Los Angeles at Houston

This will be the second time this season that the Los Angeles Lakers will be 13-point or more underdogs, after having only been so four other times in the last 23 years. Such is life without Kobe Bryant, and Dwight Howard. Houston has been the talk of the town, and are ready to make a run in the NBA West. They have started strong at 4-1. I think it will be tough for them here to have the motivation to lay it all out, especially with the Clippers coming in here next on Saturday night. Consistency issues have left Houston with a 4-11-1 ATS mark in their last 16 following an ATS win. This one is set too high, so grab the Lakers in this one.