Houston Rockets at Memphis Grizzlies NBA Pick - Odds - Free ATS Prediction
Date:
January 21, 8:05 pm
Location:
FedEx Forum
TV:
ESPN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Houston -1.5
Total:
215.5
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The Memphis Grizzlies will host the Houston Rockets at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee for a Western Conference clash and their first encounter of the 2016-17 season. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:05 PM and is to be aired for local audiences on FSN. Memphis has won the previous two meetings between these two Western Conference powers.
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Houston Rockets at Memphis Grizzlies Overview<br />
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The Rockets come in off a bitter loss at home against Golden State where the Warriors made an example out of the Rockets hanging 125 on Clutch City while slowing down their catalytic offense to 108 points. The Grizzlies continue to play their signature brand of in-your-face and physical basketball. Most recently, the Grizzlies defeated the Kings at the Forum last night by a score of 107-91. Now they get a battered Houston coming to town off a tough hosting Golden State.
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Houston at Memphis Key Betting Trends<br />
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The Grizzlies sport a 26-19 record overall while posting a 23-22 mark against the spread.
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Houston sits at 28-18 ATS while the Rockets are 18-24 ATS.
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The Rockets have been frequently overvalued by virtue of their ascension to the Western Conference pantheon and the consensus overreacting in accordance.
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It is worth mentioning that Memphis is 15-8 SU at home this season, as they are known for owning home court advantage at the FedEx Forum.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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Almost expected with a prominent outfit as Houston, 90% of the public are taking the Rockets against the spread. In this market Houston is priced as a -105 favorite compared to Memphis requires a bit more juice as a -115 dog at this price. The Rockets are priced as a -117 road favorite compared to Memphis who comes in as a -101 home pooch. The Over/Under market fallen 2 points since it opened at 217.5 and now sits at 215.5 with 73% of the consensus liking the Under.
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Houston Rockets at Memphis Grizzlies Prediction
The Grizzlies feature some personnel that can simply get in Houston’s face and challenge their finesse approach to the game as a whole. The Grizzlies have the blueprint here to certainly make this game a hard-fought win for the Rockets if they were to even escape. Targeting a team off a tough loss on the following night is typically a great angle and Memphis has the tools here to not only win but do so decisively. Memphis is more or a less a no-name team contrary to the marquee player James Harden that Houston boasts. However, Music City buys in to an ideology where their philosophy is to win games by making other teams play outside of their comfort zone. So far, this approach has worked as they are the only team to take down Golden State twice this season. We are going Memphis on the Money Line.
Free Pick:
Take The Memphis Grizzlies -101
