NBA · 2026-27
Los Angeles Lakers
10-2 · #6 of 30 by Elo
Elo rating
1625
#6 of 30 · 1500 is average
Market rating
1608
#7 of 30 by recent lines
This season
+58
Elo change since opening night
Forecasts on their games
67%
8–4 this season
Offense
+3.1 pts
#1 of 30 · scored a game above average
Defense
+0.7 pts
#12 of 30 · allowed a game below average
By the numbers
This season, regular season, each with its league rank. Scoring and margin are a game; opponent Elo is how strong the teams they've played are.
- Points scored
- 122.1
- 1st of 30
- Points allowed
- 114.4
- 17th fewest of 30
- Margin
- +7.7
- 9th of 30
- Offense rating
- 119.6
- 1st of 30
- Defense rating
- 112.1
- 17th of 30
- Pace
- 102.2
- 8th of 30
- Last 10
- 8–2
- 3rd of 27
- At home
- 5–1
- 4th of 30
- On the road
- 5–1
- 3rd of 30
- Opponent Elo
- 1489
- 21st toughest of 30
Season outlook
From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the 2026-27 season and the playoffs, with standings ties broken by coin flip. Every team and how it works
Projected record
55-27
Now 10-2 · middle 80%: 49–60 wins
Make the playoffs
99%
Play-in: 5%
About 43 wins usually gets them in
Reach the NBA Finals
7%
Win it all
3%
In 288 of 10,000 simulations
Playoff chances this season
Their chance to make the playoffs from each day's simulation of the rest of the season, since Nov 3. Now 99%.
Upcoming
Forecasts for their next games. Their next 5 opponents average 1399 Elo, the easiest stretch of the league's 30.
Lakers
10-2
Bucks
1-10
Lakers
10-2
Suns
4-6
Hornets
4-7
Lakers
10-2
Jazz
1-10
Lakers
10-2
Kings
1-10
Lakers
10-2
Jazz
1-10
Lakers
10-2
Players
Who's been playing, busiest first. Each has projections, prop lines and recent games against the line.
Rating history
Elo over the last two seasons. The dashed line is league average.
Against the line
This season, against each game's closing spread and total.
- Against the spread
- 6–3
- Last 10
- 6–3
- As the favorite
- 5–3
- As the underdog
- 1–0
- Overs–unders
- 5–4
- Overs–unders, last 10
- 5–4
Against each game's closing line. Books set every line knowing these records: across 3,901 past games, the team with the better record against the spread so far that season covered 51.2%, short of the 52.4% a standard −110 bet needs, and over/under streaks held 48.0% of the time. They describe the past.
Recent results
Last ten games and whether the forecast hit.
Last 10, oldest first: W L W L W W W W W W
- W
@ ATL 124–114Picked ATL 64%Nov 9Miss - W
@ DET 121–116Picked DET 71%Nov 8Miss - W
vs POR 124–118Picked LAL 55%Nov 6Hit - W
@ SAC 116–103Picked LAL 82%Nov 4Hit - W
vs MIA 138–117Picked LAL 55%Nov 2Hit - W
vs TOR 131–125Picked LAL 63%Nov 1Hit - L
@ GS 95–112Picked LAL 57%Oct 30Miss - W
@ LAC 103–87Picked LAL 62%Oct 28Hit - Lvs POR 129–136Picked LAL 52%Oct 27Miss
- W
@ UTAH 132–123Picked LAL 69%Oct 25Hit
Injury report
Current ESPN report, with what the model subtracts for their next game.
Quentin Grimes G
Day-To-DayGrimes (finger) is listed as questionable for Wednesday's game in Milwaukee.