Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 4/15/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Chase Center is the location where the Golden State Warriors (48-34) will go up against the Memphis Grizzlies (48-34) in a Western Conference play-in game on Tuesday. Golden State opens as 6.5 favorites while the total opens at 228.5.

The Grizzlies faced the Mavericks and went home with a win by a final score of 132-97 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Grizzlies ended up walking away with 15 while the Mavericks recorded 13 fouls. They also made 5 of 28 shots from downtown. Dallas walked away from this one shooting 72.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 22 attempts. Moreover, Dallas totaled 38 rebounds (10 offensive, 28 defensive) and earned 7 blocks. Dallas doled out 20 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. In regard to defense, Memphis let their opponent shoot 43.7% from the field on 38 out of 87 shooting. They also doled out 31 assists for this contest as well as forcing 18 turnovers and getting 13 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 53 with 19 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Grizzlies converted 13 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 86.7%. Memphis walked away from the contest having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (52 out of 104) and buried 15 of their 41 three-point shots.

Lamar Stevens is someone who played a role in this game. He ended up walking away with 31 points on 14 of 25 shooting. He played for 36 minutes and collected 6 rebounds. Stevens shot 56.0% from the floor and earned 3 assists.

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Memphis comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 48-34 on the year. They turn the ball over 15.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.9 fouls every game. As a team, Memphis is pulling down 47.3 boards per game and has racked up 2,330 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 8th in basketball in terms of passing. The Grizzlies are shooting 36.7% on 3-pointers (1,141 of 3,107) and 78.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 121.7 pts per game (2nd in basketball) while hitting 47.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Grizzlies are forcing 15.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.2 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.0% from 3-point land while they are 24th in the NBA in PPG allowed (116.9). The Grizzlies defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.6% (3,435 of 7,529) and they surrender 43.5 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 18th in the league in allowing assists with 2,217 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Warriors walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 124-119 when they faced the Clippers. The Warriors snagged 22 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards totaling 25 for this game. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while recording 11 steals in this contest. The Clippers committed 21 fouls in this contest which took the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They were able to make 18 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 78.3%. When talking about three-point attempts, Golden State converted 15 of 33 attempts (45.5%). Overall, the Warriors finished shooting 43 out of 79 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.4%. The Warriors allowed the Clippers to knock down 48 out of 86 tries from the field which had them shooting 55.8% in this contest. They shot 46.7% from beyond the arc by shooting 14 out of 30 and ended up going 14 of 18 from the free throw line (77.8%). In regard to rebounds, Golden State allowed Los Angeles to snag 42 in total (9 offensive).

Stephen Curry pitched in for the Warriors in the matchup. He buried 10 out of 20 for the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. Curry totaled 36 points in his 38 mins on the court and accounted for 6 assists in the game.

Golden State has a mark of 48-34 for the year. The Warriors are committing 19.2 fouls every game and they connect on 76.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 29.1 times per game (4th in the league) and they turn it over 14.0 times per contest. Golden State has accumulated 9,331 pts for the year (113.8 per contest) and they grab 45.4 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Warriors are shooting 45.1% from the field, which is ranked 25th in basketball.

The Warriors are ranked 8th in the league in points given up per game with 110.5. They are forcing 15.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (11th in the league). The Golden State defense concedes 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc (1,080 of 2,976) and their opposition knocks down 76.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 25.9 assists and 44.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 10th and 15th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State (-6.5)

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