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HOUSTON

ROCKETSHOU

52-30  |  Road

99
FINAL
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LOS ANGELES

LAKERSLAL

53-29  |  Home

93
AI Model Win Probability
ROCKETS
0%
📊
LAKERS
100%
ROCKETS --
LAKERS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
205.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 100%
Under 0 0%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-15.0
HOUSTON
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +15.0 points (Houston)
RocketsHOU (-3.5) 0 LakersLAL (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Rockets Cover

93.3%

Lakers Cover

6.7%

-30-20-100+10+20+30
Distribution centered around HOU -15.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (HOU)

HOU By 1-7 points

15.3%

HOU By 8-14 points

25.3%

LAL By 1-7 points

4.8%

LAL By 8-14 points

1.1%

AI Model Projected Score
110
HOUSTON
95
LOS ANGELES
Simulated Score
110
HOUSTON
115
LOS ANGELES
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Rockets Win
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Lakers Loss
50% Win Prob
D
Point Spread (ATS)
Divergence
AI Rockets (-3.5) Win
Proj Spread: -15.0
D
Sim Lakers (+0) Loss
Proj Spread: -5.0
D
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI u208.5 Win
Proj Total: 205.0
D
Sim u208.5 Win
Proj Total: 225.0
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
Steals (L5) +28.1% more
Houston: 13.0 vs Los Angeles: 9.4
Rebounding (L5) +9.1% more
Houston: 43.4 vs Los Angeles: 39.4
Turnovers (L5) +40.2% more
Los Angeles: 19.9 vs Houston: 14.2
Assists (L5) +19.6% more
Los Angeles: 26.2 vs Houston: 21.9
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
HOU Score 110.0 99
LAL Score 95.0 93
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
3pt Field Goal % 37.0 / 32.6 26.0 / 35.0
Assists 26.2 / 21.9 19.0 / 25.0
Blocks 6.0 / 5.1 5.0 / 4.0
Field Goal % 50.7 / 44.7 42.0 / 44.0
Free Throw % 76.4 / 77.2 81.0 / 76.0
Rebounding 39.4 / 43.4 41.0 / 34.0
Steals 9.4 / 13.0 5.0 / 10.0
Turnovers 19.9 / 14.2 15.0 / 11.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
25%TICKETS75%
32%MONEY68%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
30%TICKETS70%
30%MONEY70%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
76%TICKETS24%
72%MONEY28%
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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