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Los Angeles Clippers vs. Houston Rockets
The Los Angeles Clippers and the Houston Rockets will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Clippers as -11.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 223.
The Rockets were a 112-89 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Jazz. They failed to cover the +11.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (201) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 117-105 result against the Grizzlies on April 21. The Clippers covered in that game as a +4.5-point underdog, while the 222 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 42-19 SU,36-24-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
LA Clippers is 14-4-1 ATS in its last 19 games
LA Clippers is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 5 games
Houston:
Team record: 15-44 SU,19-40 ATS
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at New Orleans Monday, April 26
Houston at Denver Saturday, April 24