Memphis Grizzlies versus Houston Rockets versus Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 3-29-2013
- 11 years ago
The 39-32 Houston Rockets will travel to play the 37-24 Memphis Grizzlies in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Memphis is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.
The NBA odds from this game has the home team Memphis Grizzlies favored by -5 ½ points with an over under line of 197 points. There has been no line movement since the odds were released a few hours ago.
The teams have met twice this season with each team winning and covering the point spread in their home game.
Houston has a road record this season of 14-21 straight up. The Rockets had their three game win streak snapped on Wednesday in a 100-91 home defeat to the Indiana Pacers as a -5 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished under 198 points. The Rockets fell behind 35-19 after one period. They shot just 38.6% from the floor and connected on 6 of their 21 three pointers. Houston allowed the Pacers 44.9% shooting and 6 of 18 from beyond the arc. James Harden had 24 points and 8 assists but made just 6 of his 24 shots. The past two games the Rockets have been held under 100 points. They are the second ranked scoring offense in the league by pushing across 106.1 points a game. In the playoff picture the Rockets sits in the seventh seed in the Western conference with a 4 ½ game lead over the ninth seeded Utah Jazz with just 11 games remaining.
The Grizzlies are 28-8 playing at home on the current campaign. They team loses their second straight after a 108-101 road defeat on Wednesday to the New York Knicks as a -1 point betting favorite. The total in the game finished over 184 ½ points. Memphis fell behind early by trailing 69-41 at the half. Memphis shot 47.1% from the field and canned 6 of 21 three pointers. They surrendered 51.4% shooting to the Knicks as well as 13 of 31 three pointers. The Grizzlies were sloppy with 17 turnovers. Mike Conley led the team with 26 points and 6 assists in the loss. The Grizzlies have given up an average of 107 points per game over their past three contests. Marc Gasol returned to the lineup on Tuesday after sitting out the past two games with an abdominal injury. It had been rumored that the Grizzlies center would miss the rest of the regular season. Memphis is second in the league in scoring defense by giving up 90 points a game. The Grizzlies are the fifth seed in the Western conference and trails the Denver Nuggets by one game for the all-important fourth seed with 11 games remaining.
The NBA odds from this game has the home team Memphis Grizzlies favored by -5 ½ points with an over under line of 197 points. There has been no line movement since the odds were released a few hours ago.
The teams have met twice this season with each team winning and covering the point spread in their home game.
Houston has a road record this season of 14-21 straight up. The Rockets had their three game win streak snapped on Wednesday in a 100-91 home defeat to the Indiana Pacers as a -5 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished under 198 points. The Rockets fell behind 35-19 after one period. They shot just 38.6% from the floor and connected on 6 of their 21 three pointers. Houston allowed the Pacers 44.9% shooting and 6 of 18 from beyond the arc. James Harden had 24 points and 8 assists but made just 6 of his 24 shots. The past two games the Rockets have been held under 100 points. They are the second ranked scoring offense in the league by pushing across 106.1 points a game. In the playoff picture the Rockets sits in the seventh seed in the Western conference with a 4 ½ game lead over the ninth seeded Utah Jazz with just 11 games remaining.
The Grizzlies are 28-8 playing at home on the current campaign. They team loses their second straight after a 108-101 road defeat on Wednesday to the New York Knicks as a -1 point betting favorite. The total in the game finished over 184 ½ points. Memphis fell behind early by trailing 69-41 at the half. Memphis shot 47.1% from the field and canned 6 of 21 three pointers. They surrendered 51.4% shooting to the Knicks as well as 13 of 31 three pointers. The Grizzlies were sloppy with 17 turnovers. Mike Conley led the team with 26 points and 6 assists in the loss. The Grizzlies have given up an average of 107 points per game over their past three contests. Marc Gasol returned to the lineup on Tuesday after sitting out the past two games with an abdominal injury. It had been rumored that the Grizzlies center would miss the rest of the regular season. Memphis is second in the league in scoring defense by giving up 90 points a game. The Grizzlies are the fifth seed in the Western conference and trails the Denver Nuggets by one game for the all-important fourth seed with 11 games remaining.