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The San Antonio Spurs (12-10) travel in-state Saturday to play the Houston Rockets (11-10) at Toyota Center. The tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Spurs-Rockets NBA odds and lines, with picks and predictions.

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San Antonio just finished a seven-game homestand on a winning note by taking down the Minnesota Timberwolves 111-108 Wednesday. The Spurs failed to cover the spread as 7.5-point favorites. During their homestand, the Spurs were 4-3 straight up but 3-4 against the spread and had nice upsets over the Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics.

The Rockets wrapped up a four-game road trip with a 115-103 upset at the Memphis Grizzlies Thursday. Houston has been on a roll lately, winning seven of its last eight games (6-2 ATS) behind the second-best net rating and by far the best defensive efficiency over that stretch.

Each team won and covered in the two earlier meetings this season, which were both in San Antonio.

Spurs at Rockets: Odds, spread and lines

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 2:15 p.m. ET.

Money line: Spurs -115 (bet $115 to win $100) Rockets -105 (bet $105 to win $100)Against the spread/ATS: Spurs -1.5 (-105) Rockets +1.5 (-115)Over/Under: 224.5 (O: -110 U: -110)

Spurs at Rockets: Key injuries

Spurs

PG Dejounte Murray (ankle) questionablePF LaMarcus Aldridge (hip) outSG Lonnie Walker IV (illness) out

Rockets

PG John Wall (back) questionableSF David Nwaba (ankle) questionableC Christian Wood (ankle) outPG Dante Exum (calf) out

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Spurs at Rockets: Odds, lines, predictions and picks

Prediction

Spurs 113, Rockets 105

Money line (ML)

Spurs All-Star SG DeMar DeRozan dismantled the Timberwolves the other night. Aldridge not being there and two banged-up ballhandlers could mean crazy usage for DeRozan again. Granted, DeRozan didn’t play well against the Rockets earlier this season but that just help his motivation.

If the season ended today and Wood didn’t win the NBA Most Improved Player award it would be a crime. Wood is 13th in PER, 19th in rebounding percentage, 10th in effective field goal percentage, fifth in defensive rating and 19th in win shares per 48 minutes.

He’s the best player on a Houston team that has the second-best net rating in the Association over its last eight games and he abused the Spurs previously this season. Wood scored 25.5 points, grabbed 16.5 rebounds and had a 98 defensive rating in the first two Spurs-Rockets games,

His absence Saturday is too much for Houston to overcome. And while San Antonio has a couple of injury concerns, including a missing big, I’d argue no Aldridge may be addition by subtraction. DeRozan should wreak havoc in the mid-range with C DeMarcus Cousins taking Wood’s spot.

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Against the spread (ATS)

PASS and stick with the money line.

Over/Under (O/U)

This is more of a lean even though my predicted score is 6.5 points below the total but, I’ll TAKE UNDER 224.5 (-110) for a half-unit. I have a hunch we see a sloppy game offensively between the two teams.

The market seems to be backing the Over and I’d guess that’s mostly because Wood is being replaced by a lesser defender in Cousins. While Cousins can get buckets, he takes bad shots and Wood’s absence hurts Houston’s offensive efficiency more than its defensive.

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The Los Angeles Lakers (8-3) are favored (by 4.5 points) to continue a five-game road win streak when they visit the Houston Rockets (3-5) on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 8:00 PM ET. The matchup has a point total of 222.

The betting insights in this article reflect odds data from DraftKings Sportsbook as of January 12, 2021, 4:07 PM ET. See table below for current betting odds.

Lakers vs Rockets Betting Odds

Lakers vs Rockets Props

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Injury Report as of January 12

Lakers:
Wesley Matthews: Out (Achilles),
Jared Dudley: Out (Calf),
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: Day To Day (Ankle),
Anthony Davis: Day To Day (Adductor),
LeBron James: Day To Day (Ankle)

Rockets:
Eric Gordon: Day To Day (Lower leg),
Chris Clemons: Out For Season (Achilles),
Danuel House Jr.: Out (Back),
John Wall: Day To Day (Migraine),
Brodric Thomas: Day To Day (Ankle)

Lakers and Rockets Records ATS

Los Angeles is under .500 against the spread this season with a record of 5-6
The Lakers have a losing record against the spread when favored by at least 4.5 points, going 4-5 this season.
Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over the set total in only 4 of 11 games this season (36.4%).
Houston has generally come up short ATS this season, with a 3-5 record.
When they play as at least a 4.5-point underdog, the Rockets tend to outperform with a 2-1 record against the spread.
Four of Houston’s eight games (50%) this season haven’t covered the over/under.

