NBA Basketball Betting Odds the Los Angeles Lakers versus the Houston Rockets

The Los Angeles Lakers showed in their previews NBA basketball game that they do not need Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol to shoot a high percentage to win. Superb outputs from Kobe Bryant and Pao Gasol are a great addition if the Los Angeles Lakers can pull it off against the Houston Rockets that appear to have bounced back from a recent slump despite loosing Tracy McGrady yet again for a few games. The Los Lakers hope for better numbers and considerable outputs from Kobe Bryant and Pao Gasol as the Los Angeles Lakers go for their 10th win in 11 games come Tuesday night in a NBA matchup with the Houston Rockets who have won already 3 straight basketball games.

The Los Angeles Lakers are leading the whole NBA in the rankings department and made sure last Sunday by finishing with 26 total team assists on 37 field goals, making the whole league see the depth of a team that is a favourite to be in the 2010 NBA Finals. Andrew Bynum led the Los Angeles Lakers with 24 points and Vladimir Radmanovic added 18 points in one of his better games this NBA Regular Season. Kobe Bryant will try to keep the Los Angeles Lakers in check against the Houston Rockets that have won three straight games since losing six of eight. The Houston Rockets who are 24-15 have held one of the NBA’s high scoring offensive teams to its lowest point production of this NBA Regular Season with a 96-76 win over New York last Saturday night.

The Houston Rockets are dominant defensively and one of the major reasons is the return of Shane Battier, who had missed the Houston Rockets’ previous six games with an injury to his surgically repaired left foot. The Houston Rockets will need a much greater gameplay than what they had in their first outing with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Los Angeles Lakers were down by 12 points after one quarter before overwhelming the Houston Rockets in the fourth quarter to en-route to a 111-82 win at home. Kobe Bryant had 23 points and shot 10-for-17 from the floor in their first outing. If it’s any consolation to the Los Angeles Lakers the Houston Rockets may be missing on the Tracy McGrady for the next few games to rest.

For the Betting Community, this would be a no brainer since Kobe Bryant would have his way around a weary Tracy McGrady.

Fearless NBA Basketball Betting Prediction: Los Angeles Lakers by 8 points

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