The Los Angeles Lakers (20-14) are underdogs (by 4.5 points) to build on a three-game road win streak when they visit the Houston Rockets (22-12) on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET.

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Rockets vs. Lakers Game Info & Odds

• Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: SportsNet LA and SCHN
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Venue: Toyota Center

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Rockets vs. Lakers Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Rockets 115 – Lakers 107

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Spread & Total Prediction for Rockets vs. Lakers

• Pick ATS: Rockets (- 4.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Rockets (-8.3)
• Pick OU:

  Over (219.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 222.2

• The Rockets’ .588 ATS win percentage (20-14-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Lakers’ .500 mark (17-17-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
• When the spread is set as 4.5 or more this season, Houston (12-7) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (63.2%) than Los Angeles (3-5) does as the underdog (37.5%).
• Houston and its opponents have eclipsed the total 47.1% of the time this season (16 out of 34). That’s more often than Los Angeles and its opponents have (15 out of 34).
• The Rockets have a .750 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (18-6) this season while the Lakers have a .375 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (6-10).

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Rockets Performance Insights

• The Rockets are scoring 112.1 points per game this season (15th-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really thrived defensively, ceding only 106.4 points per contest (third-best).
• Houston is allowing 43.5 boards per game this season (ninth-ranked in NBA), but it has shined by averaging 48.9 rebounds per contest (best).
• The Rockets are averaging just 21.8 dimes per game, which ranks worst in the league.
• With 12.8 turnovers per game, Houston is sixth in the NBA. It forces 14.3 turnovers per contest, which ranks 11th in the league.
• The Rockets rank second-worst in the NBA with a 32.5% shooting percentage from downtown. Meanwhile, they are making 11.8 threes per game (25th-ranked in league).

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Lakers Performance Insights

• The Lakers are 14th in the NBA in points scored (112.2 per game) and 17th in points conceded (113.7).
• On the glass, Los Angeles is fifth-worst in the NBA in rebounds (41.7 per game). It is 17th in rebounds conceded (44.1 per game).
• The Lakers are 12th in the NBA in assists (26.5 per game) in 2024-25.
• At 13 turnovers committed per game and 13.6 turnovers forced, Los Angeles is seventh and 18th in the league, respectively.
• In 2024-25, the Lakers are 25th in the league in 3-point makes (11.8 per game) and 18th in 3-point percentage (35.2%).

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