Grizzlies vs. Rockets betting: NBA preview for January 30

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The Houston Rockets (32-14) are just 3-point underdogs as they look to continue a four-game road winning streak when they square off against the Memphis Grizzlies (31-16) on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at FedExForum. The contest airs at 9:30 PM ET on TNT, truTV, and MAX. The matchup’s over/under is set at 234.5.

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Grizzlies vs. Rockets betting lines

  • Grizzlies odds to win: -156
  • Rockets odds to win: +131
  • Spread: Grizzlies (-3)
  • Total: 234.5

Grizzlies Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Memphis has a 17-7 record against the spread at home and is 19-5 in home contests.
  • This season, Memphis has a 14-6 record ATS at home when playing as 3-point favorites or more.
  • The Grizzlies have hit the over in 13 of their 24 home games this year with a set over/under (54.2%).
  • Recent performance seems to trend against Memphis to beat the total. Their home games have averaged a total of 233.4 points per contest this season.

Grizzlies Recent Trends

  • The Grizzlies have a 7-3 record straight-up in their past 10 matchups, while covering the spread seven times in those games.
  • The final score of the past 10 Grizzlies games has surpassed the set total eight times.
  • The Grizzlies’ past 10 outings have ended with an average of 238.8 points scored. That’s 4.3 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • In their last 10 games, the Grizzlies have a points-per-game average 0.6 points above their season-long scoring average.

Grizzlies Betting Records

  • The Grizzlies have gone 24-7 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 77.4% of those games).
  • When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -156 or shorter, Memphis has gone 18-5 (78.3% win percentage).
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Grizzlies’ implied win probability is 60.9%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.6 (fifth in NBA) 45.1 (third) 47.6 (second) 43.0 (ninth) 29.6 (second) 16.1 (29th)

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Rockets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Rockets have covered the spread 15 times on the road and are 17-7 in road contests.
  • The Rockets have a 7-4 record ATS in road games this year when playing as 3-point underdogs or more.
  • The Rockets have hit the over in 15 of their 24 road games this year with a set over/under (62.5%).
  • Recent history seems to go against the Rockets to beat the total. Their road games have averaged a total of 223.4 points per contest this season.

Rockets Recent Trends

  • The Rockets have covered the spread six times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 8-2 record straight-up in those games.
  • Rockets’ last 10 outings saw seven hit the over.
  • The past 10 Rockets games averaged 6.8 fewer points (227.7) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • During their last 10 games, the Rockets have scored 3.4 more points per contest compared to their 113.9 PPG season-long scoring average.

Rockets Betting Records

  • Houston has won nine, or 60%, of the 15 games it has played as underdogs this season.
  • The Rockets are 3-4 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +131 or more on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Rockets based on the moneyline is 43.3%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.0 (23rd in NBA) 45.1 (third) 48.1 (first) 42.9 (seventh) 22.5 (29th) 13.0 (10th)
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