Houston Rockets – Los Angeles Lakers Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 05.01.2025
Youth meets experience on Sunday night in Houston as the Rockets host the Los Angeles Lakers. Can the Lakers push their win streak to 3 in a row, or will the Rockets get the all important win here?
The Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers meet on 05.01.2025, in what will be their 1st of three regular season meetings. The game will be played at the Toyota Center (Houston) with the home team Rockets being slightly favored to win this game.
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Houston Rockets |
Sun, 05.01.2025, 21:00 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
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4/5 |
13/1 |
7/5 |
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Expert Tip |
HOU Rockets -3.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers: Current situation
The inexperience of the Rockets is starting to show following this most recent run of just 1 win in 4 games played. The only win came against the shorthanded Mavericks during that stretch, but this is all part of the process for Ime Udoka’s men. Going through trials and turbulations is what will make this team stronger in the future, you’ll be hard pressed to find a more promising roster in the next 5-7 years.
For the Lakers it’s all about winning and winning now. LeBron James isn’t getting any younger, he just turned 40 years old and time is running out. At 20-14 the Lakers can be satisfied where they are at the moment, hanging on to the 4th seed in the West. This would be their first time to qualify directly into the postseason since the 2019-20 Championship season.
Houston Rockets Stats & Form
Expectations were high for the Rockets going into their last game against Boston, but this young Houston team just couldn’t handle the pressure of playing a big time opponent. Jalen Green showed up with 27 points, but other than him the team pretty much struggled all game long. They shot the ball just 36% from the field and 27% from three. For a team to get just 9 assists in such a big moment speak volumes and head coach Ime Udoka still has a lot of work to do.
Los Angeles Lakers Stats & Form
The Lakers are in a good groove after securing their 2nd win in a row and their 7th in 9 games. Atlanta didn’t stand much of a chance as LeBron James erupted for 30 points and 8 assists. James continues to defy logic, it was his 3rd 30+ point game in the last 4 outings. Anthony Davis also returned to the line-up and had 18 points and 19 rebounds, that has to be a good sign going into a game against a player like Alperen Sengun.
Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers: Head-to-Head
The Lakers have actually had more success in regular season series over the years. The two teams did split the 4 meetings last year, but prior to that LA had won 3 straight regular season series. It’s worth noting that both teams won their home games last year, Houston dominated the two games at Toyota Center winning by 16 and 34 points.
Houston Rockets – Los Angeles Lakers Odds
Backing the Rockets to bounce back from their loss against Boston with a win here will get you 4/5 odds. For a Lakers 3rd win in a row you get odds of 7/5.
The point total has been set at 223.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers Betting Tip | Odds |
| Houston Rockets -3.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 223.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Los Angeles Lakers +3.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers (05.01.2025)
Houston is in a bit of a funk right now and it’ll be interesting to see how they respond to a rare case of adversity. They are still a strong 12-6 SU in home games this season, facing a team like the Lakers might actually be just what this team needs right now as they look to get their season back on track. LA has been really solid lately, but let’s not forget they are still just 8-9 SU in road games this season. Offense has been a major problem in those games, with LA scoring just 108.6 points per 100 possessions which ranks them only 23rd in the league. Rebounding is another problem they’ve faced in road games, that’s bad news considering the Rockets actually lead the league in rebounds per game this season. What Houston needs to do here is to get the ball moving, just 9 assists was the biggest reason why they lost to Boston on Friday. They’ll look to compensate for that, we are not convinced that the Lakers have enough of a capable defense to slow down one of the best offenses in the NBA like the Celtics did a couple of days ago. Rockets have covered the spread in 4 of 5 meetings at the Toyota Center and 8 times in the last 12 meetings overall. Stick with the trends and go with the home team in this one.
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Expert Tip |
HOU Rockets -3.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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