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Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers Preview & Picks – Lakers To Cover In Monday NBA Matchup

16 Jan 2023
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Leigh Copson 16 Jan 2023
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  • Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers picks for Monday, January 16
  • Matchup gets underway at 22:40 ET at Crypto.com Arena
  • Preview, stats & head-to-head
Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers NBA Preview & Picks
    Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers Preview & Picks
  • Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Houston Rockets Form
  • Los Angeles Lakers Form
  • Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers FAQs

Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers Preview & Picks

Los Angeles are tipped to cover in a home win.

The Lakers have been covering consistently recently, while Houston have been in miserable form.

  • LA Lakers are 6-2-0 ATS in their last 8 games
  • Houston Rockets are 1-9-0 ATS in their last 10 games
  • Houston Rockets are 8-15-0 ATS on the road this season
  • The Under has cashed in 4 of LA Lakers’ last 6 games

Head To Head

  • Los Angeles Lakers lead the all-time series 168-104
  • Houston Rockets won 139-130 in OT when the teams last met in March 2022

Houston Rockets Form

Houston go into this game on a 10-game losing run after last night’s blowout defeat in Los Angeles.

The Rockets snapped a five-game skid on December 26 with a 133-118 win in Chicago, but they have failed to build on it.

They immediately returned to losing ways with a 126-102 defeat at Boston, and they then lost 129-114 in Dallas.

Houston returned home for back-to-back home losses to New York and Dallas, before heading to New Orleans for a third consecutive defeat.

Home games against Utah and Minnesota saw them fail to snap their skid, and the losses continued last week as they lost twice in Sacramento before getting blown out 1210-100 by the LA Clippers. 

Los Angeles Lakers Form

Los Angeles go into this game looking to end a three-game skid that has cooled their early 2023 form.

The Lakers ended 2022 with a 130-121 win at Atlanta and then built on that in their first game of this year, beating Charlotte 121-115.

They then returned home to beat Miami 112-109 and Atlanta 130-114 to keep their good run going.

Los Angeles made it five-in-a-row with a 136-134 win at Sacramento on January 7, but they have not won since.

The Lakers’ run was halted by a 122-109 loss to Denver, and they then fell to home defeats against Dallas (119-115, 2OT) and Philadelphia (113-112).

Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers FAQs

Where can I watch the Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers live stream?

You can watch the Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers live stream at ExpressVPN.

What is the Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers start time?

The Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers game is set to start at 22:40 ET.

Verdict

Los Angeles have been covering at a consistent clip and another is predicted here.

Visitors Houston are in terrible form, stacking up losses and failing to cover in those defeats.

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