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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 Rockets as -4.5-point favorites versus the Grizzlies, while the game's total opened at 211.
Memphis was a 117-104 loser in its last match on the road against the Rockets. They failed to cover the +9.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 221 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Houston won its last outing, a 117-104 result against the Grizzlies on December 13. The Rockets covered in that game as a -9.5-point favorite, while the 221 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Houston:
Team record: 12-9 SU,14-5-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
Memphis:
Team record: 6-17 SU,9-14 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Memphis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games
Memphis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Houston at Milwaukee Sunday, December 17
Memphis at Oklahoma City Monday, December 18