Memphis Grizzlies vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 12/8/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Washington Wizards

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

Capital One Arena is the location where the Washington Wizards (2-18) will go up against the Memphis Grizzlies (15-8) on Sunday.

The Grizzlies faced off with the Kings and earned the victory with a final of 115-110 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Grizzlies ended up walking away with 21 and the Kings racked up 23 personal fouls. They buried 8 of 35 attempts from 3-point range. Sacramento shot 85.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 24 of 28 attempts. Moreover, Sacramento collected 46 rebounds (14 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Sacramento dished out 19 assists and had 11 steals for the matchup. In the matter of defense, Memphis allowed the other team to shoot 39.8% from the floor on 39 of 98 shooting. They also doled out 27 dimes for this game in addition to creating 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 49 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Grizzlies converted 26 of their 32 attempts for a percentage of 81.3%. Memphis finished the game with a 47.5% field goal percentage (38 out of 80) and converted 13 out of their 38 three-point shots.

Desmond Bane is someone who played a role for the contest. Bane ended up going 60.0% from the floor and also dished out 7 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins and also collected 8 rebounds. He accounted for 18 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Memphis comes into this matchup with a mark of 15-8 on the year. They are averaging 121.1 points per game (2nd in the NBA) while connecting on 48.7% from the field. The Grizzlies are hitting 34.8% on three-point attempts (299 of 858) and 77.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Memphis is pulling in 47.5 rebounds per contest and has 698 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 1st in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 17.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 21.4 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Grizzlies are able to force 16.0 turnovers every game while drawing 21.6 fouls. They concede 33.9% on 3-point shots while they are 17th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (113.1). The Grizzlies defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.0% (926 of 2,103) and they relinquish 43.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They rank 13th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 562 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last played, the Wizards went home defeated by a final of 137-101 when they played the Mavericks. The Wizards snagged 27 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 10 steals for this game. The Mavericks earned 16 fouls for the game which got the Wizards to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They were able to make 10 of those for a rate of 66.7%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Washington knocked down 13 of their 40 tries (32.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Wizards walked away from this one shooting 39 for 99 from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.4%. The Wizards allowed the Mavericks to convert 48 of their 89 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 53.9% in this matchup. They went 52.6% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 20 of 38 and ended up shooting 21 of 27 from the charity stripe (77.8%). In relation to rebounds, Washington allowed Dallas to pull down 58 in total (13 offensive).

Marvin Bagley III ended up having an impact for the Wizards in the matchup. He knocked down 7 of 11 in this matchup for a rate of 63.6%, and totaled 8 rebounds. Bagley recorded 16 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 2-18 this season. The Wizards have committed 21.8 fouls every game and they go 77.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 24.3 times per contest (23rd in basketball) and they are giving up possession 15.9 times per game. Washington has accounted for 2,134 pts on the year (106.7 per game) and they collect 42.3 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wizards are hitting on 43.8% from the floor, which ranks them 26th in the league.

The Wizards on defense are ranked 30th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 123.6. They have forced 13.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 48.4% from the floor (26th in the NBA). The Washington defense concedes 37.8% on 3-pointers (293 of 775) and opponents are converting on 78.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 27.6 dimes and 48.1 rebounds per game, ranking them 24th and 29th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Memphis

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