Miami Heat vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 10/24/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Friday, October 24, 2025

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Memphis Grizzlies (48-34 last season) will try to beat the Miami Heat (37-45 last year) at FedExForum on Friday.

The Heat faced off with the Magic and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 125-121 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Heat ended up finishing with 28 and the Magic recorded 20 personal fouls. They buried 12 out of their 30 attempts from 3-point range. Orlando finished the game at 82.9% from the free throw line by making 29 of their 35 tries. On top of that, Orlando pulled down 46 boards (9 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Orlando distributed 23 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. Regarding the defense, Miami allowed their opponent to shoot 46.7% from the floor on 42 of 90 shooting. They also dished out 26 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they earned 47 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Heat buried 21 of their 27 tries for a rate of 77.8%. Miami wrapped up the contest with a 48.4% field goal percentage (44 out of 91) and made 12 of 35 3-point attempts.

Norman Powell is a player who came through for this game. Powell ended up shooting 47.4% from the floor and also recorded 4 dimes. He saw the court for 36 mins played and also collected 9 rebounds. He was able to score 28 points on 9 of 19 shooting.

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Miami comes into this one after finishing with a win-loss mark of 37-45 last season. They had an average of 110.6 points per game (24th in the NBA) while going 46.5% from the field. The Heat connected on 36.7% on 3-point shots (1,124 of 3,060) and 79.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Miami pulled down 43.4 boards per game and racked up 2,166 dimes last season, which ranked 14th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lost possession by turning the ball over 13.6 times per game and as a basketball team committed 15.5 fouls every game.

When they were on the defensive end, the Heat were able to force 13.8 turnovers every game while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They gave up 36.0% from 3-point land while they were 7th in the league in points per game allowed (110.0). The Heat defense gave up a shooting percentage of 46.6% (3,383 of 7,262) and they surrendered 44.7 rebounds per contest as a unit. They were ranked 15th in basketball in giving up assists with 2,176 conceded throughout last season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Grizzlies took home the win by a final score of 128-122 when they faced the Pelicans. The Grizzlies were able to pull down 33 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 39 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while earning 5 steals for the contest. The Pelicans had 30 personal fouls for this game which got the Grizzlies to the free throw line for 43 attempts. They were able to knock down 35 of the free throws for a rate of 81.4%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Memphis knocked down 11 out of 37 attempts (29.7%). Overall, the Grizzlies walked away from this one shooting 41 out of 80 from the floor which had them shooting 51.3%. The Grizzlies permitted the Pelicans to make 45 out of 98 tries from the field which had them shooting 45.9% for this contest. They shot 37.0% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 10 out of 27 and finished the contest at 22 out of 31 from the free throw line (71.0%). Concerning team rebounding, Memphis allowed New Orleans to collect 47 overall (17 on the offensive side).

Ja Morant ended up being a major contributor for the Grizzlies for the game. He made 13 of 20 for this contest for a rate of 65.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. Morant accumulated 35 points in his 29 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes for this contest.

Memphis had a record of 48-34 last season. On the offensive side of the court, the Grizzlies hit 47.9% from the field, which ranked 8th in the league. Memphis earned 9,980 pts throughout last season (121.7 per game) and they averaged 47.3 rebounds per game. They earned an assist 28.4 times per game (8th in the league) and they turned it over 15.7 times per game. The Grizzlies were responsible for committing 20.9 fouls per game while shooting 78.6% from the charity stripe.

The Grizzlies on the defensive end were ranked 24th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 116.9. They forced 15.1 TO's per game and let teams shoot 45.6% from the floor (4th in basketball). The Memphis defense conceded 36.0% on 3-point attempts (1,162 of 3,230) and their opponents made 77.0% of their foul shots. They surrendered 27.0 dimes and 43.5 total rebounds per game, which was ranked 18th and 10th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis

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