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Alright, sports fans, settle in! It's your favorite voice in the game, and we're about to dive headfirst into what promises to be a thrilling NBA regular season matchup. Mark your calendars for January 26th, 2026, because the Memphis Grizzlies are heading into the Lone Star State to face off against the Houston Rockets!
Now, looking at the landscape of this 2025-2026 season, both these squads have been carving out their own narratives. The Grizzlies, known for their grit and youthful exuberance, have been battling hard, proving they're a force to be reckoned with on any given night. They've shown flashes of brilliance, and you know they'll be bringing that signature intensity to Houston.
Meanwhile, the Rockets have been building something special. They've been navigating the ups and downs of the league, looking to establish their dominance on their home court. This game is a fantastic opportunity for them to make a statement and solidify their position as they push through the regular season grind.
As for the betting lines, well, they're keeping us all on the edge of our seats with a "null" across the board for the moneyline, point spread, and over/under. That tells us one thing: the oddsmakers are as intrigued as we are! This suggests a truly unpredictable contest, where either team could absolutely seize the momentum and run with it.
So, get ready for a clash of styles, a battle of wills, and a game that could swing either way. Will the Grizzlies' relentless energy prove too much for the Rockets? Or will Houston defend their home turf with a commanding performance? Tune in on January 26th, 2026, at 8:00 PM Eastern Time to find out! This is one you won't want to miss!
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Looking at the recent matchups between these two Western Southwest division rivals, the series has been tightly contested. In the last five games, the home team has won three times, with the away team securing two victories. The scoring has been consistently high, with all but one game exceeding 220 total points. The Houston team has shown a slight edge in scoring in their recent meetings, averaging 119.8 points per game compared to Memphis's 117.2 points per game. However, Memphis has managed to win two of the last three contests, indicating their ability to perform well on the road against Houston. Both teams are currently on a one-game losing streak, suggesting a desire to bounce back. The home team, Memphis, is currently second in their division with a 26-16 record, while the away team, Houston, sits third at 18-24. Memphis has a significant advantage in points scored versus points allowed, outscoring opponents by an average of 10.5 points per game, whereas Houston is outscored by an average of 2.3 points per game. This suggests Memphis has a stronger overall performance profile.
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Current Season Games
MEM
| Lvs ATL | 122 - 124 |
