Memphis Grizzlies vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 1/14/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Indiana Pacers
Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023
Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN
TV: Bally Sports Indiana
The Memphis Grizzlies are headed to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Indiana Pacers.
The Grizzlies stepped onto the hardwood against the Spurs and took home the win by a score of 135-129 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Grizzlies ended up finishing with 17 while the Spurs had 18 personal fouls. They made 11 out of their 34 attempts from 3-point land. San Antonio ended up going 78.3% at the charity stripe by making 18 of their 23 attempts. Additionally, San Antonio collected 48 rebounds (17 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 8 blocked shots. San Antonio distributed 33 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. In relation to defense, Memphis allowed their opponent to shoot 46.7% from the floor on 50 out of 107 shooting. They also dished out 19 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they collected 57 with 17 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Grizzlies knocked down 17 of their 25 attempts for a rate of 68.0%. Memphis ended the contest with a 51.5% FG percentage (52 out of 101) and made 14 out of their 22 3-pointers.
Ja Morant is someone who was a major factor in this matchup. Morant finished the game shooting 56.0% from the field and also dished out 4 dimes. He played for 32 minutes played and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He walked away with 38 points on 14 out of 25 shooting.
Memphis will play this game with a win-loss record of 28-13 on the year. They cough up possession 14.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Memphis is snagging 49.2 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 1,030 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 15th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Grizzlies are shooting 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (470 of 1,348) and 70.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 116.8 points per contest (6th in the NBA) while hitting 47.0% from the field.
On defense, the Grizzlies have forced 14.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.5 personal fouls. They are 20th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,070 relinquished so far this season. The Grizzlies defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.5% (1,652 of 3,709) and they relinquish 43.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are conceding 35.3% on three-point shots and they rank 11th in the league in opponents PPG (111.8).
When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pacers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 119-113 against the Knicks. The Pacers snagged 33 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in the game. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. The Knicks were called for 16 fouls for the contest which took the Pacers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They were able to knock down 15 of them for a clip of 71.4%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Indiana buried 12 of 39 tries (30.8%). When all was said and done, the Pacers went 43 out of 90 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.8%. The Pacers permitted the Knicks to convert 38 of their 84 tries from the floor which had them shooting 45.2% in this matchup. They finished shooting 35.7% from 3-point land by hitting 15 of 42 and ended up shooting 28 out of 33 at the charity stripe (84.8%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Indiana permitted New York to snag 50 in all (12 on the offensive glass).
Buddy Hield was important for the Pacers in this matchup. He converted 11 out of 20 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 55.0%, and had 8 rebounds. Hield racked up 31 points in his 32 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists.
Indiana has a mark of 23-19 for the campaign. As an offense, the Pacers are hitting on 46.3% from the field, which has them ranked 22nd in the league. Indiana has 4,854 points this year (115.6 per game) and they pull in 41.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.9 times per contest (5th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 15.1 times per game. The Pacers are responsible for committing 21.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 79.9% from the charity stripe.
The Pacers are ranked 20th in the league in points per game surrendered with 115.7. They are able to force 15.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (10th in the league). The Indiana defense surrenders 36.4% on 3-point shots (521 of 1,433) and their opponents are connecting on 81.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 25.2 dimes and 45.8 boards per contest, which has them ranked 13th and 27th in basketball.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana
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