Memphis Grizzlies vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 2/23/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is where the Cleveland Cavaliers (45-10) will try to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies (36-19) on Sunday.

The Grizzlies faced off with the Pacers and went home with a loss by a final score of 127-113 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Grizzlies ended up with 19 and the Pacers finished the game with 20 fouls. They converted 17 of 45 attempts from distance. Indiana finished the game shooting 81.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of 22 shots. Moreover, Indiana snagged 46 rebounds (9 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 7 rejections. Indiana recorded 29 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. Regarding defending, Memphis let their opponent shoot 50.5% from the floor on 46 out of 91 shooting. They also distributed 28 dimes for the game while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they collected 46 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Grizzlies converted 19 of 22 attempts for a rate of 86.4%. Memphis wrapped up the contest having earned a 41.4% FG percentage (41 of 99) and buried 12 out of their 39 three-point attempts.

Desmond Bane is a guy who was a major factor for the contest. Bane finished the game shooting 56.3% from the field and totaled 7 dimes. He played for 33 mins and also collected 5 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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Memphis heads into this contest with a record of 36-19 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 123.1 points per game (1st in the league) while shooting 48.4% from the field. The Grizzlies are connecting on 37.4% on 3-pointers (772 of 2,063) and 76.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Memphis is snagging 47.8 rebounds per game and has 1,600 assists on the campaign, which is 4th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 16.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 21.1 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Grizzlies have forced 15.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.9 personal fouls. They give up 35.0% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 23rd in the NBA in points per game allowed (116.0). The Grizzlies defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.2% (2,295 of 5,081) and they concede 43.2 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 19th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,466 surrendered on the season.

For their last game, the Cavaliers got the victory with a final of 110-97 against the Nets. The Cavaliers snagged 35 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds for a total of 52 for this game. They gave up possession 17 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. The Nets were called for 23 fouls for the game which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 27 tries. They were able to convert 19 of the free throw tries for a rate of 70.4%. When discussing shooting from distance, Cleveland converted 11 of 39 tries (28.2%). Overall, the Cavaliers walked away from this one shooting 40 for 94 from the floor which had them shooting 42.6%. The Cavaliers allowed the Nets to knock down 38 out of their 95 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 40.0% in this contest. They finished shooting 26.3% from downtown by connecting on 10 of 38 and finished the contest at 11 out of 19 at the charity stripe (57.9%). In relation to rebounding, Cleveland permitted Brooklyn to get 45 overall (14 offensive).

Donovan Mitchell was important for the Cavaliers for the game. Mitchell earned 26 points in his 30 minutes on the court and added 2 dimes in this game. He made 8 out of 21 for the contest for a field goal rate of 38.1%, and had 5 rebounds.

Cleveland has a mark of 45-10 so far this year. The Cavaliers commit 18.5 fouls per game while shooting 78.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 29.0 times per game (4th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per contest. Cleveland has earned 6,735 pts for the season (122.5 per contest) and they pull in 45.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Cavaliers are shooting 49.6% from the floor, which ranks them 2nd in basketball.

The Cleveland defense gives up 36.1% on 3-point attempts (732 of 2,026) and opponents are making 77.5% of their foul shots. They relinquish 25.5 assists and 43.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 8th and 13th in basketball. The Cavaliers are ranked 10th in basketball in points given up per game with 111.7. They are able to force 14.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.4% from the floor (6th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis

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