| Wvs ORL | 126 - 109 |
| L@ ORL | 111 - 118 |
| Wvs BKN | 103 - 98 |
| Lvs OKC | 116 - 117 |
| Lvs PHO | 98 - 117 |
| Wvs SA | 106 - 105 |
| L@ LAL | 114 - 120 |
| L@ LAL | 121 - 128 |
| Lvs PHI | 136 - 139 |
| L@ WAS | 112 - 116 |
| Wvs MIL | 125 - 104 |
| W@ UTA | 137 - 128 |
| L@ OKC | 103 - 119 |
| Lvs WAS | 122 - 130 |
| W@ MIN | 116 - 110 |
| W@ LAC | 121 - 103 |
| Lvs UTA | 126 - 130 |
| Wvs POR | 119 - 96 |
| Wvs LAC | 107 - 98 |
| L@ SA | 119 - 126 |
| W@ SAC | 115 - 107 |
| W@ LAC | 112 - 107 |
| W@ NO | 133 - 128 |
| Lvs DEN | 115 - 125 |
| W@ DAL | 102 - 96 |
| Wvs SAC | 137 - 96 |
| L@ SA | 101 - 111 |
| L@ CLE | 100 - 108 |
| L@ BOS | 95 - 131 |
| L@ NY | 120 - 133 |
| Lvs OKC | 100 - 114 |
| Wvs DAL | 118 - 104 |
| Lvs HOU | 109 - 124 |
| Lvs DET | 106 - 114 |
| L@ TOR | 104 - 117 |
| Lvs LAL | 112 - 117 |
| W@ PHO | 114 - 113 |
| L@ GS | 118 - 131 |
| Wvs IND | 128 - 103 |
| Lvs MIA | 114 - 146 |
| Wvs NO | 128 - 122 |
HOU
| L@ PHI | 122 - 128 |
| Wvs SA | 111 - 106 |
| Wvs NO | 119 - 110 |
| Wvs MIN | 110 - 105 |
| Lvs OKC | 91 - 111 |
| Wvs CHI | 119 - 113 |
| L@ SAC | 98 - 111 |
| L@ POR | 105 - 111 |
| L@ POR | 102 - 103 |
| Wvs PHO | 100 - 97 |
| L@ DAL | 104 - 110 |
| W@ BKN | 120 - 96 |
| Wvs IND | 126 - 119 |
| Wvs CLE | 117 - 100 |
| W@ LAL | 119 - 96 |
| L@ LAC | 108 - 128 |
| L@ SAC | 124 - 125 |
| W@ DEN | 115 - 101 |
| L@ NO | 128 - 133 |
| L@ DEN | 125 - 128 |
| Wvs LAC | 115 - 113 |
| L@ DAL | 109 - 122 |
| Wvs PHO | 117 - 98 |
| Wvs SAC | 121 - 95 |
| L@ UTA | 125 - 133 |
| W@ UTA | 129 - 101 |
| W@ GS | 104 - 100 |
| W@ PHO | 114 - 92 |
| Lvs DEN | 109 - 112 |
| W@ CLE | 114 - 104 |
| Wvs ORL | 117 - 113 |
| Wvs POR | 140 - 116 |
| Wvs WAS | 135 - 112 |
| W@ MIL | 122 - 115 |
| L@ SA | 110 - 121 |
| W@ MEM | 124 - 109 |
| Wvs DAL | 110 - 102 |
| W@ BOS | 128 - 101 |
| W@ TOR | 139 - 121 |
| Wvs BKN | 137 - 109 |
| Lvs DET | 111 - 115 |
| L@ OKC | 124 - 125 |
Previous Season Games
MEM
| Lvs OKC | 115 - 117 |
| Lvs OKC | 108 - 114 |
| L@ OKC | 99 - 118 |
| L@ OKC | 80 - 131 |
| Wvs DAL | 120 - 106 |
| L@ GS | 116 - 121 |
| Wvs DAL | 132 - 97 |
| L@ DEN | 109 - 117 |
| Lvs MIN | 125 - 141 |
| W@ CHA | 124 - 100 |
| W@ DET | 109 - 103 |
| W@ MIA | 110 - 108 |
| Lvs GS | 125 - 134 |
| Lvs BOS | 103 - 117 |
| Lvs LAL | 127 - 134 |
| L@ OKC | 104 - 125 |
| W@ UTA | 140 - 103 |
| L@ LAC | 108 - 128 |
| L@ POR | 99 - 115 |
| L@ SAC | 122 - 132 |
| Wvs MIA | 125 - 91 |
| Lvs CLE | 124 - 133 |
| Wvs UTA | 122 - 115 |
| Wvs PHO | 120 - 118 |
| W@ NO | 107 - 104 |
| W@ DAL | 122 - 111 |
| Lvs OKC | 103 - 120 |
| Lvs ATL | 130 - 132 |
| Lvs SA | 128 - 130 |
| Lvs NY | 113 - 114 |
| Wvs PHO | 151 - 148 |
| L@ CLE | 123 - 129 |
| W@ ORL | 105 - 104 |
| L@ IND | 113 - 127 |
| L@ LAC | 114 - 128 |
| W@ PHO | 119 - 112 |
| Lvs OKC | 112 - 125 |
| W@ TOR | 138 - 107 |
| Wvs SA | 128 - 109 |
| W@ MIL | 132 - 119 |
| Wvs HOU | 120 - 119 |
| L@ NY | 106 - 143 |
| Wvs UTA | 125 - 103 |
| Wvs NO | 139 - 126 |
| Wvs CHA | 132 - 120 |
| Wvs MIN | 108 - 106 |
