Lakers vs. Suns betting: NBA preview for Feb. 26

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The Los Angeles Lakers (34-23) visit the Phoenix Suns (33-26) in a matchup of Pacific Division teams at PHX Arena, starting at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 26, 2026. The Lakers are 5.5-point favorites in the game, the fourth matchup between the teams this season. The point total is 222.5 in the matchup.

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Lakers vs. Suns betting lines

  • Lakers odds to win: -223
  • Suns odds to win: +184
  • Spread: Lakers (-5.5)
  • Total: 222.5

Lakers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Los Angeles has a 16-13 ATS record in road games so far while going 18-11 overall in those contests.
  • Los Angeles has gone 5-3 ATS in road games this year as 5.5-point favorites or more.
  • On the road this year, Lakers games have hit the over on the set point total 13 times.
  • This season on the road Los Angeles and its opponents have averaged a total of 230.8 points per contest, 8.3 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Lakers Recent Trends

  • The Lakers are 5-5 overall and 4-6 against the spread over their past 10 games.
  • The final score of the last 10 Lakers games has exceeded the set total four times.
  • The past 10 Lakers games averaged 5.6 more points (228.1) than this matchup’s point total.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Lakers have scored 4.2 fewer points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.

Lakers Betting Records

  • The Lakers are 26-8 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 76.5% of those games).
  • Los Angeles has gone 15-4 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -223 or shorter (winning 78.9%).
  • The Lakers have an implied moneyline win probability of 69.0% in this contest.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.8 (first in NBA) 48.7 (26th) 40.9 (28th) 40.9 (third) 25.3 (21st) 14.3 (21st)

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Suns Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • The Suns have hit the over in 11 of their 31 home games this season with a set over/under (35.5%).
  • The Suns have covered the spread 19 times at home and is 19-12 in home contests.
  • The Suns’ record against the spread is 4-2 when playing as 5.5-point underdogs or more in home games this season.
  • This season at home, the Suns and their opponents have averaged a total of 225.1 points per contest, 2.6 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Suns Recent Trends

  • The Suns have covered the spread three times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 3-7 record straight-up in those games.
  • Suns’ last 10 contests saw five go over the total.
  • The Suns’ last 10 games have ended with an average of 218.4 points scored. That’s 4.1 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Suns have a 101.7 points-per-game average, 10.4 points below their season-long scoring average.

Suns Betting Records

  • This season, Phoenix has been the underdog 31 times and won 12, or 38.7%, of those games.
  • The Suns have a record of 3-13 in games where sportsbooks have them as underdogs of at least +184 on the moneyline.
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 35.2% chance of a victory for the Suns.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.3 (27th in NBA) 46.9 (15th) 43.3 (20th) 44.4 (16th) 24.6 (28th) 13.9 (14th)
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