The Lakers lead the Rockets 8-4 in 12 meetings since 2024-25, with the public bets, money and spread for each game.
| Date | Matchup | Houston Rockets result | Houston Rockets spread | Against the spread | Houston Rockets bet % | Houston Rockets money % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets (playoffs) | L 78-98 | -5.5 | Didn't cover | 35% | 43% |
| 2026-04-29 | Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers (playoffs) | W 99-93 | +3.5 | Covered | 34% | 39% |
| 2026-04-26 | Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets (playoffs) | W 115-96 | -4.5 | Covered | 27% | 29% |
| 2026-04-24 | Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets (playoffs) | L 108-112 | -7.5 | Didn't cover | 20% | 33% |
| 2026-04-21 | Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers (playoffs) | L 94-101 | -6 | Didn't cover | 32% | 46% |
| 2026-04-18 | Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers (playoffs) | L 98-107 | -2.5 | Didn't cover | 52% | 55% |
| 2026-03-18 | Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets | L 116-124 | -1.5 | Didn't cover | 40% | 39% |
| 2026-03-16 | Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets | L 92-100 | +1 | Didn't cover | 33% | 29% |
| 2025-12-25 | Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers | W 119-96 | -2 | Covered | 40% | 35% |
| 2025-04-11 | Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers | L 109-140 | +14 | Didn't cover | 54% | 46% |
| 2025-03-31 | Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers | L 98-104 | +4 | Didn't cover | 42% | 45% |
| 2025-01-05 | Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets | W 119-115 | -4.5 | Didn't cover | 33% | 33% |
Closing splits and closing spread for each game, on the Houston Rockets' side.
The Los Angeles Lakers lead the Houston Rockets 8-4 across 12 meetings since 2024-25. Against the closing spread the Houston Rockets are 3-9. On average the Houston Rockets drew 37% of the spread bets in these games and the Los Angeles Lakers 63%.
The public backed one side clearly (60% or more of spread bets) in 9 of them. The Los Angeles Lakers went 6-3 against the spread in the games where the crowd backed them.
None of this is a pick. Across the league over the last two seasons, the side with 60% or more of spread bets covered about half the time, not enough to beat the bookmaker's margin by backing it or fading it. The next meeting will show its live split on the NBA page on game day.
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The Los Angeles Lakers lead the Houston Rockets 8-4 across 12 meetings since 2024-25, playoffs included. Against the closing spread the Houston Rockets are 3-9 in those games.
On average the Houston Rockets drew 37% of the spread bets in their meetings since 2024-25. The public put 60% or more of spread bets on the Houston Rockets 0 times and on the Los Angeles Lakers 9 times.
They play in different divisions, but over the last two seasons their games drew more bets than almost any other cross-division pairing. Every meeting since 2024-25, playoffs included, is in the table on this page.
Not on its own. Rosters and rotations change from season to season, and the spread already prices both teams' current form. The record and the splits are context: how the crowd has seen this matchup and how those games went.
On the NBA page on game day, which shows bets and money on the spread, moneyline and total for every game, updated through the day until tip-off.
The spread, bet and money columns are always the Houston Rockets' side, whoever was home; a minus spread means they were favored. The rest of the bets went to the Los Angeles Lakers. When money runs well ahead of bets, the larger tickets were on that side; when it trails, the crowd was. See our methodology →
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Last updated: October 22, 2026 at 9:45 PM UTC
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