{"id":32717,"date":"2014-01-24T12:45:05","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T17:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=32717"},"modified":"2014-01-24T12:13:22","modified_gmt":"2014-01-24T17:13:22","slug":"nba-predictions-memphis-grizzlies-vs-houston-rockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nba-predictions-memphis-grizzlies-vs-houston-rockets-32717\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Predictions: Memphis Grizzlies vs. Houston Rockets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Memphis Grizzlies vs. Houston Rockets
\nFriday, 1\/24\/14, 8:00 PM EST
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Houston -6.5
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Houston -6
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 199.5
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 198
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Memphis Grizzlies are much better team with center Marc Gasol in the starting lineup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Memphis had its five-game winning streak snapped last time out, as it suffered a 95-92 defeat to the New Orleans Pelicans as 7.5-point home favorites, while going UNDER the betting total for a fourth consecutive contest.\u00a0 The Grizzlies have three probable starters averaging in double figures, with point guard Mike Conley leading the way at 18.1 points a contest.\u00a0 He has scored 10-plus points in all but two games during the 2013-14 NBA campaign, which can\u2019t be ignored when making your NBA predictions.\u00a0 Memphis is 0-10 SU and 1-9 ATS versus division opponents.<\/p>\n

The Grizzlies are 9-7 SU when playing away from the FedExForum, including a 5-6 mark versus Western Conference opponents.\u00a0 Memphis is 10-6 SU this season in games that starting center Marc Gasol has played and finished healthy, which is important to consider when looking over the NBA betting lines.\u00a0 The team\u2019s bench is averaging 36.9 points in its last 19 games, while it has won 18 of 22 games when outshooting the opponent.\u00a0 Power forward Zach Randolph is averaging a double-double for the eighth consecutive season.<\/p>\n

Houston has won its last three games, including a 119-98 victory over the Sacramento Kings as 9.5-point home favorites Wednesday, while pushing up against the betting total of 217.\u00a0 The Rockets have four probable starters averaging in double figures, with shooting guard James Harden scoring 24.3 points a contest.\u00a0 The team is 18-6 SU at the Toyota Center, including a 9-6 mark versus conference rivals.\u00a0 Houston is 2-1 SUATS as home favorites of 3.5 to 6 points this season.<\/p>\n

The Rockets have won their last four games against division opponents, while they\u2019ve combined to score 261 first-half points over their current five-game homestand.\u00a0 Houston ranks third in the NBA in scoring 105.9 points a contest, which is just under its 106.0 mark from a season ago.\u00a0 It all starts in the paint for this roster, as it sits behind just two teams in averaging 51.0 points inside, while also ranking third in blocking 6.05 shots a contest.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely play the total, as the UNDER is 5-2 in the last seven meetings in this series.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the NBA handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Memphis Grizzlies vs. Houston Rockets Friday, 1\/24\/14, 8:00 PM EST Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Houston -6.5 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Houston -6 Opening Total:\u00a0 199.5 Current Total:\u00a0 198 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Memphis had its five-game winning streak snapped last time out, as it suffered a 95-92 defeat to the New Orleans Pelicans as 7.5-point home favorites, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":15669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,133],"tags":[831,3595,1318,3354,18,6619,3693],"class_list":["post-32717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nba-handicapping","tag-houston-rockets","tag-james-harden","tag-marc-gasol","tag-memphis-grizzlies","tag-nba","tag-toyota-center","tag-western-conference"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32717"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32719,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32717\/revisions\/32719"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}