Los Angeles at Houston

This is a classic David vs. Goliath matchup here, but is Houston really going to be up for this game? This is a sandwich spot for the Rockets, off a loss to mighty Memphis with an in-state/Western Conference rival on deck in the Dallas Mavericks. Houston is on a 1-4 ATS run and the Rockets are 1-4 ATS in their last five games when playing on one day of rest. LA is vastly undervalued by the oddsmakers now, on a 5-2 ATS run. The Lakers are #9 in the NBA in points scored and the team is 4-0 ATS in their last four road games vs. a team with a winning home record. The Lakers are 3-1-1 ATS against a team with a winning record and when these teams meet the road team is 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings. Play the points on the Lakers.