Rockets vs. Lakers Odds & Betting Predictions - April 19, 2026

Rockets at Lakers

12:30 am • ABC

Houston Rockets

0-1

98 - 107

Los Angeles Lakers

1-0

107

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Rockets 0-1	-5	-2.5-110	o208.5-106	-140
Lakers 1-0	u207	+2.5-110	u208.5-111	+120

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Over 208.5 (Live)-120

1.2u

Under 223.5 (Live)-121

Under 221.5 (Live)-117

Under 217 (Live)-120

Under 215.5 (Live)-113

L.James o41.5 Pts+Rebs+Ast-125

2.5u

LAL +125

3.75u

A.Thompson o17.5 Pts-120

Smashes on this number against LAL

HOU -4.5-114

HOU -5-114

1.14u

M.Smart o18.5 Pts+Rebs+Ast-110

LAL +5.5-110

0.91u

A.Thompson o29.5 Pts+Rebs+176

0.75u

Lakers no athletic match for Amen, should have big scoring + reb series, so PR escalator: https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/nba-picks-predictions-our-expert-bets-for-knicks-hawks-lakers-rockets

A.Thompson o34.5 Pts+Rebs+470

0.25u

Lakers no athletic match for Amen, should have big scoring + reb series, so PR escalator: https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/nba-picks-predictions-our-expert-bets-for-knicks-hawks-lakers-rockets

A.Thompson o39.5 Pts+Rebs+1200

0.1u

Lakers no athletic match for Amen, should have big scoring + reb series, so PR escalator: https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/nba-picks-predictions-our-expert-bets-for-knicks-hawks-lakers-rockets

A.Thompson o25.5 Pts+Rebs-109

0.75u

Lakers no athletic match for Amen, should have big scoring + reb series, so PR escalator: https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/nba-picks-predictions-our-expert-bets-for-knicks-hawks-lakers-rockets

A.Sengun To Record 12+ Rebounds Yes+360

0.25u

Rox rebounded >40% misses vs LAL in season, need to win with Bludgeonball: https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/nba-picks-predictions-our-expert-bets-for-knicks-hawks-lakers-rockets

R.Sheppard u12.5 Pts-105

1.05u

L.James Triple-Double Yes+650

0.25u

One last time

HOU u106.5-105

1.9u

NBA POD

L.James o42.5 Pts+Rebs+Ast-109

Turning back the clock

L.James o41.5 Pts+Rebs+Ast-110

1.1u

Under 208.5-108

0.25u

LAL +5-105

Under 207.5-108

2.78u

LAL +5.5-106

0.94u

LAL +5.5-115

0.87u

@BKPicks https://myaction.app/2keGwf9fq2b

R.Sheppard o2.5 Ast-107

0.93u

@FiddlesPicks https://myaction.app/2keGwf9fq2b

A.Thompson o25.5 Pts+Rebs-125

@wheatonbrando https://myaction.app/2keGwf9fq2b

LAL +186

0.56u

L.James u41.5 Pts+Rebs+Ast-112

0.5u

The “You’re a Genius” or “You’re an Idiot” bet of the day.

Under 208.5-112

0.27u

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NBA Public Betting

Lakers are 3-2 in their last 5 games.
Lakers are 3-2 in their last 5 games against the spread
Lakers are 21-20 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 1 of Lakers' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 22 of Lakers' 41 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Lakers	45-37	24-17	21-20	30-19	15-18
Rockets	36-46	17-24	19-22	30-42	6-4

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Lakers	41-39-2	22-19	19-20-2	23-25-1	18-14-1
Rockets	39-43	16-25	23-18	36-36	3-7

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Lakers	1-0	N/A	N/A	38-11	15-18
Rockets	0-1	N/A	N/A	48-24	4-6

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Apr 13th	UTA	W 131-107	-14.5 W	O 237.5	LAL -1100
Apr 11th	PHX	W 101-73	+2.5 W	U 217	LAL +115
Apr 10th	@GSW	W 119-103	+1.5 W	U 222	LAL -102
Apr 8th	OKC	L 87-123	+18 L	U 221.5	OKC +1150
Apr 5th	@DAL	L 128-134	-1.5 L	O 234.5	DAL -118

Kevin Durant
PF
Kevin Durant (knee) out Saturday.
Out
Steven Adams
C
Adams is out with ankle
Out
Fred VanVleet
PG
VanVleet is out with knee
Out

Luke Kennard
SG
Luke Kennard (injury management) questionable Friday.
Questionable
Luka Doncic
PG
Doncic is out with hamstring
Out
Austin Reaves
SG
Reaves is out with oblique
Out