Houston Rockets vs. Memphis Grizzlies odds, tips and betting trends

The Memphis Grizzlies (6-17) will be looking to stop a three-game losing skid when hosting the Houston Rockets (12-9) on Friday, December 15, 2023 at FedExForum. It airs at 8:00 PM ET on BSSE and Space City Home Network.

The Rockets enter their game as a 4-point favorite against the Grizzlies. The game’s over/under is set at 211.5.

Rockets vs. Grizzlies Betting Odds

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• Spread: Houston -4
• Total: 211.5
• Moneyline: Houston -172, Memphis +145

• Pick ATS: Rockets (- 4)
• Pick OU:

  Over (211.5)
  

• Prediction:
  Rockets 112 – Grizzlies 105

• Houston has been listed as the favorite five times this season and has come away with a win in all of those games.
• Houston has yet to lose in three games when named as at least a -172 moneyline favorite.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Houston has a 63.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

• Memphis has won two of the 14 games it was the moneyline underdog this season (14.3%).
• Memphis has a record of 2-9 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +145 or longer (18.2%).
• Memphis has an implied moneyline win probability of 40.8% in this contest.

• The Rockets average only 2.9 fewer points per game (109.8) than the Grizzlies give up (112.7).
• Houston has a 6-2-1 record against the spread and a 5-4 record overall when scoring more than 112.7 points.
• Memphis has put together a 5-7 ATS record and a 4-8 overall record in games it scores more than 105.5 points.
• Houston is 12-1-1 against the spread and 11-3 overall when it gives up fewer than 106.4 points.
• The Rockets are at the 25th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (109.8 PPG), while the Grizzlies allow the 10th-fewest points per game (112.7) in the league.
• Memphis is the NBA’s lowest-scoring offense (106.4 PPG), while Houston is the top-ranked defense (105.5).
• The Rockets have out-scored their opponents by a total of 89 points this season (4.3 points per game on average), and opponents of the Grizzlies have out-scored them by 144 more points on the year (6.3 per game).

• Houston’s average implied point total this season is 4.8 more points than its implied total in Friday’s game (112.8 implied points on average compared to 108 implied points in this game).
• This season, Houston has put up more than 108 points in a game 11 times.
• Memphis’ average implied point total on the year (113.1 points) is 9.1 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (104 points).

• Game Day: Friday, December 15, 2023
• Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: BSSE and Space City Home Network
• Location: Memphis, Tennessee
• Arena: FedExForum
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
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