Houston at Los Angeles

Los Angeles likes to pound the ball into the low post, but they're facing a very different style of opponent as Houston likes to run with all their youth. Houston has covered four straight on the road, as well as six of eight against winning teams. The Rockets get Christian Wood back after missing the last four games, and Wood is averaging 21 points with 9.6 rebounds on the season. The Lakers may get LeBron James back after missing 25 of 27 games. However, he likely won't play much and coach Frank Vogel admitted James might not play at all. There's no sense in risking their star against the worst team in the league. In addition, the Lakers will be shorthanded in the backcourt with Dennis Schroder and Alex Caruso out. And the Lakers are 7-15 ATS against teams that get outscored by 3-plus points per game. Take the points with Houston.