The Houston Rockets (4-2) and Memphis Grizzlies (3-5) will meet in the NBA on Wednesday night. Tipoff from FedExForum is set for 8:00 p.m. ET in Memphis, Tennessee. The game will broadcast live on SCHN.
The Rockets are 8.5-point favorites over the Grizzlies on the spread (Rockets -8.5), with the over/under set at 232.5 total points. Houston is a -340 favorite to win outright on the moneyline, while Memphis is +270 to pull off the upset.
Let's get into my Rockets vs. Grizzlies predictions and NBA picks for Wednesday, November 5.
Rockets vs Grizzlies Picks, Prediction
- Rockets vs Grizzlies pick: Ja Morant Under 3.5 Rebounds (+115)
My Grizzlies vs. Rockets best bet is on Ja Morant under 3.5 rebounds, with the best price currently available at bet365. But as always, make sure to find the best odds by checking our live NBA odds page.
Rockets vs Grizzlies Odds for Wednesday, November 5
| Rockets Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-8.5 -110 | 232.5 -110 / -110 | -340 |
| Grizzlies Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+8.5 -110 | 232.5 -110 / -110 | +270 |
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The Grizzlies face off against the Rockets on Wednesday night, and I am fading Ja Morant a bit.
Morant has made some concerning comments to go along with his one-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team.
While he’s someone that can always pop off as a scorer, I do think that rebounds are an effort stat, and if he’s not trying, then he’s not going out of his way to secure these rebounds either.
Morant is a smaller guard as it is, and only averages 3.6 rebounds on 5.4 chances per game.
This prop is skewed a bit, as he’s coming off of a 5-rebound game. However, he did that on just six chances.
Morant has gone under this prop in 5-of-7 games this season, and outside of one massive outlier of eight rebounds on 11 chances against the Suns, he is averaging just 2.8 on 4.5 chances.
The Rockets are a slow-paced team with a ton of length.
Houston has been an extremely tough rebounding matchup for opposing point guards this season, and with all of the situational context along with the matchup, I’m comfortable grabbing this under.
Rockets vs Grizzlies Betting Prediction, Best Bet
- Ja Morant Under 3.5 Rebounds (+115)
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