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Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Houston Rockets will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Sunday when they take on the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -12.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 224.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 113-101 result against the Cavaliers on October 29. The Lakers covered in that game as a -8-point favorite, while the 214 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Houston was a 122-91 loser in its last match at home against the Jazz. They failed to cover the +9.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 213 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Houston:
Team record: 1-4 SU,2-3 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 3-3 SU,2-4 ATS
LA Lakers is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
LA Lakers is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 7 games
Next up:
Houston at Los Angeles Tuesday, November 2