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Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at AdventHealth Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -6-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 225.5.
The Lakers were a 131-122 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Trail Blazers. They failed to cover the -13.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (253) made winners of OVER bettors.
In their last action, Houston was a 104-102 winner at home against the Thunder. They failed to cover the -5.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (206) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Houston:
Team record: 48-31 SU,36-42-1 ATS
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Houston's last 14 games
Houston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Los Angeles:
Team record: 56-20 SU,39-36-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
LA Lakers is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games
LA Lakers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Houston at Los Angeles Sunday, September 6