Miami Heat vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 3/15/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Saturday, March 15, 2025

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

FedExForum is where the Memphis Grizzlies (41-24) will attempt to defeat the Miami Heat (29-35) on Saturday.

The Heat stepped onto the hardwood against the Hornets and went home with a loss by a final score of 105-102 in their last game. Miami wrapped up the game with a 45.9% field goal percentage (39 of 85) and buried 10 of their 31 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Heat knocked down 14 of 20 attempts for a rate of 70.0%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 46 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 24 assists for the matchup as well as creating 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. In regard to defense, Miami allowed 41.9% from the floor on 36 out of 86 shooting. Charlotte doled out 26 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. Additionally, Charlotte snagged 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. Charlotte finished the game at 95.7% at the free throw line by making 22 of 23 attempts. They also made 11 of 44 shots from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Heat ended up with 15 and the Hornets had 16 fouls.

Bam Adebayo is one player who was a major contributor for the game. He had 23 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He played 38 mins played and also snagged 14 boards. Adebayo walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and distributed 8 assists.

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Miami will enter this matchup with a mark of 29-35 this year. They cough up possession 13.6 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Miami is pulling down 43.7 boards per contest and has earned 1,690 dimes so far this season, which is 16th in the league in terms of passing. The Heat are hitting 36.0% on shots from 3-point land (885 of 2,456) and 79.3% from the free throw line. They average 110.0 points per game (25th in the league) while connecting on 45.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Heat have forced 13.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.4 personal fouls. They are 18th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,723 surrendered so far this year. The Heat defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.2% (2,638 of 5,705) and they surrender 45.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 7th in the league in PPG from their opponents (110.5).

In their last game, the Grizzlies went home victorious with a score of 120-118 when they played the Suns. In reference to team rebounding, Memphis allowed Phoenix to get 46 in total (15 on the offensive glass). They finished 52.6% from distance via 20 out of 38 and ended up going 16 of 22 from the free throw line (72.7%). The Grizzlies permitted the Suns to knock down 41 out of 90 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.6% in this game. When the game finished, the Grizzlies walked away from this one shooting 40 out of 86 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.5%. In terms of three-point shots, Memphis made 17 of their 46 attempts (37.0%). They were able to bury 23 of those for a clip of 85.2%. The Suns committed 22 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Grizzlies to the free throw line for a total of 27 attempts. They also gave up possession 15 times, while getting 9 steals for the matchup. The Grizzlies snagged 28 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 39 in this game.

Ja Morant pitched in for the Grizzlies in this matchup. Morant earned 29 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 12 assists in this contest. He knocked down 9 out of 13 for this game for a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Memphis has a record of 41-24 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Grizzlies are hitting on 48.1% from the field, which is ranked 6th in basketball. Memphis has tallied 7,972 points on the year (122.6 per contest) and they pull down 47.7 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 28.9 times per contest (6th in basketball) and they turn it over 16.3 times per contest. The Grizzlies commit 21.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 78.0% from the free throw line.

The Memphis defense concedes 35.7% on three-point shots (909 of 2,544) and opponents are knocking down 76.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 27.0 dimes and 43.2 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 21st and 11th in the NBA. The Grizzlies on defense are ranked 25th in the league in points allowed per contest with 116.8. They have forced 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.5% from the field (6th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Memphis and under the total points

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