Suns vs. Grizzlies Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats and Best Bets

The Memphis Grizzlies (12-23) are 5.5-point underdogs against the Phoenix Suns (19-16) at Footprint Center on Sunday, January 7, 2024. The game tips at 8:00 PM ET on AZFa. The matchup’s over/under is 231.5.

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Suns and Grizzlies Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

The Suns are 3-9 against the spread when favored by 5.5 points or more this season.

The Grizzlies have a 6-7 record against the spread this year when an underdog by 5.5 points or more.

The Suns and the Grizzlies combine to average 8.7 fewer points per game than the over/under of 231.5 set for this game.

Opponents of these teams have averaged a combined 227 points per game, 4.5 fewer than the point total for this game.

The Suns’ average point total in matchups this season is 229.0, 2.5 points fewer than the total in this game.

The average total in Memphis’ games this season is 10.6 fewer points than the point total of 231.5 for this outing.

Phoenix’s ATS record is 13-21-1 this season.

The Grizzlies have a 14-21-0 record against the spread this year.

Suns Stats & Insights

The Suns have a +62 scoring differential, topping opponents by 1.8 points per game. They’re putting up 115.4 points per game to rank 13th in the league and are giving up 113.6 per contest to rank 14th in the NBA.

The Suns win the rebound battle by 3.0 boards on average. They record 43.5 rebounds per game, which ranks 17th in the league, while their opponents pull down 40.5 per contest.

Phoenix knocks down 11.9 three-pointers per game (22nd in the league) at a 37.6% rate (eighth-best in the NBA), compared to the 12.6 its opponents make while shooting 36.4% from beyond the arc.

The Suns’ 118.4 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 11th in the NBA, and the 116.6 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 16th in the league.

The Suns have been better offensively at home, where they score 117.0 points per game, compared to road games, where they average 113.0 per game. Defensively, they are worse when playing at home, where they allow 114.9 points per game, versus playing on the road, where they allow opponents to score 111.7 per game.

Grizzlies Stats & Insights

The Grizzlies have been outscored by 6.0 points per game (posting 107.4 points per game, 30th in league, while giving up 113.4 per contest, 13th in NBA) and have a -210 scoring differential.

Memphis loses the rebound battle by 3.7 boards on average. It records 42.1 rebounds per game, 24th in the league, while its opponents pull down 45.8.

The Grizzlies knock down 13.2 three-pointers per game (ninth-most in the league) at a 33.8% rate (30th in NBA), compared to the 13.9 their opponents make, shooting 38.7% from deep.

The Grizzlies’ 108.1 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 30th in the NBA, and the 114.1 points they concede per 100 possessions rank eighth in the league.

At home, Memphis scores 104.3 points per game. Away, it scores 110.1.

Suns Key Players to Watch

The Suns active leader in points and assists this season is Devin Booker, who puts up 26.7 points per game along with 8.0 assists.

Jusuf Nurkic’s averages this season are 12.8 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.

Grayson Allen makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Suns, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.6 per contest.

Nurkic racks up 0.9 steals and swats 1.2 shots per game.

Grizzlies Key Players to Watch

The Grizzlies go-to guy, Desmond Bane, leads active Grizzlies players in both scoring (24.5 points per game) and assists (5.4 assists per game).

Jaren Jackson Jr. has per-game averages of 21.1 points, 1.6 assists and 5.6 rebounds this season.

Bane hits 3.4 threes per game.

The Grizzlies’ defensive efforts get a lift from Marcus Smart’s 2.0 steals and Jackson’s 1.8 blocks per game.

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