Oklahoma City Thunder vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 11/9/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Sunday, November 9, 2025

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Memphis Grizzlies (3-6) will try to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder (8-1) at FedExForum on Sunday.

The Thunder took the court against the Trail Blazers and took a loss by a final of 121-119 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Thunder ended up finishing with 27 and the Trail Blazers had 24 fouls. They converted 19 out of their 43 attempts from distance. Portland went 93.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 30 of 32 attempts. In addition, Portland had 49 boards (11 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Portland recorded 23 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. Regarding defending, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to go 40.9% from the field on 36 of 88 shooting. They also distributed 24 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 50 with 13 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Thunder made 28 of their 31 shots for a percentage of 90.3%. Oklahoma City walked away from the contest with a 41.8% field goal percentage (38 out of 91) and knocked down 15 out of their 38 3-pointers.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one player who played a role for the matchup. Gilgeous-Alexander finished 38.5% from the field and recorded 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins and grabbed 9 boards. He finished with 35 points on 10 of 26 shooting.

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Oklahoma City comes into this contest with a record of 8-1 on the year. They currently have an average of 122.2 pts per contest (5th in basketball) while connecting on 46.8% from the field. The Thunder are connecting on 34.0% on 3-pointers (126 of 371) and 86.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Oklahoma City is grabbing 47.3 rebounds per contest and has racked up 228 dimes so far this season, which is 7th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.4 times per contest and as a group are committing 23.1 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Thunder are able to force 17.7 turnovers per game and they draw 23.2 personal fouls. They are conceding 37.2% from beyond the arc and they are 3rd in basketball in points per game allowed (110.7). The Thunder defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.4% (335 of 791) and they relinquish 45.9 boards per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 14th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 211 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Grizzlies took a defeat with a final score of 124-109 when they played the Rockets. Concerning cleaning up the glass, Memphis allowed Houston to pull down 54 in all (15 on the offensive side). They shot 43.3% from downtown by going 13 of 30 and finished the game at 15 of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Grizzlies permitted the Rockets to convert 48 of their 101 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.5% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Grizzlies ended up shooting 34 for 89 from the floor which had them sitting at 38.2%. When it comes to three-point shots, Memphis buried 13 out of 39 tries (33.3%). They were able to bury 28 of them for a rate of 80.0%. The Rockets had 21 personal fouls in the game which took the Grizzlies to the free throw line for 35 shots. They coughed it up 15 times, while recording 10 steals for the matchup. The Grizzlies corralled 34 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 47 in the matchup.

Cam Spencer was important for the Grizzlies in the matchup. He converted 5 out of 10 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 2 rebounds. Spencer earned 19 points in his 19 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for the game.

Memphis has a mark of 3-6 so far this year. The Grizzlies are committing 21.2 fouls per game and they hit 84.4% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 27.2 times per game (8th in the league) and they turn it over 14.7 times per contest. Memphis has scored 1,033 pts for the year (114.8 per contest) and they grab 43.1 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Grizzlies are connecting on 43.9% from the field, which is 27th in the league.

The Memphis defense concedes 38.3% on shots from beyond the arc (125 of 326) and their opponents are connecting on 77.1% of their foul shots. They give up 27.6 dimes and 45.9 boards per contest, which is ranked 24th and 24th in the NBA. The Grizzlies defensively are ranked 28th in the league in points allowed per contest with 120.8. They are able to force 15.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.9% from the field (26th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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