Portland Trail Blazers vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 3/1/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Friday, March 1, 2024

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Memphis

The Portland Trail Blazers (15-42) are on their way to FedExForum on Friday where they will take on the Memphis Grizzlies (20-39).

The Trail Blazers faced the Heat and ended up losing by a score of 106-96 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Trail Blazers walked away with 25 while the Heat racked up 19 fouls. They also converted 14 out of their 26 tries from long range. Miami walked away from this one shooting 69.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 26 attempts. Moreover, Miami totaled 34 boards (6 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Miami totaled 29 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. With regard to the defense, Portland allowed the other team to shoot 52.9% from the field on 37 out of 70 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to rebounding, they collected 40 with 15 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers made 16 of 19 tries for a percentage of 84.2%. Portland finished having earned a 40.7% FG percentage (35 of 86) and knocked down 10 of their 31 3-point shots.

Anfernee Simons is a guy who was a contributor in this matchup. Simons ended up going 38.5% from the field and also dished out 4 dimes. He saw the court for 41 minutes and also pulled down 1 board. He walked away with 26 points on 10 of 26 shooting.

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Portland heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 15-42 on the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.9 times per game and as a squad they are committing 20.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Portland is collecting 41.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,286 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 30th in the league in terms of passing. The Trail Blazers are hitting 34.8% on shots from downtown (658 of 1,892) and 79.4% from the free throw line. They average 107.2 pts per game (29th in the NBA) while shooting 43.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Trail Blazers are forcing 14.8 turnovers per game while drawing 18.4 fouls. They concede 34.9% on shots from distance and they are 17th in the NBA in points per game allowed (116.3). The Trail Blazers are giving up a FG percentage of 49.6% (2,452 of 4,943) and they surrender 44.3 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 19th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,573 surrendered for the season.

When they last played, the Grizzlies took a loss by a final score of 110-101 against the Timberwolves. In relation to attacking the glass, Memphis allowed Minnesota to snag 39 overall (5 on the offensive side). They shot 40.0% from distance by going 14 out of 35 and finished the contest at 18 of 22 at the charity stripe (81.8%). The Grizzlies allowed the Timberwolves to bury 39 of their 79 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 49.4% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Grizzlies finished the game shooting 36 out of 93 from the floor which had them shooting 38.7%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Memphis converted 11 out of their 37 attempts (29.7%). They were able to make 18 of them for a percentage of 90.0%. The Timberwolves had 19 fouls for this contest which took the Grizzlies to the free throw line for 20 shots. They turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. The Grizzlies snagged 33 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards for a total of 50 for this contest.

Jaren Jackson Jr. pitched in for the Grizzlies for this contest. He buried 11 out of 23 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 47.8%, and tallied 13 rebounds. Jackson earned 33 points in his 38 mins of playing time and totaled 1 assist for this contest.

Memphis has a win-loss record of 20-39 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Grizzlies are connecting on 43.9% from the floor, which is ranked 29th in basketball. Memphis has totaled 6,278 pts on the campaign (106.4 per game) and they average 41.8 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 25.2 times per contest (23rd in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.6 times per contest. The Grizzlies commit 19.5 personal fouls per contest and they hit 76.3% from the charity stripe.

The Grizzlies defensively are ranked 9th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 112.7. They are forcing 15.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the field (16th in the league). The Memphis defense gives up 37.8% on 3-point shots (779 of 2,061) and their opponents are making 78.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 26.0 assists and 45.9 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 10th and 29th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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