The Rockets are coming into this game with a 49-26 record this season and they have been playing very well in their recent games. They have been on fire recently as they have won their last 3 straight as well as 12 of their last 13 games. They have been playing well on the road as they have won their last 5 straight road games as well, but all 5 of their opponents in that span have been teams under .500 as well. They are going up against a Lakers team that is 45-29 this season and has not been playing well in their recent games. They have been struggling a lot over the last week, but now they are starting to play better again as they have won 2 of their last 3 games, coming off of a 134-127 win on the road against the Grizzlies in their last game. Now they are back at home where they have been much better this season at 28-9, but they have lost their last 2 games there and will be hungry to bounce back at home. They are fighting for seeding in the Western Conference right now, and this is a big game for them since the Rockets are in 2nd place so the Lakers are going to get up for this game now that they have been playing better. The Rockets have been great on the road recently, but they have been beating up on a lot of bad teams in that span and this is not a good spot for them since they were in Phoenix on Sunday and now have to play on a B2B. The Lakers will cover the spread in this game.