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by Joseph King | in NBA Predictions
The Los Angeles Lakers host the Houston Rockets on Friday with only two games remaining in the NBA regular season. The Purple and Gold are third in the Western Conference at 49-31 while the Rockets sit second with a 52-28 record. Check out our match prediction!
The congested Western Conference will still see some changes in playoff seeding going into the final day of the regular season. The third seed through eighth seed are separated by just two games.
The Lakers are in a strong position to secure home court advantage, which they would do by finishing fourth or higher. As things currently stand, Los Angeles holds a one game lead over the fourth-place Nuggets and the fifth-place Clippers.
The Lakers come into this contest after a satisfying 112-97 home win over the Mavericks. Luka Doncic scored 45 points against his former team, shooting 7/10 from three-point range. They’ve now won three of their last four games.
While the Lakers are still jostling for positioning, the Rockets are locked into the second seed. They hold a three-game lead over their opponents today and thus have nothing left to play for.
Head coach Ime Udoka could therefore opt to rest some of his important players with an eye to the start of the postseason. They lost 134-117 on the road to the Clippers in their last game, snapping a three-game winning streak.
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The Best Betting Odds for Los Angeles Lakers v Houston Rockets Match
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Who will win the Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets Basketball game?
Our prediction for the Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets match is: Lakers -9.5.
The best winner predictions and betting odds for the Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets game on 11/04/2025 of the current NBA season:
- Los Angeles Lakers has a 61.27% chance to pick up the win against Houston Rockets according to Tonybet ⭐ with the odds of 1.15.
- There is a probability of 38.73% ⭐ for Houston Rockets to win vs Los Angeles Lakers with odds of 8.5 at Betsson.
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Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets's standings in the NBA
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Los Angeles Lakers - Houston Rockets Key Points
- The Lakers have the second best home against the spread record in the NBA at 26-14.
- Los Angeles has the best against the spread record against the Western Conference at 33-17.
- The Rockets have failed to cover the spread in six of their last 10 games.
- Houston has failed to cover the spread in their last two meetings with the Lakers.
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Our Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets Prediction
It wouldn’t be a surprise if the Rockets sat players such as VanVleet, Sengun and Jabari Smith, who all missed out in the last game and are listed as questionable here. Houston doesn’t have anything left to play for as they are locked into the second seed.
The Lakers, however, still have plenty to fight for. They’ll want to wrap up at least fourth place, which would grant them home court advantage in the postseason. Therefore, we expect the Lakers to be the team playing with more urgency. Our Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets prediction: Lakers -9.5.
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