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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 Monday when they meet at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -4.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 225.5.
Los Angeles was a 134-127 winner in its last match on the road against the Grizzlies. They covered the +1-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 261 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Houston won its last outing, a 148-109 result against the Suns on March 30. The Rockets covered in that game as a -2.5-point favorite, while the 257 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Houston:
Team record: 49-26 SU,40-35 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston's last 9 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 45-29 SU,40-33-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
Next up:
Houston home to Utah Wednesday, April 2
Los Angeles home to Golden State Thursday, April 3