The Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at
Oddsmakers currently have the Lakers listed as 3½-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Kobe Bryant dropped a game-high 33 points in lifting the Lakers to a 108-94 victory over the Rockets in Game 3 on Friday, and now lead the Western Conference semifinals 2-1. The Lakers covered the 2-point spread, and the combined 200 points made it OVER the posted total of 193.
Lamar Odom netted a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Lakers.
Yao Ming had 19 points and 14 rebounds for a double-double in a losing cause.
Team records:
Los Angeles: 65-17 SU, 42-39-1 ATS Houston: 53-29 SU, 40-41-1 ATS Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3 Before playing Houston are 5-5 After playing Houston are 9-1 After a win are 7-3 Houston most recently: A few trends to consider:
LA Lakers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games when playing Houston LA Lakers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing Houston LA Lakers are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games when playing on the road against Houston LA Lakers are 13-3 SU in their last 16 games Houston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston’s last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston’s last 7 games Houston is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home Next up:
LA Lakers home to Houston, Tuesday, May 12 Houston at LA Lakers, Tuesday, May 12 |