Rockets vs Lakers NBA Betting

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at STAPLES Center.

Oddsmakers currently have the Lakers listed as 7½-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Rockets were a 95-84 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Hawks. They covered the 1?point spread as favorites, while the total score (179) made winners of UNDER bettors.

Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 99-90 result against the Nuggets on January 1. The Lakers failed to cover in that game as a 5.5-point underdog, while the 189 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

Houston:
Team record: 2-2 SU, 2-2 ATS

The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers

When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing LA Clippers are 6-4
After playing Atlanta are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

Los Angeles:
Team record: 3-3 SU, 3-3 ATS

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 5 games
LA Lakers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the LA Lakers last 5 games when playing Houston

When playing on Tuesday are 8-2
Before playing Portland are 7-3
After playing Denver are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6

Next up:
Houston at LA Clippers, Wednesday, January 4
LA Lakers at Portland, Thursday, January 5