The Houston Rockets (24-12) visit the Memphis Grizzlies (24-13) after winning four road games in a row. The Grizzlies are favored by just 1.5 points in the contest, which tips at 8:00 PM ET on Thursday, January 9, 2025.

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Grizzlies vs. Rockets Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: SCHN and FDSSE
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Memphis, Tennessee
• Venue: FedExForum

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Grizzlies vs. Rockets Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Grizzlies 116 – Rockets 113

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Spread & Total Prediction for Grizzlies vs. Rockets

• Pick ATS: Grizzlies (- 1.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Grizzlies (-3.4)
• Pick OU:

  Under (233.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 228.8

• The Rockets (21-15-0 ATS) have covered the spread 64.9% of the time, 6.6% less often than the Grizzlies (24-13-0) this year.
• When the spread is set as 1.5 or more this season, Memphis (17-8) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (68%) than Houston (5-4) does as the underdog (55.6%).
• When it comes to eclipsing the point total in 2024-25, Houston and its opponents don’t do it as often (50% of the time) as Memphis and its opponents (62.2%).
• The Grizzlies have a .760 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (19-6) this season while the Rockets have a .400 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (4-6).

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Grizzlies Performance Insights

• The Grizzlies are allowing 114.7 points per game this year (21st-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really played well on offense, averaging 123.1 points per contest (best).
• Memphis is top-five this year in rebounding, ranking second-best in the league with 48.7 boards per game. Meanwhile, it ranks 10th with 43.5 rebounds allowed per contest.
• With 30.3 assists per game, the Grizzlies are second-best in the league in the category.
• Although Memphis is averaging 16.5 turnovers per game (second-worst in NBA), it ranks fifth-best in the league by forcing 15.8 turnovers per contest.
• The Grizzlies are ninth in the NBA with 14.1 treys per game so far this season. Meanwhile, they rank 11th with a 36.9% shooting percentage from three-point land.

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Rockets Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Rockets are 13th in the league offensively (112.9 points scored per game) and third-best on defense (106.8 points allowed).
• Houston is the best team in the NBA in rebounds per game (48.9) and is ranked ninth in rebounds allowed (43.4).
• This season the Rockets are second-worst in the NBA in assists at 22 per game.
• In terms of turnovers, Houston is sixth in the NBA in committing them (12.6 per game). It is 11th in forcing them (14.3 per game).
• The Rockets are the fifth-worst team in the league in 3-pointers made (11.9 per game) and second-worst in 3-point percentage (32.8%).

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