Houston Rockets vs LA Lakers Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NBA, 31 Mar 2025

Don’t Write Off Rockets For This Contest

Our prediction is that the Rockets can outperform their odds against the Lakers. It leads us to a bet on the spread lines considering that +4.5 has been chalked up at -108.

Rockets Came Out on Top in Previous H2H

Houston Rockets have won five road games on the spin, triumphing 148-109 in their previous appearance. This was against Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center. Jalen Green scored 33 points, with Alperen Sengun getting 16 and Cam Whitmore 13.

LA Lakers have been handed two home defeats in a row. In their last game, they beat Memphis Grizzlies on the road by a 134-127 scoreline at FedExForum. Austin Reaves was able to score 31 points, with Luka Doncic getting 29 and LeBron James 25.

The Rockets have beaten the Lakers in their last two meetings, winning by 135-119 and 119-115 scorelines. Both matchups were played at Toyota Center. The past 10 games H2H record shows that both teams have five wins.

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

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The Rockets have 9 wins and 1 loss in the past 10 games. They are averaging 122.4 points, 50.1 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 8.8 steals and 4.7 blocks while shooting 47.6% from the field and 74.5% from the free-throw line. The opposition have an average of 110.6 points and 37.4 rebounds per contest.

Jalen Green is averaging 25.8 points and 3.2 (34.4%) 3-pointers made, while Alperen Sengun averages 10.9 rebounds and 4.6 assists.

The Lakers have won 5 and lost 5 of their last 10 contests. Averaging 115.9 points, 41.6 rebounds, 26.7 assists, 8.3 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field and 77.9% from the free-throw line. Their opponents have averaged 119.1 points and 43.0 rebounds.

Austin Reaves is averaging 24.5 points, while Luka Doncic has an average of 6.8 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 3.3 (40.7%) 3-pointers made.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Houston Rockets lineup: Amen Thompson, Jalen Green, Fred VanVleet, Dillon Brooks, Alperen Sengun.

LA Lakers lineup: Jaxson Hayes, Austin Reaves, LeBron James, Rui Hachimura, Luka Doncic.

Expert NBA Analysis

The NBA predictions are only made once we have established the latest team news. It’s also important to study the form and investigate the most relevant stats to get the full picture.

Key Rockets vs Lakers stats:

• The +4.5 line has been covered by Rockets in all of their last 5 games on the road.
• The +4.5 line has been covered by Rockets in 9 of their last 10 games.
• The +4.5 line has been covered by Rockets in 5 consecutive games on the road.
• The -4.5 line hasn’t been covered by Lakers in 4 of their last 5 games.
• The -4.5 line hasn’t been covered by Lakers in 6 of their last 10 games.
• The -4.5 line hasn’t been covered by Lakers in 2 consecutive games at home.
• The +4.5 line has been covered by Rockets in 2 consecutive games against Lakers.

Rockets vs Lakers Prediction

Houston Rockets are more than capable of staying close to the favorites so there’s a case for backing them against the spread in this NBA matchup. Take the -108 for the +4.5 that is available.

There are several alternatives to the spread and we particularly like the Winning Margin lines. It’s great whether you’re expecting things to be close or comprehensive.

Rockets +4.5 Probability

According to the latest odds, our pick has a 51.8% chance of winning. However, our cappers research has found that the actual probability is between 55-60%. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

Our Pick

Rockets +4.5 @ -108 Bet Now

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Player Props

Fred VanVleet Over 12.5 Points -120

Fred VanVleet (Rockets) has averaged 18.25 points in the past 4 games on the road. This leads us nicely to back him to cover the Player Points line, with odds of -120 on offer for this bet.

Latest Fred VanVleet Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 12.5

-120

Under 12.5

-110

Assists

Over 4.5

-161

Under 4.5

+120

Rebounds

Over 2.5

-167

Under 2.5

+125

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Austin Reaves Over 4.5 Assists -127

Austin Reaves (Lakers) has had Over 4.5 assists in 4 straight home games. We expect this trend to continue which means him covering the Player Assists line at available betting odds of -127.

Latest Austin Reaves Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 20.5

-120

Under 20.5

-110

Assists

Over 4.5

-127

Under 4.5

-106

Rebounds

Over 3.5

-147

Under 3.5

+110

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Correct Score Prediction

Rockets 117 - 116 Lakers

A close game could be on the cards. We’ll wager the Rockets to secure a 117-116 win at massive odds and this correct score pick should hopefully be a fun one.

