Here’s the information you need to place your NBA futures bets on this upcoming season.
Lakers Projected Wins This Season
- For the 2025-26 NBA regular season, our team-comparison model places the Lakers at 53 victories.
Lakers Strength of Schedule
- In terms of difficulty, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Lakers have been handed the 20th-ranked schedule this year.
- Using our predictions, the Lakers have been handed the 21st-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
- Based on the projected win total of the team’s opponents this season (3315), Los Angeles has drawn the 25th-ranked schedule in the NBA.
- The Lakers play the ninth-hardest divisional schedule this season (based on their Pacific Division opponents’ combined win total last year).
Lakers Last Season Betting Stats
- The Lakers finished 35-14 in games they were favored on the moneyline last season (winning 71.4% of those games).
- Los Angeles covered 46 times in 82 matchups with a spread last season.
- Last season, the Lakers won 14 out of the 32 games, or 43.8%, in which they were the underdog.
Lakers Changes This Offseason
New Players
| Name | Position | 2024-25 GP | 2024-25 PPG | Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deandre Ayton | C | 40 | 14.4 | Trail Blazers |
| Luke Kennard | G | 65 | 8.9 | Grizzlies |
| Jake LaRavia | F | 66 | 6.9 | Kings |
| Nick Smith Jr. | G | 60 | 9.9 | Hornets |
| Marcus Smart | G | 34 | 9.0 | Wizards |
| Drew Timme | F | 9 | 12.1 | Nets |
Departing Players
| Name | Position | 2024-25 GP | 2024-25 PPG | New Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorian Finney-Smith | F | 63 | 8.7 | Rockets |
| Gabe Vincent | G | 72 | 6.4 | Hawks |
| Jordan Goodwin | G | 29 | 5.6 | Suns |
| Trey Jemison III | C | 38 | 2.5 | Knicks |
| Christian Koloko | C | 37 | 2.4 | Hawks |
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