| W@ SA | 140 - 112 |
| W@ SA | 129 - 115 |
| L@ HOU | 118 - 120 |
| W@ MIN | 127 - 125 |
| Lvs HOU | 115 - 119 |
| Wvs DAL | 119 - 104 |
| L@ GS | 113 - 121 |
| L@ SAC | 133 - 138 |
| W@ PHO | 117 - 112 |
| L@ OKC | 106 - 130 |
| W@ NO | 132 - 124 |
| Wvs TOR | 155 - 126 |
| Lvs LAC | 110 - 114 |
| W@ ATL | 128 - 112 |
| Wvs GS | 144 - 93 |
| L@ LAL | 110 - 116 |
| Wvs BKN | 135 - 119 |
| W@ WAS | 140 - 112 |
| W@ BOS | 127 - 121 |
| Wvs SAC | 115 - 110 |
| L@ DAL | 116 - 121 |
| Wvs IND | 136 - 121 |
| Wvs NO | 120 - 109 |
| Wvs DET | 131 - 111 |
| Wvs POR | 123 - 98 |
| W@ CHI | 142 - 131 |
| Wvs PHI | 117 - 111 |
| Lvs DEN | 110 - 122 |
| Wvs DEN | 105 - 90 |
| L@ GS | 118 - 123 |
| L@ LAL | 123 - 128 |
| W@ POR | 134 - 89 |
| Wvs WAS | 128 - 104 |
| Wvs LAL | 131 - 114 |
| L@ BKN | 104 - 106 |
| W@ PHI | 124 - 107 |
| Wvs MIL | 122 - 99 |
| Lvs BKN | 106 - 119 |
| Lvs CHI | 123 - 126 |
| Wvs ORL | 124 - 111 |
| L@ HOU | 108 - 128 |
| W@ UTA | 126 - 124 |
HOU
| Lvs GS | 89 - 103 |
| W@ GS | 115 - 107 |
| Wvs GS | 131 - 116 |
| L@ GS | 106 - 109 |
| L@ GS | 93 - 104 |
| Wvs GS | 109 - 94 |
| Lvs GS | 85 - 95 |
| Lvs DEN | 111 - 126 |
| L@ LAL | 109 - 140 |
| L@ LAC | 117 - 134 |
| W@ GS | 106 - 96 |
| Wvs OKC | 125 - 111 |
| Wvs UTA | 143 - 105 |
| L@ LAL | 98 - 104 |
| W@ PHO | 148 - 109 |
| W@ UTA | 121 - 110 |
| Wvs ATL | 121 - 114 |
| Lvs DEN | 111 - 116 |
| W@ MIA | 102 - 98 |
| W@ ORL | 116 - 108 |
| Wvs PHI | 144 - 137 |
| Wvs CHI | 117 - 114 |
| Wvs DAL | 133 - 96 |
| Wvs PHO | 111 - 104 |
| Wvs ORL | 97 - 84 |
| Wvs NO | 146 - 117 |
| W@ NO | 109 - 97 |
| L@ IND | 102 - 115 |
| L@ OKC | 128 - 137 |
| Lvs SAC | 103 - 113 |
| Wvs SA | 118 - 106 |
| Wvs MIL | 100 - 97 |
| L@ UTA | 115 - 124 |
| Wvs MIN | 121 - 115 |
| Lvs GS | 98 - 105 |
| Wvs PHO | 119 - 111 |
| Wvs TOR | 94 - 87 |
| L@ DAL | 105 - 116 |
| L@ MIN | 114 - 127 |
| L@ BKN | 97 - 99 |
| L@ NY | 118 - 124 |
| Lvs BKN | 98 - 110 |
| L@ MEM | 119 - 120 |
| W@ ATL | 100 - 96 |
| W@ BOS | 114 - 112 |
| W@ CLE | 135 - 131 |
| Wvs CLE | 109 - 108 |
| Lvs DET | 96 - 107 |
| W@ POR | 125 - 103 |
| L@ SAC | 127 - 132 |
| W@ DEN | 128 - 108 |
| Wvs MEM | 120 - 118 |
| W@ MEM | 119 - 115 |
| W@ WAS | 135 - 112 |
| Wvs LAL | 119 - 115 |
| Lvs BOS | 86 - 109 |
| Wvs DAL | 110 - 99 |
| Lvs MIA | 100 - 104 |
| Lvs MIN | 112 - 113 |
| W@ NO | 128 - 111 |
| W@ CHA | 114 - 101 |
| W@ TOR | 114 - 110 |
| Wvs NO | 133 - 113 |
| L@ OKC | 96 - 111 |
| Wvs GS | 91 - 90 |
| W@ LAC | 117 - 106 |
| L@ GS | 93 - 99 |
| L@ SAC | 111 - 120 |
| Wvs OKC | 119 - 116 |
| W@ PHI | 122 - 115 |
| W@ MIN | 117 - 111 |
| Lvs POR | 98 - 104 |
| Wvs POR | 116 - 88 |
| Wvs IND | 130 - 113 |
| L@ MIL | 100 - 101 |
| W@ CHI | 143 - 107 |
| Wvs LAC | 125 - 104 |
| Wvs LAC | 111 - 103 |
| Wvs WAS | 107 - 92 |
| W@ DET | 101 - 99 |
| L@ OKC | 107 - 126 |
| Wvs SA | 127 - 100 |
| Wvs NY | 109 - 97 |
| Lvs GS | 121 - 127 |
| W@ DAL | 108 - 102 |
| W@ SA | 106 - 101 |
| L@ SA | 106 - 109 |
| Wvs MEM | 128 - 108 |
| Lvs CHA | 105 - 110 |