Raptors' offensive rebounding meets Grizzlies' defensive glass in Toronto

The Memphis Grizzlies (6-3), losers of three straight, visit the Toronto Raptors (5-4) on Monday night in a game that pits the league's best offensive rebounding team against the third-best defensive rebounding team.

Toronto grabs 32.5% of its own misses, first in the league. Those second chances prop up an offense that shoots poorly, 21st in effective field goal percentage at 52.2.

The Grizzlies rank third in defensive rebounding at 76.1%, so every Toronto miss turns into a fight with Zach Edey and Cameron Boozer.

The ball is the other fight. Toronto forces turnovers on 17% of opponents' possessions, the highest rate in the league, and Memphis gives it away on 13.5%, 19th. Both teams run: Toronto plays at the fourth-fastest pace, Memphis at the seventh.

Ty Jerome carries the Memphis scoring at 26.6 points a game on 50.3% shooting. Boozer, a forward, averages 9.9 rebounds and leads the team with 5.2 assists.

Scottie Barnes leads Toronto with 23.5 points and 7.6 rebounds a game, and he is questionable. Jamal Shead runs the offense with 6.6 assists in 23 minutes a night.

Toronto's report runs deeper. Kawhi Leonard is out and expected back Monday, November 23; he averaged 3.5 steals in his two games. Malachi Smith, who plays 23.9 minutes a night, is also out, and guard Immanuel Quickley is questionable. Two more Raptors are out.

Memphis is without four players. Isaiah Stewart and Scotty Pippen Jr. are out and expected back Wednesday, November 11. Richie Saunders is out until Tuesday, December 1, and Karim Lopez is also out.

The Grizzlies lost their last three games, all at home: 135-134 to New Orleans, 107-103 to Indiana and 128-97 to Oklahoma City. Toronto comes off a 121-107 win at Milwaukee.

Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m. ET. Sportsbooks' prices give Toronto a 58% chance to win; Keel's projection, which blends in the market's view, has the Raptors at 57% and 1.3 points better.