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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 Tuesday when they battle at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -4.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 229.
In their last action, Houston was a 123-99 loser on the road against the Hornets. They failed to cover the +7.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (222) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles was a 122-115 loser in its last match at home against the Nets. They failed to cover the -2.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 237 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 16-18 SU,12-22 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
LA Lakers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Lakers's last 10 games
Houston:
Team record: 10-24 SU,16-17-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Houston is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Houston is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Memphis Wednesday, December 29
Houston home to Miami Friday, December 31