Portland Trail Blazers vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 11/25/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Monday, November 25, 2024

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Memphis Grizzlies (9-7) will try to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers (6-9) at FedExForum on Monday.

The Trail Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against the Thunder and ended up losing by a score of 109-99 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Trail Blazers left the arena with 20 and the Thunder finished the game with 20 fouls. They buried 9 of their 31 shots from distance. Oklahoma City finished the game shooting 87.0% at the charity stripe by making 20 of their 23 tries. Additionally, Oklahoma City had 46 rebounds (15 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 7 rejections. Oklahoma City earned 24 assists and had 14 steals in the matchup. Concerning the defense, Portland allowed 44.0% from the field on 40 out of 91 shooting. They also distributed 18 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they compiled 49 with 16 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Trail Blazers converted 20 of their 28 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. Portland walked away from the contest having earned a 40.5% FG percentage (32 of 79) and made 15 of 38 shots from 3-point land.

Shaedon Sharpe is one player who was a factor for this game. Sharpe ended up shooting 37.5% from the field and distributed 2 dimes. He played 38 minutes and snagged 4 rebounds. He left the arena with 21 points on 6 out of 16 shooting.

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Portland comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 6-9 so far this season. They turn the ball over 17.4 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 19.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Portland is grabbing 44.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 323 dimes for the campaign, which is 29th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Trail Blazers are hitting 33.4% on 3-pointers (167 of 500) and 76.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 106.8 points per game (27th in basketball) while hitting 43.5% from the field.

On defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing 17.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 21st in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 413 conceded for the campaign. The Trail Blazers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (615 of 1,317) and they relinquish 45.5 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 35.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 18th in the league in opponents PPG (113.9).

The last time they took the court, the Grizzlies took home the win by a final score of 117-111 against the 76ers. The Grizzlies collected 32 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 41 in this game. They also turned it over 20 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The 76ers committed 19 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for a total of 16 tries. They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Memphis buried 19 of their 43 attempts (44.2%). Overall, the Grizzlies finished shooting 41 out of 85 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.2%. The Grizzlies allowed the 76ers to make 39 of 87 tries from the field which left them shooting 44.8% for this game. They finished the game shooting 33.3% from downtown by connecting on 11 of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 24 from the free throw line (91.7%). In relation to team rebounding, Memphis permitted Philadelphia to grab 41 overall (14 offensive).

Jaren Jackson Jr. ended up being a major contributor for the Grizzlies in this matchup. Jackson accumulated 25 points in his 30 mins on the court and had 1 assist for the matchup. He converted 8 out of 15 for this game for a field goal rate of 53.3%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Memphis has a win-loss record of 9-7 this season. The Grizzlies have committed 21.3 fouls per contest and they go 77.5% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 29.3 times per contest (3rd in basketball) and they are turning it over 17.2 times per contest. Memphis has scored 1,903 pts this season (118.9 per contest) and they pull in 47.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Grizzlies are shooting 47.6% from the field, which is ranked 7th in the NBA.

The Grizzlies on the defensive side of the court are 15th in the league in points per game surrendered with 112.6. They are forcing 16.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the field (4th in the league). The Memphis defense gives up 34.8% on shots from 3-point land (225 of 647) and opponents are connecting on 73.8% of their foul shots. They have given up 25.0 assists and 43.6 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 9th and 16th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis

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