Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 3/22/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Friday, March 22, 2024

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

The Memphis Grizzlies (23-47) are headed to Frost Bank Center on Friday where they will go up against the San Antonio Spurs (15-54).

The Grizzlies took the court against the Warriors and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 137-116 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Grizzlies ended up with 15 while the Warriors had 17 personal fouls. They converted 19 out of their 39 attempts from beyond the arc. Golden State walked away from this one shooting 33.3% from the free throw line by making 2 of 6 tries. Additionally, Golden State totaled 48 rebounds (13 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Golden State dished out 43 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. Regarding the defense, Memphis allowed their opponent to shoot 58.0% from the field on 58 of 100 shooting. They also doled out 29 assists in the game in addition to creating 6 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they compiled a total of 45 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Grizzlies buried 14 of 18 attempts for a rate of 77.8%. Memphis ended the game having earned a 43.8% field goal percentage (42 out of 96) and buried 18 out of their 49 3-pointers.

GG Jackson II is one guy who was a major factor in this contest. He totaled 35 points on 11 out of 19 shooting. He played for 35 minutes and snagged 5 boards. Jackson II finished shooting 57.9% from the floor and also recorded 3 dimes.

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Memphis enters this game with a win-loss record of 23-47 on the year. They have an average of 106.0 pts per game (30th in the league) while going 43.7% from the floor. The Grizzlies are hitting 34.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (937 of 2,693) and 76.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Memphis is pulling down 42.1 boards per game and has accumulated 1,746 dimes on the year, which ranks 23rd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 15.1 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Grizzlies are forcing 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.0 fouls. They rank 18th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,847 relinquished this year. The Grizzlies defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.4% (2,895 of 6,113) and they concede 45.6 rebounds per game as a group. They are conceding 37.8% on shots from distance and they are 12th in the league in points per game allowed (112.8).

The last time they took the court, the Spurs took a loss by a final score of 113-107 against the Mavericks. Regarding cleaning up the glass, San Antonio permitted Dallas to pull down 40 in total (3 offensive). They went 33.3% from three-point range by hitting 10 of 30 and ended up shooting 15 out of 17 at the free throw line (88.2%). The Spurs allowed the Mavericks to make 44 of 91 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 48.4% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Spurs walked away from this one shooting 39 out of 89 from the floor which had them shooting 43.8%. When it comes to shots from distance, San Antonio converted 14 out of 39 tries (35.9%). They were able to knock down 15 of them for a clip of 71.4%. The Mavericks earned 18 fouls for the game which got the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. The Spurs collected 39 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 48 in this game.

Tre Jones ended up being a major contributor for the Spurs for the matchup. Jones tallied 22 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 9 dimes for this game. He converted 8 out of 11 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

San Antonio has a mark of 15-54 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Spurs are hitting on 46.3% from the floor, which is ranked 24th in the NBA. San Antonio has tallied 7,747 points on the campaign (112.3 per contest) and they grab 43.7 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.8 times per contest (2nd in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.0 times per contest. The Spurs are responsible for committing 17.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.5% from the free throw line.

The San Antonio defense surrenders 37.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (889 of 2,355) and opponents are knocking down 78.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 28.1 assists and 45.4 boards per game, which ranks 24th and 27th in the NBA. The Spurs are ranked 25th in the league in PPG given up with 119.7. They are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 49.1% from the floor (25th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Memphis

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