Oklahoma City Thunder vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 11/6/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Friday, November 6, 2026

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: DAZN

The Oklahoma City Thunder (6-2) are on their way to FedExForum on Friday where they will play the Memphis Grizzlies (6-2).

The Thunder played the Cavaliers and walked away with a win by a score of 124-116 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Thunder left the arena with 18 and the Cavaliers accumulated 29 personal fouls. They made 19 of 49 shots from beyond the perimeter. Cleveland finished the game at 89.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of their 19 tries. In addition, Cleveland snagged 45 rebounds (10 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Cleveland recorded 19 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. When discussing defending, Oklahoma City allowed 43.0% from the field on 40 out of 93 shooting. They also dished out 25 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they collected 47 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Thunder made 27 of 35 shots for a percentage of 77.1%. Oklahoma City ended having earned a 46.1% field goal percentage (41 out of 89) and converted 15 out of their 36 shots from downtown.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one player who came through in this matchup. Gilgeous-Alexander ended up going 42.3% from the floor and also distributed 8 assists. He played for 35 mins and also pulled down 4 boards. He accounted for 42 points on 11 out of 26 shooting.

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Oklahoma City heads into this game with a win-loss record of 6-2 so far this year. They currently have an average of 110.0 points per outing (23rd in the league) while going 44.0% from the field. The Thunder are shooting 33.3% on shots from 3-point land (87 of 261) and 85.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Oklahoma City is snagging 46.6 boards per game and is sitting with 173 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 29th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per game and as a team they commit 19.5 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Thunder are able to force 14.8 turnovers per game and they draw 21.4 fouls. They currently rank 11th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 206 surrendered this season. The Thunder defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.2% (310 of 717) and they relinquish 44.8 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 8th in the NBA in opponents PPG (108.8).

The last time they took the court, the Grizzlies took a loss by a final score of 107-103 when they played the Pacers. The Grizzlies were able to snag 35 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 48 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 20 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. The Pacers had 16 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They were able to bury 9 of them for a percentage of 60.0%. When it comes to shots from distance, Memphis made 12 out of 44 tries (27.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Grizzlies shot 41 out of 91 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.1%. The Grizzlies allowed the Pacers to convert 40 of their 88 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 45.5% for this contest. They went 32.4% from distance by hitting 12 out of 37 and ended up going 15 out of 17 at the charity stripe (88.2%). In reference to attacking the glass, Memphis permitted Indiana to collect 43 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Cedric Coward was important for the Grizzlies for this contest. Coward racked up 23 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and tallied 4 assists in this contest. He buried 8 out of 19 in this game for a rate of 42.1%, and added 9 rebounds.

Memphis has a win-loss mark of 6-2 for the season. As an offense, the Grizzlies are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which ranks them 8th in the NBA. Memphis has accumulated 964 points on the campaign (120.5 per game) and they pull in 49.5 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 27.5 times per contest (7th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 16.5 times per contest. The Grizzlies have committed 24.9 personal fouls per contest while shooting 82.2% from the free throw line.

The Memphis defense allows 31.3% from downtown (94 of 300) and their opposition makes 76.8% of their foul shots. They surrender 23.8 dimes and 42.5 boards every game, which ranks 4th and 9th in the league. The Grizzlies are ranked 11th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 109.8. They are able to force 15.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (8th 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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