Houston Rockets vs LA Lakers Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Think Lakers Likeliest to Win

LA Lakers are -185 favorites and that means a 65% chance of winning this NBA game according to the Moneyline betting odds with the sportsbooks. For those wanting to back Houston Rockets, you will find +154 about the underdogs.

3.5 is where the spread lies, with total points being 226 right now. Basketball fans love the chance to get an alternative angle by going for a Total wager. There’s an opportunity to bet Over 226 at -110.

The Lakers are available at odds of -135 when it comes to beating the opposition to 20 points. Underdogs Rockets are chalked up at +105 to reach this total first.

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Betting Lines & Odds

Moneyline

Rockets

+154

Lakers

-185

Point Spread

Rockets +3.5

-106

Lakers -3.5

-114

Total Points

Under 226

-110

Over 226

-110

Luka Doncic Favorite to Get the Most Buckets

The favorite to land the most baskets is Luka Doncic. Odds of -106 can be found for him scoring Over 29.5 points and there is -125 for him to go Under.

Player Points

Luka Doncic (Lakers)

Over 29.5

-106

Under 29.5

-125

LeBron James (Lakers)

Over 23.5

-123

Under 23.5

-108

Jalen Green (Rockets)

Over 22.5

-112

Under 22.5

-120

Austin Reaves (Lakers)

Over 20.5

-120

Under 20.5

-110

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Over 19.5

-106

Under 19.5

-125

Amen Thompson (Rockets)

Over 13.5

-127

Under 13.5

-106

Fred VanVleet (Rockets)

Over 12.5

-120

Under 12.5

-110

Dillon Brooks (Rockets)

Over 12.5

-118

Under 12.5

-114

Tari Eason (Rockets)

Over 10.5

-123

Under 10.5

-108

Rui Hachimura (Lakers)

Over 10.5

-106

Under 10.5

-125

Jabari Smith Jr (Rockets)

Over 9.5

-120

Under 9.5

-112

Dorian Finney-Smith (Lakers)

Over 7.5

-106

Under 7.5

-125

Jaxson Hayes (Lakers)

Over 6.5

-123

Under 6.5

-108

Player Assists

Luka Doncic (Lakers)

Over 7.5

-105

Under 7.5

-127

LeBron James (Lakers)

Over 7.5

+117

Under 7.5

-156

Austin Reaves (Lakers)

Over 4.5

-127

Under 4.5

-106

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Over 4.5

-114

Under 4.5

-118

Fred VanVleet (Rockets)

Over 4.5

-161

Under 4.5

+120

Jalen Green (Rockets)

Over 3.5

-130

Under 3.5

-103

Amen Thompson (Rockets)

Over 3.5

-167

Under 3.5

+125

Player Rebounds

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Over 10.5

+110

Under 10.5

-147

Luka Doncic (Lakers)

Over 7.5

-154

Under 7.5

+115

LeBron James (Lakers)

Over 7.5

-114

Under 7.5

-118

Amen Thompson (Rockets)

Over 7.5

-114

Under 7.5

-118

Jalen Green (Rockets)

Over 4.5

-152

Under 4.5

+114

Rui Hachimura (Lakers)

Over 4.5

+123

Under 4.5

-161

Jabari Smith Jr (Rockets)

Over 4.5

-152

Under 4.5

+114

Jaxson Hayes (Lakers)

Over 4.5

-118

Under 4.5

-114

Austin Reaves (Lakers)

Over 3.5

-147

Under 3.5

+110

Dorian Finney-Smith (Lakers)

Over 3.5

-143

Under 3.5

+110

Fred VanVleet (Rockets)

Over 2.5

-167

Under 2.5

+125

Dillon Brooks (Rockets)

Over 2.5

-175

Under 2.5

+128

Micro Betting

There are always opportunities to enjoy micro betting. It’s generally the case that you will find team and player props in-game and basketball bettors can use their insight to wager on outcomes such as if the next shot will be a Two or Three-Pointer.

Last 5 & H2H

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Team News

Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups

LA Lakers Confirmed Lineup

11 Jaxson Hayes

15 Austin Reaves

23 LeBron James

28 Rui Hachimura

77 Luka Doncic

Houston Rockets Confirmed Lineup

1 Amen Thompson

4 Jalen Green

5 Fred VanVleet

9 Dillon Brooks

28 Alperen Sengun

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Division Conference League

East Atlantic	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Southeast	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Northwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Southwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

• W = Wins
• L = Losses
• PCT = Winning Percentage
• PPG = Points Per Game
• OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
• DIFF = Average Point Differential
• Home = Home Record
• Road = Away Record
• Div = Division Record
• Conf = Conference Record
• Last 10 = Record last 10 games
• Strk = Current Streak

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