Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
Competition: NBA
Game: Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
Date and Hour: 04/04/09 – 03:30
Type of Bet and Value: Los Angeles Lakers -5 / 1.90 Bet365
Units: 2
Tonight we have a great game between Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers. In this game the Lakers are given as favorites by Spread of -5. The line of total points in the meeting is located in 198 points.
The Los Angeles Lakers still lead the Western Conference with a fantastic record of 59-16 but in recent games are not presented to its best level and added a record of 3-2 and was defeated by the team of the Atlanta Hawks and Charlotte Bobcats, did not is normal for this team added two consecutive losses, but recouver in the last game the good times, with the team defeated the Milwaukee Bucks by 104-98. With the leadership of the West safe, the Lakers now fighting for leadership of the league NBA right now where the Cleveland Cavaliers are the leaders, this advantage becomes important to represent the factor of home advantage in a possible final between these two teams.
The team of the Houston Rockets have made a great season even with the absence of Tracy McGrady. The Rockets are in the 4th position of the Western Conference with a record of 48-27 and is very close to their direct opponents in the fight for top places. This team shows a record of 3-2 in the last 5 games and was defeated by the Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns also the last game.
These two teams faced up by 3 times this season and the Lakers added 3 wins in those same games by: 111-82, 102-96 and 105-100, were the two recent victories achieved in the home of Houston Rockets, which has demonstrate that the Lakers team has clear advantage in direct confrontation.
After a long Road Trip, 7 games, the Lakers finally return home to receive the team of Houston Rockets, which is an excellent game for the Lakers catch the moment now less good in the last 3 games. The Lakers have a fantastic record of 31-5 in the "Home Games" and also a clear advantage in direct confrontation over the Rockets. So my bet goes to the Lakers victory of overcoming the spread of -5.