The Memphis Grizzlies welcome the Brooklyn Nets to the FedExForum. The game begins at 8:00 pm ET on Saturday, Oct. 31 and can be seen on YES and FxS.
The Grizzlies come into this game on a high note after beating the Heat 112-104 on Thursday. Marc Gasol was the team’s leading scorer with 20 points on 7-for-13 shooting.
The Grizzlies are a considerable 11-point favorite at home and the Over/Under (O/U) for this matchup is set at 193 points. The Grizzlies are looking to improve on their records of 1-1 Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS). The Grizzlies are fourth in the league in steals with 10.0 per game.
In the other locker room, the Nets have come out of the gate playing poorly with records of 0-1 SU and ATS. Teams seem to consistently miss shots against the Nets, who are the third-best team in the league in terms of opponent field goal percentage allowed at .388.
These two will be facing off in their first head-to-head clash of the season. When they last met the Grizzlies were winners, bumping their SU record to 6-4 over the Nets in their last 10 meetings. However, the Nets hold the advantage ATS with a record of 6-4. When it comes to field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers, Memphis held the edge in all three of these categories one time in the last 10 meetings. Brooklyn never did so in those games.
Predictions: SU Winner – Mem, ATS Winner – Bkn, O/U – Under
Notes
Memphis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Memphis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Memphis’s last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 21 of Memphis’s last 25 games at home.
Memphis is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home.
Memphis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Brooklyn.
Memphis is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Brooklyn.
Memphis scores an average of 94.0 points per game (ranked 25th). Brooklyn ranks 29th in points allowed per game with 115.0.
The Grizzlies are winless this season (0-1) when allowing fewer than 100 points. However, the Nets are also winless (0-1) when scoring less than 100.
When opponents score at least 100 points, the Memphis Grizzlies are a perfect 1-0 this season. When they hit the century mark, the Brooklyn Nets are a winless 0-1.
The Nets have an offensive rating of 88.0 (ranked 28th), while the Grizzlies rank 13th for their defensive rating of 97.7.
Brooklyn has an average field goal percentage of 41.2%. Memphis is undefeated (1-0) when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Memphis Grizzlies and the Brooklyn Nets both rank higher in average field goal percentage when compared to their effective field goal percentages. Memphis is 22nd and 17th in the league for EFF% and FG% respectively, while Brooklyn ranks 27th and 22nd in these categories.
Memphis has an assist to turnover ratio of 1.37 this season (ranked 20th), while Brooklyn ranks lower at 21st with an A/TO of 1.29.
Brooklyn ranks 27th in rebounds per game with 38.5, while Memphis ranks 22nd with 41.0.
The Brooklyn Nets rank 18th in offensive rebounding, while the Memphis Grizzlies rank 25th in defensive rebounding.
The Grizzlies average a forced turnover percentage of 14.0% this season. When the Nets suffer a turnover rate equal to or exceeding this, the team is winless with a 0-1 record.
