{"id":4422,"date":"2009-05-17T06:33:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-17T11:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/05\/rockets-lakers-odds-preview-3\/"},"modified":"2009-05-17T06:33:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-17T11:33:00","slug":"rockets-lakers-odds-preview-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/05\/rockets-lakers-odds-preview-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockets-Lakers Odds Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at STAPLES<\/st2:PlaceName> Center<\/st2:PlaceType><\/st2:place>. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Oddsmakers currently have the Lakers listed as 13-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Luis<\/st1:GivenName> Scola<\/st1:Sn><\/st2:PersonName> poured in 24 points to go with 12 boards for a double-double on Thursday, as the Rockets defeated the Lakers 95-80 to send the series to a Game 7. The Rockets won the game as 9-point underdogs, while the 175 points went UNDER the posted total of 197.5. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Aaron<\/st1:GivenName> Brooks<\/st1:Sn><\/st2:PersonName> chipped in with a team-high 26 points for the Rockets. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with a game-high 32 points. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
Houston<\/st2:place><\/st2:City><\/st1:Sn>: 53-29 SU, 40-41-1 ATS
Los Angeles: 65-17 SU, 42-39-1 ATS <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Houston most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
After playing LA Lakers are 6-4
After a win are 5-5<\/p>\n

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
After playing Houston are 7-3
After a loss are 8-2<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston’s last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston’s last 8 games when playing LA Lakers
Houston is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Houston’s last 18 games on the road
LA Lakers are 11-1 SU in their last 12 games at home
LA Lakers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games when playing at home against Houston
LA Lakers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of the LA Lakers last 9 games <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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