The Los Angeles Lakers (20-14) visit the Houston Rockets (22-12) after winning three road games in a row. The Rockets are favored by 4.5 points in the contest, which begins at 7:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 5, 2025. The matchup has a point total of 218.
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Rockets Cover -4.5 vs Lakers -109
Rockets vs. Lakers betting lines
- Rockets odds to win: -186
- Lakers odds to win: +155
- Spread: Rockets (-4.5)
- Total: 218
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Rockets Statistics, Trends and More
As the Home Team
- Houston has covered the spread 11 times at home and is 12-6 in home contests.
- This season, Houston has an 8-4 record ATS at home as 4.5-point favorites or more.
- Rockets games have hit the over on the set point total eight times at home this season.
- Recent history hints at an edge to Houston to beat the total. This year its home games averaged a total of 221.3 points per contest.
Rockets Recent Trends
- The Rockets have a 6-4 record straight-up in their last 10 contests, while covering the spread four times in those games.
- The Rockets’ past 10 outings saw four go over the total.
- The Rockets’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 219.3 points scored. That’s 1.3 more points than this contest’s over/under.
- During their past 10 games, the Rockets have scored 3.7 fewer points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.
Rockets Betting Records
- The Rockets have won 72% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (18-7).
- Houston has a record of 13-4 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -186 or shorter (winning 76.5%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Rockets have an implied win probability of 65.0%.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44.1 (29th in NBA) | 44.1 (second) | 48.9 (first) | 43.5 (10th) | 21.8 (30th) | 12.8 (sixth) |
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Lakers Statistics, Trends and More
As the Away Team
- The Lakers have covered the spread seven times on the road and are 8-9 in road contests.
- This season, the Lakers are 0-4 ATS in road games as 4.5-point underdogs or more.
- Lakers games have gone over the set point total seven times on the road this season.
- The Lakers and their opponents have averaged a total of 226.1 points per road contest this season, 8.1 points greater than this game’s posted total.
Lakers Recent Trends
- The Lakers have a 7-3 record straight-up in their past 10 contests, while covering the spread seven times in those games.
- The final scores of the past 10 Lakers games have gone over the set total four times.
- The last 10 Lakers games averaged 225.5 total points, 7.5 more points than this matchup’s point total.
- The Lakers’ per-game scoring average during their past 10 games is 112.3, 0.1 points higher than their season-long per-game average.
Lakers Betting Records
- Los Angeles has won seven, or 41.2%, of the 17 games it has played as underdogs this season.
- This season, the Lakers have won one of their four games when they’re the underdog by at least +155 on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Lakers have a 39.2% chance to win.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.3 (ninth in NBA) | 47.6 (23rd) | 41.7 (26th) | 44.1 (16th) | 26.5 (12th) | 13.0 (seventh) |
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