Los Angeles Lakers – Phoenix Suns Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 16.03.2025
Sunday will see a Western Conference battle in Los Angeles as the Lakers host the Phoenix Suns. Can LA end a 4-game slide or will the Suns clinch the regular season series?
The Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns meet on 16.03.2025, in what will be their 4th and final regular season meeting this season. The game will be played at Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles) with the home team Lakers being favored to win this game.
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Los Angeles Lakers |
Sun, 16.03.2025, 18:30 |
Phoenix Suns |
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5/6 |
13/1 |
5/4 |
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Expert Tip |
PHX Suns +2.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns: Current situation
With 4 losses on the bounce the Lakers have now dropped to 5th in the West standings which would pit them against the Memphis Grizzlies in the 1st Round. While that isn’t necessarily a bad match-up for them, the Lakers would be smart to at least try and finish above the Grizzlies to secure home court advantage in that potential series. LeBron James is expected to miss another week as his groin injury heals, the Lakers are 3-4 SU in 7 games without him this season.
Injuries to Dallas and a recent resurrection of the Suns has Phoenix on the verge of catching the 10th spot and a play-in tournament spot. A talented teams as the one the Suns have is capable of making noise in a one-off elimination game, so things could get quite interesting in the West playoff race if they can get in. This team is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games and 7-0 ATS in their last 7 vs Pacific Division opponents.
Los Angeles Lakers Stats & Form
Austin Reaves and Dalton Knecht went off for the Lakers scoring 37 and 32 points, but LA fell short on the road in Denver 131-126. With Luka Doncic and LeBron James out, the Lakers tried a fast paced approach, hoping to tire out the Nuggets, but in the end that strategy did not work. The good news for bettors is that the Lakers did cover in that game as double-digit underdogs.
Phoenix Suns Stats & Form
A 22 point night from both Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, along with 20 by Tyus Jones off the bench propelled the Suns to a important 122-106 home win over Sacramento on Friday. Phoenix excelled with their three-point shooting, knocking down 24 of 43 threes in that game. It was the 4th time in 5 games that the Suns successfully covered the spread vs Western Conference opponents.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns: Head-to-Head
Phoenix currently leads the regular season series 2-1, they won the most recent meeting between the two teams 127-100 back in late November. Sunday’s game will be the 272nd meeting all-time in the regular season, Phoenix has a chance to clinch the regular season series for the first time since the 2021-22 season.
Los Angeles Lakers – Phoenix Suns Odds
Backing Luka Doncic and the Lakers to even the regular season series gets you odds of 5/6. If you like Kevin Durant and his Suns here, odds of 5/4 are available for a road win.
The point total has been set at 225.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns Betting Tip | Odds |
| Los Angeles Lakers -2.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 225.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Phoenix Suns +2.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns (16.03.2025)
Life without LeBron James has been more than difficult for the Lakers who are without a win in their last 4 games. They are in midst of a stretch of 6 games in 8 days, something no other team in the NBA will experience this season. The good news is they return home for Sunday’s game against the Suns, the Crypto.com Arena has been a fort this season with only 7 teams coming out of there with a win. Luka Doncic should also return to the line-up after missing Friday’s game in Denver, which was a 2nd night of a back-to-back for the Lakers. This game against the Suns is definitely a winnable one, especially with Doncic in the line-up who is averaging 33.2 points per game in the last 10 meetings with Phoenix. The importance of this game is also high for the Suns though, they are just 1.5 games back from the 10th seed and the Dallas Mavericks who are currently holding on to that play-in tournament spot. The Suns will be encouraged by their three-point shooting defense here, their last 3 opponents have made just 31.9% of their attempts from downtown, quite a drop off compared to their season average of 36.2% allowed threes. As far as health goes the edge is on the Suns side here, Grayson Allen is their only notable absentee while the Lakers will be without LeBron James, Gabe Vincent, Dorian Finney-Smith and Jayson Hayes potentially. No Finney-Smith could be problematic as his primary objective on defense would be Kevin Durant. We have a sneaky suspicion the Suns could pull out a result here, so let’s back them plus the extra points.
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Expert Tip |
PHX Suns +2.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app