Houtson @ Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles -7
Total 180
Houston 46-40 Overall and 18-25 Away
Los Angeles 59-27 Overall and 36-7 At Home
Clarence Weatherspoon Questionable for Houston
Kobe Bryant Probable for Los Angeles
Stava Medvedenko Probable for Los Angeles
Shaquille O'Neal Probable for Los Angeles
HOU is 1-3 ATS in the last four meetings in LA.
Over is 9-4-1 in HOU's last 14 road games.
HOU ranks 5th in defense allowing 88.1 pts/gm.
LAL are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 overall.
Under is 28-13 in LA's last 41 at home.
LAL is 1-5 ATS in their last six at home.
Home/Away:
Houston [-1.3 margin] 88.2 points on 43.2 FG%
Los Angeles [+9.4 margin] 98.5 points on 45.7 FG%
Last 5:
Houston [-2.2 margin] 86.0 points on 43.6 FG%
Los Angeles [+1.8 margin] 91.6 points on 40.8 FG%
Los Angeles leads Season Series 5-3:
Los Angeles 92-88 at Houston.........went Under
Houston 102-91 at Houston............went Over
Los Angeles 98-84 at Los Angeles.....went Over
Los Angeles 72-71 at Los Angeles.....went Under
Los Angeles 93-85 at Los Angeles.....went Under
Los Angeles 96-93 at Houston.........went Over
Houston 102-87 at Houston............went Over
Houston 99-87 at Los Angeles.........Total Pushed.
Season Series Average Total At End Of Regulation: 177.7
Houston on 1-4 SU run and 4-6 SU their last 10.
Los Angeles on 5-1 SU run and 6-4 SU their last 10.
"Kobe Bryant might miss a portion of the Game 5 matchup with the Rockets because
of on-going court proceedings in his felony rape case.
The Lakers are 7-9-2 against the spread (ATS) without Bryant. The team played the
under in 15 of the 18 games without their high-scoring guard."
Reported by http://www.covers.com]www.covers.com]http://www.covers.comRead that Shaq said his knee wouldn't be a problem.
Several of the Lakers suffering injuries(from Lakers game notes)
Rick Fox (dislocated thumb)
Derek Fisher (strained groin muscle)
Stanislav Medvedenko (strained right Achiles tendon)
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