Los Angeles Lakers vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 3/29/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

FedExForum is the location where the Memphis Grizzlies (44-28) will compete against the Los Angeles Lakers (44-28) on Saturday.

The Lakers faced off with the Pacers and went home with a win by a final score of 120-119 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Lakers ended up with 22 and the Pacers recorded 16 fouls. They also converted 15 of 36 attempts from distance. Indiana walked away from this one shooting 84.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 19 attempts. On top of that, Indiana collected 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Indiana distributed 31 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. With regard to defending, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 50.6% from the field on 44 of 87 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they collected a total of 43 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lakers buried 21 of 24 attempts for a rate of 87.5%. Los Angeles walked away from the game having earned a 51.9% field goal percentage (41 of 79) and made 17 out of their 38 three-point shots.

Luka Doncic is one guy who came through for the matchup. Doncic walked away from this one shooting 52.4% from the floor and also recorded 7 assists. He was on the court for 38 mins and also collected 7 boards. He was able to score 34 points on 11 out of 21 shooting.

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Los Angeles comes into this matchup with a mark of 44-28 on the year. They are averaging 112.8 pts per game (19th in basketball) while hitting 47.8% from the field. The Lakers are connecting on 36.1% on shots from 3-point land (931 of 2,582) and 78.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is snagging 42.6 boards per game and has racked up 1,883 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 18th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 14.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.2 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Lakers are able to force 13.6 turnovers every game while drawing 19.2 fouls. They are ranked 19th in the league in giving up assists with 1,962 surrendered for the season. The Lakers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.3% (2,973 of 6,427) and they concede 43.0 boards per contest as a team. They are surrendering 35.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 11th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.1).

The last time they took the court, the Grizzlies got the victory with a final of 140-103 when they played the Jazz. The Grizzlies pulled down 35 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 52 for this game. They also turned it over 9 times, while recording 7 steals for the game. The Jazz committed 16 personal fouls for the contest which took the Grizzlies to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 88.9%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Memphis knocked down 20 out of their 45 attempts (44.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Grizzlies shot 52 for 98 from the field which had them shooting 53.1%. The Grizzlies allowed the Jazz to bury 34 out of 78 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.6% for this contest. They shot 40.5% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 17 of 42 and ended up going 18 out of 22 at the free throw line (81.8%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Memphis allowed Utah to snag 28 in all (4 on the offensive glass).

Desmond Bane ended up being a factor for the Grizzlies in this matchup. Bane scored 21 points in his 30 mins on the court and totaled 6 dimes in the game. He converted 8 of 16 in the game for a rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Memphis has a win-loss mark of 44-28 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Grizzlies are shooting 48.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 5th in the league. Memphis has accumulated 8,812 points this season (122.4 per game) and they pull in 47.5 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 28.8 times per contest (7th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 15.8 times per contest. The Grizzlies have committed 21.0 fouls every game and they shoot 78.5% from the charity stripe.

The Grizzlies on the defensive end are ranked 24th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 116.8. They are forcing 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the field (6th in the league). The Memphis defense concedes 36.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,021 of 2,829) and opponents are converting on 76.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 27.1 assists and 43.3 boards per contest, which is 19th and 9th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis

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