Memphis Grizzlies vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 4/5/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Little Caesars Arena is the location where the Detroit Pistons (42-34) will try to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies (44-32) on Saturday.

The Grizzlies stepped onto the hardwood against the Warriors and went home with a loss by a final score of 134-125 in their last contest. Memphis finished the contest having earned a 47.8% FG percentage (44 out of 92) and made 18 of their 44 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Grizzlies made 19 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 86.4%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they compiled 43 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 22 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to the defense, Memphis allowed 42.4% from the floor on 42 out of 99 shooting. Golden State recorded 29 dimes and had 11 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Golden State collected 49 rebounds (15 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 6 blocked shots. Golden State ended up going 100.0% from the charity stripe by converting 28 of 28 attempts. They also made 22 of their 56 shots from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Grizzlies ended up finishing with 23 while the Warriors accounted for 22 personal fouls.

Ja Morant is a player who was a major factor for this contest. Morant shot 63.6% from the field and distributed 6 assists. He saw the court for 33 minutes and snagged 3 boards. He accumulated 36 points on 14 of 22 shooting.

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Memphis will play this contest with a record of 44-32 for the year. They cough up possession 15.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 21.0 personal fouls per game. As a team, Memphis is grabbing 47.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 2,181 dimes for the year, which is 7th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Grizzlies are shooting 36.7% on three-point attempts (1,051 of 2,862) and 78.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 122.0 pts per contest (2nd in the league) while going 48.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Grizzlies have forced 15.3 turnovers every game and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 21st in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,066 conceded on the year. The Grizzlies defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.7% (3,192 of 6,992) and they concede 43.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 36.3% from beyond the arc and they are 25th in the league in points per game allowed (117.3).

For their last game, the Pistons went home defeated by a final of 119-103 when they played the Thunder. The Pistons were able to snag 32 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 43 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 19 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. The Thunder were called for 19 personal fouls in this game which took the Pistons to the free throw line for 25 tries. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 84.0%. With respect to shots from downtown, Detroit knocked down 10 out of 33 tries (30.3%). When the game finished, the Pistons finished 36 for 89 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.4%. The Pistons allowed the Thunder to convert 42 of their 96 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.8% for this contest. They went 26.3% from distance by going 10 of 38 and ended up shooting 25 out of 31 from the free throw line (80.6%). In regard to rebounding, Detroit allowed Oklahoma City to get 46 in all (13 offensive).

Tim Hardaway Jr. pitched in for the Pistons in this matchup. Hardaway scored 23 points in his 37 minutes on the court and earned 3 assists in the game. He made 8 of 14 in the matchup for a rate of 57.1%, and had 3 rebounds.

Detroit has a mark of 42-34 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pistons are shooting 47.6% from the floor, which is ranked 13th in the league. Detroit has scored 8,767 pts this year (115.4 per game) and they average 45.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.3 times per contest (15th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.1 times per contest. The Pistons are committing 20.8 fouls every game and they hit 77.9% from the free throw line.

The Detroit defense gives up 36.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,035 of 2,841) and their opponents are connecting on 77.5% of their foul shots. They give up 24.7 assists and 42.1 boards every game, which is 6th and 4th in basketball. The Pistons defensively are ranked 14th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 113.2. They are able to force 15.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (8th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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