Los Angeles Lakers (28-36) vs. Houston Rockets (16-49)
March 9, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Houston Rockets +3.5; Over/Under: -
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The Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets meet Wednesday in NBA action at the Toyota Center. The Los Angeles Lakers need a win after losing nine of their last 12 games. The Houston Rockets need a win after losing 13 of their last 14 games.
The Los Angeles Lakers are averaging 110.6 points on 46.5 percent shooting and allowing 112.8 points on 46.2 percent shooting. LeBron James is averaging 29.4 points and 8.1 rebounds, while Anthony Davis is averaging 23.1 points and 9.7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook is the third double-digit scorer and Carmelo Anthony is grabbing 4.3 rebounds. The Los Angeles Lakers are shooting 34.7 percent from beyond the arc and 72.7 percent from the free throw line. The Los Angeles Lakers are allowing 34.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.5 rebounds per game.
The Houston Rockets are averaging 108.6 points on 45.1 percent shooting and allowing 117.9 points on 48.3 percent shooting. Christian Wood is averaging 17.9 points and 10.1 rebounds, while Jalen Green is averaging 15.4 points and 3.2 rebounds. Kevin Porter Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Eric Gordon is grabbing 2 rebounds. The Houston Rockets are shooting 34.4 percent from beyond the arc and 70.8 percent from the free throw line. The Houston Rockets are allowing 35.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.1 rebounds per game.
The Lakers are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest and 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Rockets are 20-49 ATS in their last 69 home games and 10-25 ATS in their last 35 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Lakers last 7 overall. The under is 5-2 in Rockets last 7 overall. The Lakers are 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Houston and 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t a team you should be looking to back in the favorite role as they’ve been a mess all year and things seem to be getting worse with players constantly fighting with fans. However, the Houston Rockets don’t win or cover numbers despite being big underdogs nightly, and they lose in the underdog role by an average of 11 points. The Rockets lose at home by an average of 7.2 points. If the Lakers can’t win and cover this number, throw them in rice.
