Memphis Grizzlies vs Miami Heat Prediction, 4/3/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Miami Heat

Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Miami Heat (34-41) will compete against the Memphis Grizzlies (44-32) at Kaseya Center on Thursday.

The Grizzlies played the Warriors and took a loss by a final of 134-125 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Grizzlies left the arena with 23 while the Warriors recorded 22 personal fouls. They also converted 22 of 56 attempts from long range. Golden State went 100.0% at the charity stripe by making 28 of their 28 tries. Furthermore, Golden State collected 49 rebounds (15 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Golden State earned 29 assists and had 11 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, Memphis let their opponent shoot 42.4% from the floor on 42 of 99 shooting. They also distributed 22 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 43 with 8 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Grizzlies buried 19 of 22 tries for a percentage of 86.4%. Memphis ended with a 47.8% FG percentage (44 out of 92) and converted 18 of 44 three-point shots.

Ja Morant is someone who had an impact in this game. Morant shot 63.6% from the floor and distributed 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and also grabbed 3 boards. He had 36 points on 14 of 22 shooting.

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Memphis comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 44-32 on the season. They average 122.0 pts per contest (2nd in the NBA) on 48.0% from the field. The Grizzlies are hitting 36.7% on three-point shots (1,051 of 2,862) and 78.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Memphis is pulling down 47.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 2,181 dimes so far this year, which ranks 6th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 15.8 times per contest and as a group they are committing 21.0 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Grizzlies are forcing their opponents into 15.3 turnovers every game and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 22nd in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,066 relinquished so far this year. The Grizzlies defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.7% (3,192 of 6,992) and they relinquish 43.6 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 36.3% from beyond the arc and they rank 25th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (117.3).

When they last played, the Heat went home victorious with a score of 120-94 when they faced the Wizards. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Miami permitted Washington to grab 39 in all (5 offensive). They finished 30.2% from distance via 13 out of 43 and ended up shooting 13 out of 18 from the free throw line (72.2%). The Heat allowed the Wizards to convert 34 out of 86 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 39.5% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Heat shot 47 out of 93 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.5%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Miami knocked down 9 out of 32 attempts (28.1%). They were able to knock down 17 of them for a rate of 70.8%. The Wizards were called for 20 fouls for this contest which got the Heat to the free throw line for 24 tries. They also turned it over 19 times, while recording 12 steals for the contest. The Heat pulled down 47 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 62 for the game.

Bam Adebayo ended up being important for the Heat for the contest. He converted 11 of 19 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 57.9%, and accumulated 12 rebounds. Adebayo recorded 28 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and accounted for 5 assists in this matchup.

Miami has a mark of 34-41 this year. The Heat are committing 15.6 fouls every game while shooting 79.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 26.3 times per game (15th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per game. Miami has 8,223 points this year (109.6 per game) and they collect 43.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Heat are shooting 46.3% from the field, which ranks them 18th in basketball.

The Miami defense concedes 35.9% from downtown (1,026 of 2,855) and opponents are knocking down 77.7% of their foul shots. They give up 26.5 assists and 44.6 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 15th and 19th in the league. The Heat on defense are ranked 7th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 109.9. They are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the field (13th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Memphis

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