Head to Head

In their last meeting, the Lakers took down the Rockets 120-102. Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 27 points, and Christian Wood paced the Rockets with 23. The Lakers covered the spread as 4-point favorites, and the teams put up a total of 222 total points to go under the 224-point over/under.

Date	Favorite	Home Team	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Game Type	Result
1/10/2021	Lakers	Rockets	-4	224	-180	149	Regular Season	120-102 LAL
9/12/2020	Lakers	Lakers	-6.5	217	-274	221	Playoffs	119-96 LAL
9/10/2020	Lakers	Rockets	-5	218.5	-210	170	Playoffs	110-100 LAL
9/8/2020	Lakers	Rockets	-4.5	222	-195	160	Playoffs	112-102 LAL
9/6/2020	Lakers	Lakers	-5.5	223	-248	204	Playoffs	117-109 LAL
9/4/2020	Lakers	Lakers	-6.5	227	-303	244	Playoffs	112-97 HOU
8/6/2020	Rockets	Rockets	-3.5	227.5	-162	134	Regular Season	113-97 HOU*
2/6/2020	Lakers	Lakers	-6	239.5	-251	206	Regular Season	121-111 HOU
1/18/2020	Rockets	Rockets	-2.5	235.5	-140	118	Regular Season	124-115 LAL*
2/21/2019	–	Lakers	–	–	–	–	Regular Season	111-106 LAL

8/6/2020 DNP – Lakers: LeBron James;
Rockets: Russell Westbrook, Eric Gordon

1/18/2020 DNP – Lakers: Anthony Davis

Scoring Trends

In Los Angeles’ matchups this season, the Lakers and their opponents have gone over Tuesday’s total of 222 points 45 times (409.1% of opportunities).
Five Houston games this year (62.5% of its matchups) ended with a final score greater than Tuesday’s total of 222 points.
The Lakers have seen a 220.6 average over/under in their games this season, 1.4 points fewer than the over/under in this contest.
A difference of 3.5 points separates the average total points bet in Rockets’ games (225.5 points) and this matchup’s over/under (222 points).
The Lakers’ average implied point total this season is 3.5 more points than their implied total in Tuesday’s game (116.5 implied points on average compared to 113 implied points in this game).
Los Angeles has scored more than its implied point total for this matchup (113) 51 times this season.
The 116.1-point average implied total on the season for the Rockets is 7.1 more points than the team’s 109-point implied total in this matchup.
Houston has scored more than 109 points in four games this season.
The Lakers are at the eighth spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (114.5 PPG), while the Rockets allow the 19th-fewest points per game (112.8) in the league.
The Lakers have out-scored their opponents by a total of 91 points this season (8.3 points per game on average), while the Rockets have an even point differential on the year.

Lakers Leaders

LeBron James leads the Lakers in points and assists. He puts up 24.0 points per game while adding 7.7 assists.
James’ points prop over/under for the game is set at 25.5, 1.5 points greater than his season average of 24.0.
Davis paces Los Angeles with 8.6 rebounds per game.
Davis’ PRA prop total for the game is set at 37.5, 2.8 greater than his season average of 34.7.
James is the top three-point shooter for the Lakers, connecting on 2.1 per game.
James’ three pointers made prop total for the contest is set at 2.5, 0.4 shots greater than his season average of 2.1.
Davis racks up 1.3 steals and 1.6 blocks per game, both team-high averages.
Davis’ steals prop total for the contest is set at 1.5, 0.2 steals greater than his season average of 1.3.

Rockets Leaders

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James Harden takes the top spot on the Rockets scoring and assist lists, putting up 26.0 points and 11.0 assists per game.
Harden’s assists prop over/under for the contest is set at 7.5 assists, 3.5 lower than his season average of 11.0.
Wood’s 9.7 rebounds per game paces Houston’s rebounding effort. He also adds 23.3 points per game.
Wood’s PRA prop over/under for the contest is set at 32.5, 1.8 lower than his season average of 34.3.
Harden makes more threes per game than any other member of the Rockets, cashing in 3.4 treys per game.
Harden’s three pointers made prop over/under for the game is set at 3.5, 0.1 shots higher than his season average of 3.4.
Houston’s John Wall has the top spot on the team’s steals leaderboard with 1.2 per game and Wood is first in blocks with 1.9 per game.
Wood’s blocks prop over/under for the game is set at 1.5, 0.4 blocks lower than his season average of 1.9.

Predictions

The model line and the DraftKings line are within 0.2 points of each other.