The Houston Rockets (0-1) are home in Southwest Division play against the Memphis Grizzlies (1-0) on Friday, October 25, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET. It’s the first matchup between these squads this year.
The Rockets face off against the Grizzlies in a Game oddsmakers expect to be a tight one. The Rockets are favored by only 1.5 points against the Grizzlies. The point total for the matchup is set at 217.5.
Rockets vs. Grizzlies betting odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 3:33 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Houston -1.5
- Total: 217.5
- Moneyline: Houston -126, Memphis +108
Grizzlies at Rockets odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Rockets (- 1.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (217.5)
- Prediction:
Rockets 118 – Grizzlies 106
Moneyline
- The Rockets finished 24-6 in Games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 80% of those Games).
- Houston had a record of 24-5 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -126 or shorter last year (82.8%).
- The Rockets have a 55.8% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- Last season, Memphis was the underdog 65 times and won 20, or 30.8%, of those Games.
- The Grizzlies were 19-43 last season when entering a Game as an underdog by +108 or more on the moneyline.
- The Sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 48.1% chance of a victory for Memphis.
Against the spread
- Last year, the 114.3 points per Game the Rockets averaged were just 1.5 more points than the Grizzlies gave up (112.8).
- Houston had a 26-18-1 record against the spread and a 24-21 record overall last season when putting up more than 112.8 points.
- When it scored more than 113.2 points last season, Memphis went 13-4 against the spread and 12-5 overall.
- Houston went 21-2-1 against the spread and 23-1 overall last season when it allowed fewer than 105.8 points.
- Last season, the Rockets were the league’s 16th-ranked scoring team (114.3 PPG), while the Grizzlies were the 12th-ranked defense in terms of points per Game (112.8) in NBA action.
- Memphis was the NBA’s lowest-scoring offense (105.8 PPG) a season ago, while Houston allowed the 13th-ranked average points per Game (113.2).
- The Rockets out-scored their opponents by a total of 92 points last season (1.1 points per Game on average), and opponents of the Grizzlies out-scored them by 574 more points on the year (seven per Game).
Over/Under
- Houston’s average implied point total last season was 5.3 more points than its implied total in Friday’s Game (115.3 implied points on average compared to 110 implied points in this Game).
- Last year, Houston scored more than 110 points in a Game 54 times.
- Memphis’ average implied point total last season (113.9 points) is 5.9 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (108 points).
How to watch Rockets vs. Grizzlies
- Game day: Friday, October 25, 2024
- Game time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV channel: SCHN and FDS-SE(MEM)
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Arena: Toyota Center
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