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Houston Rockets vs. Memphis Grizzlies
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Houston Rockets and the Memphis Grizzlies meet at FedExForum.
Oddsmakers opened the Grizzlies as -13.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 225.5.
Last time out for Memphis, they were a 112-108 winner as they battled the Mavericks at home. The Grizzlies failed to cover in the match as a -4.5-point favorite, while 220 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Houston was a 121-108 loser in its last match at home against the Warriors. They failed to cover the +11.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 229 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Houston:
Team record: 18-54 SU,28-41-3 ATS
Houston is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games
Houston is 4-13 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
Memphis:
Team record: 44-27 SU,33-36-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Memphis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Memphis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Memphis's last 25 games
Next up:
Houston at Memphis Friday, March 24