8% from the floor (4th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Memphis

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