Lakers vs. Suns betting: NBA preview for October 25

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The Los Angeles Lakers (1-0) are at home in Pacific Division play against the Phoenix Suns (1-0) on Friday, October 25, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET. The Lakers are 1.5-point favorites in the game, the first matchup between the squads this season. The matchup has an over/under of 227 points.

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Lakers vs. Suns betting lines

  • Lakers odds to win: -122
  • Suns odds to win: +102
  • Spread: Lakers (-1.5)
  • Total: 227
  • TV Channel: ESPN
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Lakers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Los Angeles covered the spread 20 times at home last season and was 28-14 in home contests.
  • Los Angeles’ record against the spread was 15-14 when playing as 1.5-point favorites or more at home last season.
  • The Lakers went over a set point total in a home game 21 times last year.
  • Los Angeles and its opponents averaged a total of 232 points per home contest last season, five points greater than this game’s posted total.

Lakers ATS Trends Last Season

  • Against the spread, the Lakers were 38-44-0 last year.
  • The Lakers went 20-24 as 1.5-point favorites or more last year.
  • In 82 Lakers games last year, 47 of them hit the over.

Lakers Betting Records

  • The Lakers finished 32-14 in games they were favored on the moneyline last season (winning 69.6% of those games).
  • Los Angeles had a record of 32-11 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -122 or shorter last year (74.4%).
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Lakers’ implied win probability is 55.0%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.9 (second in NBA) 47.4 (17th) 43.1 (18th) 44 (18th) 28.5 (fifth) 13.4 (19th)

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Suns Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Suns had a 19-21-1 record against the spread on the road and were 24-17 in road contests last season.
  • The Suns went 10-14 ATS in road games last year when playing as 1.5-point underdogs or more.
  • The Suns hit the over on a set point total in a road game 19 times last year.
  • Recent performance gives an edge to the Suns to beat the total. Last year their road games averaged a total of 230.5 points per contest.

Suns ATS Trends Last Season

  • The Suns were 35-45-2 against the spread last year.
  • As 1.5-point underdogs or more, the Suns went 10-11 against the spread last season.
  • Last season, 37 of the Suns’ 82 games went over the point total.

Suns Betting Records

  • Phoenix won nine, or 40.9%, of the 22 games it played as underdogs last season.
  • Last season, the Suns won eight of their 20 games, or 40%, when they were an underdog by at least +102 on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Suns have a 49.5% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.3 (fifth in NBA) 46.4 (seventh) 44.1 (10th) 41.3 (third) 27 (12th) 14.1 (25th)
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