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FINAL	Score	Line	OU	Record	ATS	O-U-P	PF	PA	EST Score	EST Line
Rockets	98	-2.5		52-30	36-46-0	39-43-0	115.2	110.0	106.9	208.7
Lakers	107	+2.5	208.5	53-29	45-37-0	41-41-0	116.3	114.6	101.8	5.2

Pro Picks at a Glance

VSiN Expert	Sport	Event Date	Selection	Score	Result
Matt Youmans	NBA	2026-04-18	Lakers (+5.5) (-110) vs Rockets	107 - 98	WIN
Brad Taylor	NBA	2026-04-18	Rockets at Lakers - UNDER (208.5) (-110)	205	WIN
Wes Reynolds	NBA	2026-04-18	Lakers (+5) (-110) vs Rockets	107 - 98	WIN
Wes Reynolds	NBA	2026-04-18	Rockets at Lakers - 2H - UNDER (104.5) (-110)	107	LOSS
Wes Reynolds	NBA	2026-04-18	Rockets at Lakers - OVER (196.5) (-115)	205	WIN
Ryan Kramer	NBA	2026-04-18	1H - Rockets (-2.5) (-105) at Lakers	48 - 50	LOSS
Ryan Kramer	NBA	2026-04-18	1Q - Rockets (-1.5) (-105) at Lakers	29 - 33	LOSS
Jensen Lewis	NBA	2026-04-18	Rockets (-4.5) (-122) at Lakers	98 - 107	LOSS
Jon Impemba	NBA	2026-04-18	Rockets (-5.5) (-105) at Lakers	98 - 107	LOSS
Jensen Lewis	NBA	2026-04-18	Jaxson Hayes (Lakers) OVER 6.5 [ Points ] (-115) [ 0.5 units ]	4	LOSS
Jensen Lewis	NBA	2026-04-18	Jarred Vanderbilt (Lakers) OVER 8.5 [ PRA ] (-103) [ 0.5 units ]	8	LOSS
Jensen Lewis	NBA	2026-04-18	Jaxson Hayes (Lakers) OVER 10.5 [ PR ] (-132) [ 0.5 units ]	5	LOSS
Brad Taylor	NBA	2026-04-18	Rui Hachimura (Lakers) UNDER 1.5 [ 3PTM ] (+117)	2	LOSS
Nick Whalen	NBA	2026-04-18	Amen Thompson (Rockets) OVER 1.5 [ Steals ] (-115)	3	WIN
Sean Green	NBA	2026-04-18	LeBron James (Lakers) [YES] (+790) Trpl Dbl	2	LOSS
VSiN Edge	NBA	2026-04-18	Jaxson Hayes (Lakers) OVER 11.5 [ PR ] (+100) \| 40.1% Edge - via VSiN Prop Projections	5	LOSS
VSiN Edge	NBA	2026-04-18	Jarred Vanderbilt (Lakers) OVER 8.5 [ PRA ] (-102) \| 38.6% Edge - via VSiN Prop Projections	8	LOSS

Makinen Daily Ratings

Saturday, April 18	Final	Line	OU	Rest	PR	Line	Score	Proj	Score	Proj
		DraftKings			Power Ratings		Effective Strength		Bettor Rating
Houston Rockets	98	-2.5		5	101.5		106.9	208.7	106.8	209.3
Los Angeles Lakers	107	+2.5	208.5	5	101.0	4.9	101.8	5.2	102.5	4.4

