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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 Saturday when they meet at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Rockets as -1.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 230.5.
The Rockets were a 117-107 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Trail Blazers. They failed to cover the -8.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (224) made winners of UNDER bettors.
The Lakers were a 119-118 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Magic. They failed to cover the -10.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (237) made winners of OVER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 33-8 SU,22-18-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
Houston:
Team record: 26-14 SU,19-21 ATS
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Boston Monday, January 20
Houston home to Oklahoma City Monday, January 20