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LOS ANGELES

LAKERSLAL

53-29  |  Road

112
FINAL
Fri, Apr 24 • 8:00 PM ET
Toyota Center (Houston)
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HOUSTON

ROCKETSHOU

52-30  |  Home

108
AI Model Win Probability
LAKERS
0%
📊
ROCKETS
100%
LAKERS --
ROCKETS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
211.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 0%
Under 0 100%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
+7.0
HOUSTON
Book Spread
--
Book Line
LakersLAL (-3.5) 0 RocketsHOU (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Lakers Cover

24.2%

Rockets Cover

75.8%

-30-20-100+10+20+30
Distribution centered around HOU +7.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (HOU)

LAL By 1-7 points

26.2%

LAL By 8-14 points

25.3%

HOU By 1-7 points

15.3%

HOU By 8-14 points

5.8%

AI Model Projected Score
109
LOS ANGELES
102
HOUSTON
Simulated Score
108
LOS ANGELES
115
HOUSTON
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Lakers Win
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Rockets Loss
50% Win Prob
D
Point Spread (ATS)
Agreement
AI Rockets (+9.5) Win
Proj Spread: +7.0
D
Sim Rockets (+0) Loss
Proj Spread: -7.0
D
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o207.0 Win
Proj Total: 211.0
D
Sim u207.0 Win
Proj Total: 223.0
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
3pt Field Goal % (L5) +16.2%
Los Angeles: 45.5% vs Houston: 29.4%
Turnovers (L5) +15.9% more
Los Angeles: 16.3 vs Houston: 13.7
Steals (L5) +14.2% more
Los Angeles: 10.6 vs Houston: 9.1
Assists (L5) +11.4% more
Los Angeles: 27.6 vs Houston: 24.5
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
LAL Score 109.0 112
HOU Score 102.0 108
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
3pt Field Goal % 29.4 / 45.5 28.0 / 41.0
Assists 24.5 / 27.6 21.0 / 28.0
Blocks 5.4 / 5.3 6.0 / 6.0
Field Goal % 44.1 / 52.5 41.0 / 48.0
Free Throw % 75.8 / 73.7 74.0 / 75.0
Rebounding 46.8 / 38.5 49.0 / 45.0
Steals 9.1 / 10.6 15.0 / 12.0
Turnovers 13.7 / 16.3 17.0 / 21.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
52%TICKETS48%
64%MONEY36%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
68%TICKETS32%
45%MONEY55%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
79%TICKETS21%
73%MONEY27%
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
LAL Advantage
57-35-0 (62.0%)
Margin: 1.0 ATS +/-: -0.1
HOU
54-34-0 (61.4%)
Margin: 4.7 ATS +/-: -1.5
🎯 ATS (Spread)
LAL Advantage
51-41-0 (55.4%)
Margin: 1.0 ATS +/-: -0.1
HOU
38-50-0 (43.2%)
Margin: 4.7 ATS +/-: -1.5
⚖️ Over/Under
LAL
46-46-0
O: 50.0% / U: 50.0% Total +/-: -0.4
HOU
41-46-1
O: 47.1% / U: 52.9% Total +/-: -0.3
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
HOU
LAL
HOU
LAL
ML
61% 69-44
61% 68-43
59% 51-35
54% 49-42
ATS
62% 70-43
61% 67-43-1
59% 51-35
54% 49-42
TTL
51% 58-55
61% 66-43-2
100% 86-0
100% 91-0
Accuracy:
Elite (>60%)
Good (53-60%)
Neutral (48-52%)
Under (43-47%)
Danger (≤42%)
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