Los Angeles Lakers visit Houston Rockets. Lakers are 1-0 and have gone L-L-L-L-W in their last 5, while Rockets are 1-0 and have gone L-W-W-L-W in their last 5.
The model leans toward Rockets: about 64% to win, with a projected score of Los Angeles Lakers 112, Houston Rockets 116. These are model estimates built from past results, not guarantees.
The teams have met 12 times in our recent records. Lakers lead 8-4, and the average margin has been 3.4 points in favor of Lakers.
On the injury report, Cameron Carr (LAL) and Adou Thiero (LAL) are listed as out.