Memphis Grizzlies vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 3/10/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Sunday, March 10, 2024

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

Paycom Center is where the Oklahoma City Thunder (43-19) will compete against the Memphis Grizzlies (22-41) on Sunday.

The Grizzlies faced the 76ers and walked away with a win by a score of 115-109 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Grizzlies ended up with 14 and the 76ers accumulated 21 fouls. They knocked down 13 of their 35 tries from distance. Philadelphia went 85.7% from the free throw line by converting 18 of their 21 attempts. In addition, Philadelphia pulled down 47 rebounds (17 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 15 blocked shots. Philadelphia distributed 25 dimes and had 11 steals for the matchup. In reference to defending, Memphis let their opponent shoot 38.2% from the floor on 39 of 102 shooting. They also doled out 21 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and having 3 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 54 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Grizzlies made 20 of 23 attempts for a rate of 87.0%. Memphis finished the contest with a 45.1% field goal percentage (41 out of 91) and buried 13 of their 37 3-point shots.

Jaren Jackson Jr. is one player who came through for the matchup. Jackson finished the game at 40.0% from the field and earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins and also snagged 11 rebounds. He recorded 30 points on 10 out of 25 shooting.

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Memphis enters this game with a mark of 22-41 this season. They are turning it over 15.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Memphis is snagging 42.0 boards per game and has accounted for 1,568 dimes so far this season, which is 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Grizzlies are shooting 34.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (843 of 2,430) and 76.3% from the free throw line. They average 106.2 points per outing (30th in basketball) while connecting on 43.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Grizzlies are forcing 15.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They rank 13th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,640 conceded for the campaign. The Grizzlies defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.1% (2,583 of 5,488) and they concede 45.8 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 37.7% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 9th in the NBA in points per game allowed (112.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Thunder walked away with a victory by a final of 128-120 when they faced the Trail Blazers. The Thunder were able to collect 32 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 39 in the game. They also turned it over 18 times, while getting 10 steals in this matchup. The Trail Blazers had 28 fouls in the matchup which took the Thunder to the free throw line for 39 attempts. They were able to knock down 33 of the free throw tries for a rate of 84.6%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Oklahoma City made 9 out of 22 attempts (40.9%). Overall, the Thunder went 43 out of 74 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 58.1%. The Thunder permitted the Trail Blazers to make 41 out of 81 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.6% for this contest. They finished shooting 41.2% from downtown by going 14 of 34 and ended up going 24 out of 27 at the free throw line (88.9%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Oklahoma City permitted Portland to snag 32 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was important for the Thunder for this contest. Gilgeous-Alexander earned 37 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 5 assists in the matchup. He made 13 out of 23 in the matchup for a rate of 56.5%, and added 3 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss record of 43-19 so far this season. The Thunder are responsible for committing 19.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 83.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.8 times per game (12th in the league) and they cough up possession 12.5 times per contest. Oklahoma City has accounted for 7,503 points so far this season (121.0 per contest) and they collect 41.5 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Thunder are connecting on 50.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 2nd in basketball.

The Thunder on the defensive end are ranked 13th in basketball in PPG given up with 113.4. They are forcing their opponents into 15.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the field (3rd in the league). The Oklahoma City defense allows 36.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (842 of 2,312) and their opposition makes 78.7% of their free throw shots. They surrender 26.9 dimes and 45.2 boards per contest, which is ranked 19th and 25th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Memphis

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