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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 Wednesday when they meet at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -4.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 230.5.
In their last action, Houston was a 111-109 winner at home against the Celtics. They covered the +12.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (220) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
The Lakers were a 123-108 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Pelicans. They covered the +2-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (231) made winners of OVER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 34-35 SU,34-33-2 ATS
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Lakers's last 11 games
Houston:
Team record: 16-52 SU,26-39-3 ATS
Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
Houston is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Dallas Friday, March 17
Houston home to New Orleans Friday, March 17