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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -4-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 230.5.
In their last action, Houston was a 132-90 winner at home against the Magic. They covered the -7-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (222) was profitable news for PUSH bettors.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 117-115 winner as they battled the Bulls at home. The Lakers failed to cover in the match as a -8.5-point favorite, while 232 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 7-3 SU,4-6 ATS
LA Lakers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 8 games
Houston:
Team record: 3-4 SU,3-4 ATS
Houston is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Houston is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Houston's last 15 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Houston Tuesday, January 12