Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets Betting Preview: Point Spread, Moneylines, Odds

The Los Angeles Lakers (39-38) take on the Houston Rockets (19-59) as heavy, 11-point favorites on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET on SportsNet SW and SportsNet LA. The matchup’s over/under is set at 233.

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Lakers vs. Rockets Game Time and Odds

  • Game Day: Sunday, April 2, 2023
  • Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • TV Channel: SportsNet SW and SportsNet LA
  • Location: Houston, Texas
  • Arena: Toyota Center
  • Moneyline favorite: Lakers (-625)
  • Spread: Lakers (-11)
  • Total: 233

Lakers vs. Rockets Betting Stats and Trends

  • The Lakers have put together a record of 38-36-3 against the spread this season.
  • Lakers games have gone over the total 38 times out of 78 chances this season.
  • Los Angeles’ games this season have gone over 233 points 39 out of 77 times.
  • The Lakers and their opponents score an average of 233.0 points per game, the same as Sunday’s total.
  • The Rockets are 30-44-4 against the spread this year.
  • In games it has played as 11-point underdogs or more, Houston has an ATS record of 4-12.
  • Games involving the Rockets have hit the over 39 times this year.
  • Houston’s games have gone over 233 points in 30 of 78 chances this season.
  • The 233-point over/under in this game is 3.6 higher than the 229.4 points average in Rockets games this season.

Lakers vs. Rockets Statistics and Rankings

Lakers Rank Lakers AVG Rockets AVG Rockets Rank
9th 116.5 Points Scored 110.5 29th
20th 116.5 Points Allowed 118.8 28th
6th 45.5 Rebounds 46.1 4th
18th 9.9 Off. Rebounds 13.3 1st
27th 10.6 3pt Made 10.5 29th
16th 25.1 Assists 22.4 30th
17th 13.6 Turnovers 15.5 29th

Lakers vs. Rockets Stats and Trends

  • The Lakers have covered the spread five times in their past 10 matchups while putting up a 6-4 record straight-up in those games.
  • Los Angeles and its opponents have hit the over in five of those 10 games.
  • Los Angeles’ past 10 outings have ended with an average of 228.9 points scored. That’s 4.1 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Lakers have scored 1.3 fewer points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.
  • The Rockets are 4-6 against the spread and 3-7 overall over their last 10 contests.
  • Five of Houston’s last 10 outings have gone over the total.
  • Houston and its opponents have combined to score an average of 230.5 combined points over its last 10 games, 2.5 less than the 233 over/under in this matchup.
  • During their past 10 games, the Rockets are scoring 1.8 more points per game than their season-long scoring average, 110.5 PPG.

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