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Houston Rockets vs. Memphis Grizzlies
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Houston Rockets and the Memphis Grizzlies meet at FedExForum.
Oddsmakers opened the Grizzlies as -13-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 234.5.
Memphis won its last outing, a 130-125 result against the Rockets on March 22. The Grizzlies failed to cover in that game as a -12-point favorite, while the 255 combined points took the game OVER the total.
The Rockets were a 130-125 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Grizzlies. They covered the +12-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (255) made winners of OVER bettors.
Houston:
Team record: 18-55 SU,29-41-3 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 5-17 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
Memphis:
Team record: 45-27 SU,33-37-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Memphis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Memphis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games
Next up:
Houston at Cleveland Sunday, March 26
Memphis at Atlanta Sunday, March 26