Cleveland Cavaliers vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 3/14/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Friday, March 14, 2025

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Memphis Grizzlies (41-24) will go up against the Cleveland Cavaliers (54-10) at FedExForum on Friday.

The Cavaliers took the court against the Nets and went home with a win by a final score of 109-104 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Cavaliers walked away with 10 and the Nets racked up 21 fouls. They knocked down 16 of their 44 shots from beyond the arc. Brooklyn ended up going 71.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 14 tries. Moreover, Brooklyn totaled 38 boards (8 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Brooklyn recorded 31 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. In the matter of defense, Cleveland allowed 46.4% from the field on 39 of 84 shooting. They also distributed 23 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned 48 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Cavaliers made 21 of 25 shots for a rate of 84.0%. Cleveland wrapped up the game having earned a 43.8% field goal percentage (39 of 89) and knocked down 10 out of their 42 3-pointers.

Darius Garland is a guy who had an impact in this matchup. He totaled 30 points on 11 of 24 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and also pulled down 4 rebounds. Garland walked away from this one shooting 45.8% from the field and also earned 8 assists.

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Cleveland heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 54-10 on the year. They average 122.9 points per outing (1st in the NBA) while going 49.4% from the field. The Cavaliers are shooting 39.3% on 3-pointers (1,035 of 2,636) and 79.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Cleveland is collecting 45.4 boards per game and is sitting with 1,825 assists this season, which has them ranked 9th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Cavaliers are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. They give up 35.7% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 10th in the league in PPG allowed (111.5). The Cavaliers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.3% (2,624 of 5,793) and they concede 43.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 8th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,626 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Grizzlies took home the win by a final score of 120-118 when they played the Suns. In the matter of attacking the glass, Memphis permitted Phoenix to grab 46 in total (15 on the offensive glass). They shot 52.6% from three-point range by shooting 20 out of 38 and ended up going 16 out of 22 at the free throw line (72.7%). The Grizzlies permitted the Suns to make 41 of their 90 attempts from the floor which had them at 45.6% for this game. In all, the Grizzlies ended up going 40 out of 86 from the floor which had them shooting 46.5%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Memphis made 17 out of their 46 attempts (37.0%). They were able to make 23 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 85.2%. The Suns were called for 22 personal fouls for the game which took the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for a total of 27 tries. They coughed it up 15 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. The Grizzlies pulled down 28 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 39 for the contest.

Ja Morant pitched in for the Grizzlies for the contest. Morant had 29 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 12 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 9 of 13 in this contest for a field goal rate of 69.2%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Memphis has a mark of 41-24 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Grizzlies are hitting on 48.1% from the floor, which ranks 6th in basketball. Memphis has scored 7,972 pts for the season (122.6 per contest) and they pull in 47.7 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 28.9 times per contest (6th in basketball) and they turn it over 16.3 times per contest. The Grizzlies are responsible for committing 21.0 personal fouls every game and they go 78.0% from the charity stripe.

The Memphis defense gives up 35.7% on 3-pointers (909 of 2,544) and their opponents are making 76.0% of their free throw shots. They have given up 27.0 assists and 43.2 boards per contest, which is 21st and 11th in basketball. The Grizzlies defensively are ranked 25th in the league in points per game surrendered with 116.8. They are forcing 15.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.5% from the floor (6th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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