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- Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers Preview & Picks
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Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers Preview & Picks
Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers Preview & Picks
Houston are backed to cover as a betting underdog in Los Angeles.
Every meeting between these two teams have been close this season, and that trend is tipped to continue with both teams in solid form.
- Los Angeles Lakers are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games
- The betting underdog has covered in 4 of the last 6 meetings
- The previous 2 meetings this season were decided by 6 points or less
- The Under has cashed in each of the last 3 meetings in Los Angeles
Head To Head
- Los Angeles Lakers lead the all-time series 173-106
- Los Angeles Lakers won 104-98 when the two teams last met on March 31
Houston Rockets Form
Houston go into this game on the back of a loss, but in good form with 15 wins in their last 18 games.
The Rockets went on a tear in March, rebounding from three straight defeats to start the month with a run of nine consecutive victories.
That run was ended by a 116-111 defeat to Denver, but they rebounded immediately to follow up a 121-114 home win against Atlanta with road wins at Utah, 121-110, and Phoenix, 148-109.
Houston failed to make it four-in-a-row as they lost 104-98 at the Los Angeles Lakers, but responded swiftly in the form of a 143-105 blowout of Utah.
The Rockets then beat Oklahoma City 125-111 at home and Golden State 106-96, before seeing their run end with a 134-117 loss to the LA Clippers.
Los Angeles Lakers Form
Los Angeles enter this matchup on a decent run of form, having now won six of their last nine games.
The Lakers began this sequence with a 120-119 victory in Indiana, only to then suffer late collapse to lose 119-117 in Chicago.
They responded to that loss with back-to-back wins, beating Memphis 134-127 on the road and Houston 104-98 at home, but they failed to make it three-in-a-row as they lost 123-116 to Golden State.
Los Angeles again rebounded quickly from a loss, beating New Orleans 124-108 at home and Oklahoma City 126-99 on the road, but they failed to maintain that momentum.
The Lakers lost 136-120 to the Thunder in the second half of that back-to-back, before winning 112-97 in Dallas.
Verdict
The trend over the past couple of seasons has been for the underdog to cover when these two teams meet.
Factor in the previous two meetings this season have been close, and that makes Houston an appealing pick with the free buckets.
Houston +9.5
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