The Los Angeles Lakers (8-3) are favored (by 4.5 points) to extend a five-game road winning streak when they visit the Houston Rockets (3-5) on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 8:00 PM ET. The point total in the matchup is 222.5.
Betting Information
| Favorite | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakers | -4.5 | -111 | -117 | 222.5 | -111 | -117 |
Head to Head
After the last 10 head-to-head matchups, Los Angeles has a 7-3 record against Houston. The Lakers also have a 6-3 advantage against the spread when squaring off against the Rockets.
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/10/2021 | Lakers | Rockets | -4 | 224 | -180 | 149 | Regular Season | 120-102 LAL |
| 9/12/2020 | Lakers | Lakers | -6.5 | 217 | -274 | 221 | Playoffs | 119-96 LAL |
| 9/10/2020 | Lakers | Rockets | -5 | 218.5 | -210 | 170 | Playoffs | 110-100 LAL |
| 9/8/2020 | Lakers | Rockets | -4.5 | 222 | -195 | 160 | Playoffs | 112-102 LAL |
| 9/6/2020 | Lakers | Lakers | -5.5 | 223 | -248 | 204 | Playoffs | 117-109 LAL |
| 9/4/2020 | Lakers | Lakers | -6.5 | 227 | -303 | 244 | Playoffs | 112-97 HOU |
| 8/6/2020 | Rockets | Rockets | -3.5 | 227.5 | -162 | 134 | Regular Season | 113-97 HOU |
| 2/6/2020 | Lakers | Lakers | -6 | 239.5 | -251 | 206 | Regular Season | 121-111 HOU |
| 1/18/2020 | Rockets | Rockets | -2.5 | 235.5 | -140 | 118 | Regular Season | 124-115 LAL |
| 2/21/2019 | – | Lakers | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 111-106 LAL |
Lakers Betting Information
- Los Angeles has struggled against the spread, going 5-6 on the year.
- When favored by at least 4.5 points, the Lakers have struggled to a 4-5 record ATS this season.
- Los Angeles and its opponents have hit the over/under in just 4 of 11 games this season (36.4%).
Rockets Betting Information
- Houston has covered the spread in less than half of its games, going 3-5 ATS.
- When they are at least 4.5-point underdogs, the Rockets have gone 1-1 against the spread.
- In most of Houston’s games this year, the teams have not hit the over (3 out of 8 games, 37.5%).
Over/Under Analysis
- The Lakers and their opponents have combined to score more than 222.5 points in 390.9% of their games this year (43 of 11 opportunities).
- In three of eight games (37.5%) this year, Houston has combined with its opponents to score at least 222.5 points.
- These teams average a combined 227.3 points per game, 4.8 more points than the total of 222.5 set for this game.
- Opponents of the two teams average a combined 3.5 fewer points per game (219) than this matchup’s over/under of 222.5 points.
- The average point total in Lakers games this season is 1.9 less points than the over/under of 222.5 in this matchup.
- The average point total for the Rockets this season is 3.0 points higher than this game’s over/under.
Lakers Leaders
- LeBron James leads the Lakers in points and assists. He puts up 24.0 points per game while adding 7.7 assists.
- Los Angeles’ rebounding leader is Anthony Davis, who averages 8.6 per game.
- James is the top three-point shooter for the Lakers, knocking down 2.1 per game.
- Davis leads Los Angeles in both blocks and steals, averaging 1.6 blocks and 1.3 steals per game.
Rockets Leaders
- The Rockets go-to guy, James Harden, leads the team in both scoring (26.0 points per game) and assists (11.0 assists per game).
- Christian Wood collects all of the boards and is the Houston leader in rebounds, pulling down 9.7 per game.
- Harden is tops from three-point range for the Rockets, hitting 3.4 threes per game.
- Nobody on Houston grabs more steals than John Wall (1.2 per game) or blocks more shots than Wood (1.9 per game).
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