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HOUSTON

ROCKETSHOU

52-30  |  Road

94
FINAL
Tue, Apr 21 • 10:30 PM ET
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LOS ANGELES

LAKERSLAL

53-29  |  Home

101
AI Model Win Probability
ROCKETS
0%
📊
LAKERS
100%
ROCKETS --
LAKERS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
217.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 0%
Under 0 100%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-11.0
HOUSTON
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +11.0 points (Houston)
RocketsHOU (-3.5) 0 LakersLAL (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Rockets Cover

86.4%

Lakers Cover

13.6%

-30-20-100+10+20+30
Distribution centered around HOU -11.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (HOU)

HOU By 1-7 points

21.6%

HOU By 8-14 points

27.4%

LAL By 1-7 points

9.3%

LAL By 8-14 points

2.7%

AI Model Projected Score
114
HOUSTON
103
LOS ANGELES
Simulated Score
109
HOUSTON
118
LOS ANGELES
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Rockets Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Lakers Win
50% Win Prob
D
Point Spread (ATS)
Divergence
AI Rockets (+6) Loss
Proj Spread: -11.0
D
Sim Lakers (+0) Win
Proj Spread: -9.0
D
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o208.5 Loss
Proj Total: 217.0
D
Sim u208.5 Win
Proj Total: 227.0
D
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
May 1, 2026 LAL @ HOU 98 - 78
Apr 29, 2026 HOU @ LAL 99 - 93
Apr 26, 2026 LAL @ HOU 96 - 115
Apr 24, 2026 LAL @ HOU 112 - 108
Apr 21, 2026 HOU @ LAL 94 - 101
Key Model Drivers
Rebounding (L5) +20.3% more
Houston: 49.2 vs Los Angeles: 39.2
Free Throw % (L5) +3.3%
Houston: 74.3% vs Los Angeles: 71.0%
Turnovers (L5) +29.9% more
Los Angeles: 16.9 vs Houston: 13.0
Assists (L5) +22.6% more
Los Angeles: 30.9 vs Houston: 25.2
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
HOU Score 114.0 94
LAL Score 103.0 101
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
3pt Field Goal % 45.3 / 32.1 46.0 / 24.0
Assists 30.9 / 25.2 21.0 / 23.0
Blocks 5.5 / 5.1 5.0 / 6.0
Field Goal % 55.7 / 46.2 46.0 / 40.0
Free Throw % 71.0 / 74.3 79.0 / 79.0
Rebounding 39.2 / 49.2 37.0 / 42.0
Steals 10.4 / 9.6 11.0 / 8.0
Turnovers 16.9 / 13.0 15.0 / 15.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
53%TICKETS47%
65%MONEY35%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
52%TICKETS48%
73%MONEY27%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
78%TICKETS22%
67%MONEY33%
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
HOU
54-34-0 (61.4%)
Margin: 4.7 ATS +/-: -1.5
LAL Advantage
57-35-0 (62.0%)
Margin: 1.0 ATS +/-: -0.1
🎯 ATS (Spread)
HOU
38-50-0 (43.2%)
Margin: 4.7 ATS +/-: -1.5
LAL Advantage
51-41-0 (55.4%)
Margin: 1.0 ATS +/-: -0.1
⚖️ Over/Under
HOU
41-46-1
O: 47.1% / U: 52.9% Total +/-: -0.3
LAL
46-46-0
O: 50.0% / U: 50.0% Total +/-: -0.4
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
LAL
HOU
LAL
HOU
ML
61% 68-43
61% 69-44
54% 49-42
59% 51-35
ATS
61% 67-43-1
62% 70-43
54% 49-42
59% 51-35
TTL
61% 66-43-2
51% 58-55
100% 91-0
100% 86-0
Accuracy:
Elite (>60%)
Good (53-60%)
Neutral (48-52%)
Under (43-47%)
Danger (≤42%)
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