Golden State Warriors vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 2/2/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Friday, February 2, 2024

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Memphis

The Memphis Grizzlies (18-29) welcome the Golden State Warriors (20-24) at FedExForum on Friday.

The Warriors faced off with the 76ers and walked away with a win by a score of 119-107 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Warriors walked away with 20 while the 76ers racked up 24 fouls. They made 13 of their 30 attempts from beyond the arc. Philadelphia went 76.2% from the free throw line by making 16 of 21 tries. Moreover, Philadelphia grabbed 39 boards (13 offensive, 26 defensive) and got 6 blocks. Philadelphia earned 11 assists and had 14 steals for the matchup. When discussing defense, Golden State allowed the other team to go 45.9% from the field on 39 out of 85 shooting. They also recorded 32 dimes in this matchup while forcing 16 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they earned 42 with 8 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Warriors made 17 of their 19 shots for a rate of 89.5%. Golden State finished the game with a 55.7% field goal percentage (44 of 79) and converted 14 of their 32 shots from beyond the arc.

Stephen Curry is a player who came through in this contest. He finished with 37 points on 12 of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and totaled 8 rebounds. Curry finished the game shooting 70.6% from the floor and dished out 7 assists.

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Golden State comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 20-24 so far this year. They turn it over 14.6 times per contest and as a unit they commit 20.8 fouls per contest. As a unit, Golden State is pulling in 45.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,251 dimes for the year, which ranks 14th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Warriors are shooting 37.6% on shots from 3-point land (661 of 1,756) and 79.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 118.6 pts per game (7th in basketball) while shooting 47.1% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Warriors are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.5 fouls. They rank 3rd in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,148 conceded so far this season. The Warriors are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.5% (1,889 of 3,973) and they surrender 43.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They relinquish 36.2% on 3-point attempts while they are 22nd in the league in points per game allowed (118.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Grizzlies went home defeated by a final of 103-94 against the Kings. When discussing rebounding, Memphis allowed Sacramento to collect 51 in total (11 on the offensive side). They finished 28.9% from 3-point land by going 11 of 38 and ended up shooting 6 out of 10 at the charity stripe (60.0%). The Grizzlies allowed the Kings to convert 43 of 84 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.2% for this game. When all was said and done, the Grizzlies walked away from this one shooting 30 for 80 from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.5%. When it comes to shooting from distance, Memphis made 13 out of 36 attempts (36.1%). They were able to convert 21 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. The Kings were called for 17 fouls in this game which took the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for 28 tries. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 11 steals in this game. The Grizzlies earned 28 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 37 in this game.

Jaren Jackson Jr. pitched in for the Grizzlies for the matchup. He buried 6 out of 18 for the game for a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and added 3 rebounds. Jackson totaled 22 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in the game.

Memphis has a mark of 18-29 this year. The Grizzlies are committing 20.0 fouls per contest and they go 77.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.9 times per game (25th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.6 times per contest. Memphis has accounted for 5,053 pts this season (107.5 per contest) and they grab 42.2 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Grizzlies are connecting on 43.9% from the floor, which is 30th in the league.

The Memphis defense gives up 37.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (620 of 1,638) and their opponents are converting on 78.6% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 25.9 dimes and 45.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is 12th and 27th in the NBA. The Grizzlies on the defensive end are ranked 12th in basketball in PPG given up with 112.6. They are able to force 15.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the field (13th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Memphis

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