The Houston Rockets (24-12) are slight underdogs (by 1.5 points) to continue a four-game road win streak when they visit the Memphis Grizzlies (24-13) on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET.

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Grizzlies vs. Rockets Game Info

• When: Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
• Where: FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee
• TV: SCHN and FDSSE
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Grizzlies vs. Rockets Best Bets

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Jaren Jackson Jr. Over 21.5 PTS

• Thursday’s points prop bet for Jaren Jackson Jr. is 21.5 points. That is 1.2 fewer than his season average of 22.7.
• Jackson is 20-for-35 at scoring more than his points prop total this season.
• The Grizzlies are the NBA’s highest-scoring team (123.1 points per game), while the Rockets are third defensively in terms of points conceded per game (106.8).
• When Memphis totals more than 106.8 points, its record is 23-10.

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Alperen Sengun Over 20.5 PTS

• Alperen Sengun’s 19 points per game are 1.5 less than Thursday’s over/under.
• Sengun has hit the over on his points prop on 16 occasions this season (in 37 games with such a prop).
• Houston’s squad is currently the 13th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (112.9 points per game), while Memphis is 21st in points conceded (114.7 per game).
• Houston has put together a 14-1 record when it scores more than 114.7 points.

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Pick ATS: Grizzlies (- 1.5)

• Against the spread, Memphis is 24-13-0 this year.
• Against the spread, Houston is 21-15-0 this year.
• The Grizzlies are 17-8 as 1.5-point favorites or more.
• Against the spread as 1.5-point underdogs or more, the Rockets are 5-4.

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Pick OU:

Under (233.5)

• In 21 games this season, the Grizzlies and their opponents have gone over 233.5 total points.
• The Rockets have played 10 games this season that finished with a point total higher than 233.5 points.
• The average total in Memphis’ games this year is 232.6, 0.9 more than this matchup’s over/under.
• The average total for Houston’s games this season is 221.5 points, 12 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
• The Grizzlies are the highest scoring team in the league this year. The Rockets have scored the 16th-most points.
• This matchup features the league’s second-ranked (Rockets) and 24th-ranked (Grizzlies) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Grizzlies (-125)

• This season, the Grizzlies have been favored 25 times and won 19, or 76%, of those games.
• The Rockets have been chosen as underdogs in 10 games this year and have walked away with the win four times (40%) in those games.
• Memphis has a record of 17-6, a 73.9% win rate, when it’s favored by -125 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• This season, Houston has come away with a win two times in six chances when named as an underdog of at least +105 or worse on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Grizzlies, based on the moneyline, is 55.6%.

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