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May 14, 2009
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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets
The LA Lakers and the Houston Rockets will both be going for a victory on Thursday 5-14-09 when they play at the Toyota Center in the 6th game of their 2nd-round playoff series.
Las Vegas Oddsmakers currently have the LA Lakers listed as 9.5-point favorites versus the Houston Rockets, while the game’s total is sitting at 197.5.
Kobe Bryant had 26 points as the Lakers routed the Rockets 118-78 to take a 3-2 lead in the series on Tuesday night.
The Los Angeles Lakers covered as 12-point home favorites as the game played UNDER the 197-point total set by oddsmakers.
Pau Gasol dropped 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Lakers, who got 14 points and six boards from Andrew Bynum in the win.
Aaron Brooks had 14 points to lead Houston, while Von Wafer drained 13 points off the bench for the Rockets.
Team records:
Los Angeles: 65-17 Straight Up, 42-39-1 ATS
Houston: 53-29 Straight Up, 40-41-1 ATS
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
After playing Houston are 8-2
After a win are 6-4
Houston most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
After playing LA Lakers are 5-5
After a loss are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
LA Lakers are 14-4 SU in their last 18 games
LA Lakers are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games when playing Houston
LA Lakers are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of the LA Lakers last 8 games
Houston is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston’s last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston’s last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston’s last 7 games when playing LA Lakers
Our free picks are on a roll. Play of the day is on the Hoston Rockets plus the points.
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