Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets odds, tips and betting trends

The Houston Rockets (6-4) travel to face the Los Angeles Lakers (7-6) after losing three road games in a row. It begins at 9:30 PM ET on Sunday, November 19, 2023.

The Lakers are a 5.5-point favorite against the Rockets when the Lakers and the Rockets meet. The point total for the matchup is 218.5.

Lakers vs. Rockets Betting Odds

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• Spread: Los Angeles -5.5
• Total: 218.5
• Moneyline: Los Angeles -227, Houston +186

• Pick ATS: Rockets (+ 5.5)
• Pick OU:

  Over (218.5)
  

• Prediction:
  Rockets 112 – Lakers 110

• Los Angeles has come away with six wins in the nine contests it has been listed as the favorite this season.
• Los Angeles has yet to lose in four games when named as at least a -227 moneyline favorite.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Los Angeles has a 69.4% chance of walking away with the win.

• Houston has been the underdog on the moneyline eight total times this season. Houston has gone 4-4 in those games.
• Houston has not yet won a game when they entered play as a moneyline underdog with odds of +186 or longer in two chances.
• Houston has an implied moneyline win probability of 35% in this game.

• The Lakers put up 112.4 points per game, 6.6 more points than the 105.8 the Rockets allow.
• When Los Angeles totals more than 105.8 points, it is 5-5 against the spread and 6-4 overall.
• Houston has put together a 3-1 ATS record and a 3-1 overall record in games it scores more than 114.3 points.
• Los Angeles has an ATS record of 3-2 and a 4-1 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 109.9 points.
• The Lakers are the NBA’s 17th-ranked scoring team (112.4 PPG), while the Rockets rank third in points per game allowed (105.8) in the league.
• The 24th-ranked scoring NBA team (109.9 PPG) is Houston, while the Los Angeles squad ranks 18th in the league defensively (114.3 PPG).
• The Lakers have been out-scored by 25 points this season (1.9 points per game on average), while the Rockets have put up 41 more points than their opponents on the year (4.1 per game).

• The average implied total for Los Angeles this year is 115.3 points, 3.3 more points than its implied total of 112 points in Sunday’s game.
• This season, Los Angeles has scored more than 112 points in five games.
• The 112.3-point average implied total on the season for Houston is 5.3 more points than the team’s 107-point implied total in this matchup.

• Game Day: Sunday, November 19, 2023
• Game Time: 9:30 PM ET
• TV Channel: SportsNet LA and Space City Home Network
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Arena: Crypto.com Arena
• TV Channel: Space City Home Network
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