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Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -5.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 221.5.
Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 133-110 result against the Thunder on November 30. The Lakers failed to cover in that game as a +5-point underdog, while the 243 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Houston was a 134-124 loser in its last match on the road against the Nuggets. They earned a push of the +10-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 258 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Houston:
Team record: 8-8 SU,10-4-2 ATS
Houston is 10-1-2 ATS in its last 13 games
Houston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 10 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 11-9 SU,8-12 ATS
LA Lakers is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
LA Lakers is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Next up:
Houston home to Oklahoma City Wednesday, December 6
Los Angeles home to Phoenix Tuesday, December 5