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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -4-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 224.
Houston lost its last outing, a 120-102 result against the Lakers on January 10. The Rockets failed to cover in that game as a +3.5-point underdog, while the 222 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 120-102 winner on the road against the Rockets. They covered the -3.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (222) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 8-3 SU,5-6 ATS
LA Lakers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Lakers's last 9 games
Houston:
Team record: 3-5 SU,3-5 ATS
Houston is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
Houston is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Oklahoma City Wednesday, January 13
Houston at San Antonio Thursday, January 14