Los Angeles Lakers – Houston Rockets Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 11.04.2025
The Los Angeles Lakers return home following a valuable win at Dallas as they host the Houston Rockets on Friday at Crypto.com Arena. Who wins the 3rd meeting of the season between the two teams?
The Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets meet on 11.04.2025, in what will be their 3rd 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 |
Fri, 11.04.2025, 19:30 |
Houston Rockets |
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4/9 |
13/1 |
15/8 |
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Expert Tip |
LA Lakers -7.5 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
Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors: Current situation
After an emotionally draining night in Dallas and a 112-97 win for the Lakers, they return home with 3 wins in 4 games. They’ve pretty much wrapped up the 2nd seed ahead of the Denver Nuggets, however they still need a win or two in the last couple of games to secure it. Going 3rd into the postseason means that the Lakers will be on the other side of the bracket so facing Oklahoma City would happen only in the West Finals if both teams get there.
The young and inexperienced Houston Rockets will have a word or two to say about all that. Right now Ime Udoka’s men are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games and with just 2 games remaining they’ve clinched the number two seed in the Western Conference. That means we are likely to see them make some changes to their line-up in the remaining two games of the season, in order for some players to get rest before the postseason.
Los Angeles Lakers Stats & Form
Luka Doncic went off for 45 points, including 7 threes made against his former team as the Lakers went out of Dallas with a much needed win. Luka also got a ton of help from LeBron James who finished with 27 points and 7 rebounds, the Lakers impressed with their defensive approach holding the Mavericks to just 97 points and 6-for-26 shooting from three.
Houston Rockets Stats & Form
Houston was the latest victim of the surging Clippers in their last game, losing 134-117 on Wednesday. Despite draining 20 threes in the loss the Rockets defense just didn’t show up as Ivica Zubac notched his first triple double and James Harden went off for 35 points and 10 assists. Despite the loss though Houston is still 15-3 SU in their last 18 games.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets: Head-to-Head
Both teams won a game each in the two meetings this year, so Friday’s game will decide who takes home the regular season series for this year. This will be the 240th regular season match-up all-time, the Lakers hold a significant lead with 149 wins to 90 by the Rockets. If they win on Friday, the Lakers will clinch their 3rd regular season series win over the past 4 seasons.
Los Angeles Lakers – Houston Rockets Odds
If you fancy LeBron and co. here, odds of 4/9 are available for a home win. Backing the Rockets gets you odds of 15/8.
The point total has been set at 228.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets Betting Tip | Odds |
| Los Angeles Lakers -7.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 228.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Houston Rockets +7.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets (11.04.2025)
We are going to see plenty of games like this over the last 3 days of the regular season. Teams who have already clinched their spot in the standings have no real incentive to play their main guys, so expect the Rockets to file a weakened line-up here. Their opponent the Clippers took full advantage of that on Wednesday, which resulted in a double-digit loss. Houston did play an up-tempo style though, knocking down 20 threes which could be a net positive down the line in the postseason when their role players get unexpected minutes. Meanwhile, for the Lakers this game still has meaning as they’ve not yet clinched the number 3 seed in the Conference. The Denver Nuggets are just a game back, so the Lakers’ approach in this game will be a serious one. Luka Doncic had a night to remember against his former team, netting 45 points despite playing on a 2nd night of a back-to-back. Luckily for the Lakers they have a day in between games now to rest and heal up as they go back home to take on the Rockets. This match-up has been dominated by the Lakers quite a lot over the past 20 games, with them winning 15 of them. This also includes a 9-game win streak in head-to-head meetings and Crypto.com Arena, so we have full confidence in the Lakers continuing this hot streak on Friday. Back LA.
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Expert Tip |
LA Lakers -7.5 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