Lakers Predictions: Win Total Pick, Best Bet & NBA Futures Odds for 2025-26

Our NBA experts are high on the Lakers this season with LeBron James and Luka Doncic set for their first full season together.
Pictured: Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) on the sidelines against the Chicago Bulls during the first half at Crypto.com Arena. Photo by Jonathan Hui / Imagn Images.

Expectations are high for LeBron James and Luka Doncic in their first full season together for the Los Angeles Lakers, who have the fifth-shortest odds to win the NBA Finals with a preseason win total of Over/Under 46.5 wins. Below, our NBA experts break down the Lakers' betting odds, win total pick, and best NBA futures bet for the 2025-26 season.


📊 Los Angeles Lakers odds & futures bets 2025-26

Follow all of our NBA picks and the latest NBA odds for the 2025-26 season.


💰 Lakers win total prediction

Here's why our NBA expert Corey Scott expects the Lakers to finish Over 46.5 wins as one of his NBA win total predictions for the 2025-26 season:

⬆️ Over 46.5 wins

L.A. won 19 of its final 32 regular-season games after Luka Doncic made his Lakers debut against the Jazz on Feb. 10. This number seems to be a reaction to LeBron James being out until mid-November, but a roster with Doncic, Austin Reaves, and Deandre Ayton should be able to win 57% of its games until James returns. Additionally, JJ Redick may take the regular season more seriously than other contending coaches after receiving widespread criticism for playing his starters for the entire second half of a playoff game.

  ✅ Prediction: Over 46.5 wins (-106 via FanDuel)


🔮 Best Lakers futures bet

Here's why our NBA expert Liam Fox is betting on the Lakers to win the Pacific Division as one of his best NBA futures bets for the 2025-26 season:

🥇 Lakers to win Pacific Division

Los Angeles has the second-shortest odds to win its division for a third straight season (+220), but the Lakers clearly have a higher ceiling than the Clippers (+160). The first full season of LeBron James and Luka Doncic is going to be fun.

✅ Best bet: Lakers to win Pacific Division (+220 via BetMGM)


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