The Los Angeles Lakers (20-14) visit the Houston Rockets (22-12) after winning three straight road games. The Rockets are favored by 4.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 7:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 5, 2025.

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Rockets vs. Lakers Game Info

• When: Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
• Where: Toyota Center in Houston, Texas
• TV: SportsNet LA and SCHN
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Rockets vs. Lakers Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Rockets (- 4.5)

• Houston’s record against the spread is 20-14-0.
• Los Angeles’ record against the spread is 17-17-0.
• The Rockets have an ATS record of 12-7 as 4.5-point favorites or more.
• Against the spread as 4.5-point underdogs or greater, the Lakers are 3-5.

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Pick OU:

Over (219.5)

• Rockets games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 219.5 points 16 times.
• Lakers games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 219.5 points in 23 of 34 outings.
• Houston has an average total of 221.5 in its contests this year, two fewer points than this game’s over/under.
• The average over/under for Los Angeles’ outings this season is 227.1, 7.6 more points than this game’s total.
• The Rockets score the 15th-most points in the league this season, while the Lakers’ offense racks up the 14th-most.
• The Rockets are the league’s fourth-ranked scoring defense while the Lakers are the 17th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Rockets (-190)

• This season, the Rockets have won 18 out of the 24 games, or 75%, in which they’ve been favored.
• The Lakers have come away with six wins in the 16 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This season, Houston has won 13 of its 17 games, or 76.5%, when favored by at least -190 on the moneyline.
• Los Angeles has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +155 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rockets have a 65.5% chance to win.

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