Memphis Grizzlies vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 1/13/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Houston Rockets

Date: Monday, January 13, 2025

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Toyota Center is where the Houston Rockets (25-12) will take on the Memphis Grizzlies (24-14) on Monday.

The Grizzlies played the Rockets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 119-115 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Grizzlies left the arena with 28 and the Rockets accounted for 23 fouls. They also buried 13 of their 34 tries from distance. Houston ended up going 58.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 24 of 41 attempts. Moreover, Houston pulled down 44 rebounds (16 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 8 blocked shots. Houston totaled 21 assists and had 13 steals for this contest. Concerning defending, Memphis allowed 42.7% from the floor on 41 out of 96 shooting. They also recorded 20 assists in the game as well as creating 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they earned 43 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Grizzlies buried 21 of their 30 attempts for a rate of 70.0%. Memphis ended the contest having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (42 out of 84) and converted 10 of 32 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Ja Morant is one guy who played a role for this game. He ended up walking away with 27 points on 9 of 22 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 minutes and also grabbed 3 rebounds. Morant shot 40.9% from the field and dished out 3 assists.

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Memphis enters this matchup with a mark of 24-14 this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 17.4 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 21.3 fouls per contest. As a team, Memphis is grabbing 48.6 boards per game and has 1,141 dimes this year, which has them ranked 1st in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Grizzlies are connecting on 36.8% on 3-point shots (530 of 1,441) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 122.9 points per outing (2nd in the NBA) while connecting on 48.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Grizzlies are able to force 16.3 turnovers per game while drawing 21.7 fouls. They are 16th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 974 surrendered for the year. The Grizzlies defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.4% (1,565 of 3,524) and they surrender 43.5 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 34.3% on three-point shots and they rank 21st in basketball in opponents PPG (114.8).

In their last game, the Rockets took home the win by a final score of 119-115 against the Grizzlies. In relation to rebounding, Houston permitted Memphis to collect 43 in total (10 offensive). They finished the game shooting 31.3% from distance by connecting on 10 out of 32 and ended up going 21 of 30 from the charity stripe (70.0%). The Rockets allowed the Grizzlies to convert 42 out of their 84 tries from the floor which had them at 50.0% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Rockets went 41 out of 96 from the floor which had them sitting at 42.7%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Houston converted 13 out of their 34 tries (38.2%). They were able to bury 24 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 58.5%. The Grizzlies earned 28 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 41 attempts. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 13 steals in this contest. The Rockets earned 28 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards for a total of 44 in this game.

Alperen Sengun ended up having an impact for the Rockets in this game. He made 12 out of 20 for this game giving him a rate of 60.0%, and accounted for 14 rebounds. Sengun totaled 32 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and had 5 dimes in the game.

Houston has a win-loss record of 25-12 this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Rockets are shooting 44.4% from the floor, which is ranked 28th in basketball. Houston has scored 4,184 points on the campaign (113.1 per game) and they pull in 48.8 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 22.0 times per contest (29th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 13.4 times per game. The Rockets are committing 19.8 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 76.2% from the charity stripe.

The Houston defense allows 35.6% on 3-pointers (459 of 1,289) and opponents are connecting on 73.8% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 22.4 assists and 43.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 2nd and 9th in basketball. The Rockets defensively are ranked 3rd in the league in points per game surrendered with 107.1. They are forcing their opponents into 15.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.4% from the floor (3rd in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Houston and under the total points

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