San Antonio Spurs vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 3/1/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The San Antonio Spurs (24-33) are hitting the road to FedExForum on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies (38-20).

The Spurs played the Rockets and ended up losing by a score of 118-106 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Spurs ended up with 14 and the Rockets finished the game with 14 fouls. They also knocked down 11 out of their 38 tries from beyond the arc. Houston walked away from this one shooting 78.6% from the charity stripe by converting 11 of their 14 shots. Furthermore, Houston collected 60 rebounds (20 offensive, 40 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Houston doled out 22 assists and had 4 steals in the game. In the matter of the defense, San Antonio allowed 47.1% from the field on 48 of 102 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists for this game while creating 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned a total of 41 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Spurs made 15 of 21 shots for a rate of 71.4%. San Antonio walked away from the contest having earned a 42.0% FG percentage (42 out of 100) and buried 7 of their 39 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Stephon Castle is someone who was important in this matchup. Castle finished 40.9% from the floor and also totaled 5 assists. He saw the court for 30 minutes and also snagged 7 rebounds. He finished with 22 points on 9 out of 22 shooting.

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San Antonio heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 24-33 on the season. They turn it over 14.1 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, San Antonio is grabbing 44.7 boards per game and has accounted for 1,645 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 9th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Spurs are connecting on 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (778 of 2,257) and 78.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 112.4 pts per game (18th in the league) on 45.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Spurs are forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They give up 35.5% on 3-pointers and they are 19th in basketball in points per game allowed (114.5). The Spurs defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.4% (2,467 of 5,312) and they surrender 46.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 12th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,517 surrendered for the year.

When they last played, the Grizzlies went home victorious with a score of 151-148 when they played the Suns. The Grizzlies snagged 31 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 10 steals in this game. The Suns committed 25 fouls in this matchup which got the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for 30 shots. They were able to bury 27 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 90.0%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Memphis made 20 of their 48 attempts (41.7%). Overall, the Grizzlies finished shooting 52 out of 99 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.5%. The Grizzlies allowed the Suns to make 53 of their 99 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.5% in the game. They finished the game shooting 56.8% from beyond the arc via 21 out of 37 and ended up going 21 of 26 from the charity stripe (80.8%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Memphis allowed Phoenix to grab 46 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Ja Morant was important for the Grizzlies in this contest. Morant had 29 points in his 37 minutes on the court and earned 8 dimes in this contest. He made 7 of 25 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 28.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Memphis has a mark of 38-20 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Grizzlies are hitting on 48.3% from the field, which is ranked 5th in the league. Memphis has accumulated 7,149 points for the campaign (123.3 per contest) and they average 47.5 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.1 times per contest (3rd in the NBA) and they are turning it over 16.4 times per contest. The Grizzlies commit 21.3 personal fouls per game and they hit 77.2% from the charity stripe.

The Memphis defense surrenders 35.2% on 3-point attempts (806 of 2,293) and their opponents are connecting on 75.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 26.8 assists and 43.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks 19th and 13th in the NBA. The Grizzlies on defense are ranked 25th in basketball in PPG allowed with 116.6. They are forcing 15.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (4th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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