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Houston Rockets vs. Memphis Grizzlies
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Thursday when the Houston Rockets and the Memphis Grizzlies meet at FedExForum.
Oddsmakers opened the Rockets as -3.5-point favorites versus the Grizzlies, while the game's total opened at 228.5.
Last time out for Memphis, they were a 119-104 winner as they battled the Mavericks at home. The Grizzlies covered in the match as a -4.5-point favorite, while 223 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Houston won its last outing, a 135-112 result against the Wizards on January 07. The Rockets covered in that game as a -13.5-point favorite, while the 247 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Houston:
Team record: 24-12 SU,21-15 ATS
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Memphis:
Team record: 24-13 SU,24-13 ATS
Memphis is 15-7 ATS in its last 22 games
Memphis is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 7 games
Next up:
Houston at Atlanta Saturday, January 11
Memphis at Minnesota Saturday, January 11