Houston	DraftKings	Results	Money Line	Spread	OVER Total
Apr 12	VS Memphis	-1100	-14.5	230.5	132-101	W	W	O	54%	91%	70%	63%	70%	49%
Apr 10	VS Minnesota	-485	-9.5	227.5	132-136	L	L	O	80%	89%	93%	54%	74%	71%
Apr 9	VS Philadelphia	-258	-6.5	226.5	113-102	W	W	U	79%	84%	53%	61%	81%	79%
Apr 7	at Phoenix	-118	-1.5	221.5	119-105	W	W	O	54%	69%	47%	64%	78%	80%
Apr 5	at Golden State	-180	-3.5	227.5	117-116	W	L	O	67%	76%	69%	73%	74%	72%
Apr 3	VS Utah	-2100	-18.5	233.5	140-106	W	W	O	75%	89%	74%	49%	62%	58%
Apr 1	VS Milwaukee	-2400	-19.5	216.5	119-113	W	L	O	80%	88%	70%	48%	64%	73%
Mar 31	VS New York	-105	+1.5	218.5	111-94	W	W	U	33%	39%	49%	46%	73%	75%
Mar 29	at New Orleans	-250	-5.5	226.5	134-102	W	W	O	85%	89%	31%	60%	94%	75%
Mar 27	at Memphis	-950	-13.5	227.5	119-109	W	L	O	81%	93%	73%	57%	22%	66%

Recent Results

Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	ATS	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
LA Lakers		DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
Apr 12	VS Utah	-1100	-14.5	239.5	131-107	W	W	U	61%	88%	67%	60%	60%	43%
Apr 10	VS Phoenix	+110	+2.5	217.5	101-73	W	W	U	74%	55%	44%	51%	74%	79%
Apr 9	at Golden State	-102	+1.5	222.5	119-103	W	W	U	67%	42%	52%	40%	57%	75%
Apr 7	VS Oklahoma City	+1100	+17.5	221.5	87-123	L	L	U	14%	16%	19%	29%	86%	81%
Apr 5	at Dallas	-125	-1.5	234.5	128-134	L	L	O	47%	61%	39%	62%	73%	58%
Apr 2	at Oklahoma City	+300	+9.5	233.5	96-139	L	L	O	62%	36%	69%	73%	70%	75%
LA Lakers		DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	ATS	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Mar 31	VS Cleveland	-130	-2.5	236.5	127-113	W	W	O	65%	66%	62%	65%	69%	69%
Mar 30	VS Washington	-1450	-15.5	237.5	120-101	W	W	U	77%	93%	70%	70%	42%	48%
Mar 27	VS Brooklyn	-2100	-18.5	224.5	116-99	W	L	U	92%	94%	19%	66%	68%	74%
Mar 25	at Indiana	-425	-8.5	241.5	137-130	W	L	O	76%	91%	60%	68%	66%	56%

Last 5 Head to Head Results

Date	Road/Home	Score	Line	ML	OU	SU	ATS	F/D	H/A	OU
2026 Mar 18	Los Angeles Lakers Houston Rockets	124 116	+1.5 -1.5	+110 -130	223.5	LAL	LAL	DOG	Road	Over
2026 Mar 16	Los Angeles Lakers Houston Rockets	100 92	-1.5 +1.5	-118 -102	223.5	LAL	LAL	FAV	Road	Under
2025 Dec 25	Houston Rockets Los Angeles Lakers	119 96	-1.5 +1.5	-125 +105	231.5	HOU	HOU	FAV	Road	Under
2025 Apr 11	Houston Rockets Los Angeles Lakers	109 140	+14 -14	+625 -950	228	LAL	LAL	FAV	HOME	Over
2025 Mar 31	Houston Rockets Los Angeles Lakers	98 104	+4 -4	+154 -185	226.5	LAL	LAL	FAV	HOME	Under

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

HOU	Statistic	LAL	Edge	Margin
82	Games	82	-	0
115.2	Points Scored	116.3	LAL	1.1
43.0	FG Made	42.1	HOU	0.9
89.8	FG Att	83.7	HOU	6.1
47.9%	FG Pct	50.2%	LAL	2.4%
17.8	FT Made	20.4	LAL	2.6
23.4	FT Att	26.8	LAL	3.4
76.3%	FT Pct	76.3%	HOU	0.0%
11.5	3PT Made	11.8	LAL	0.4
31.5	3PT Att	32.9	LAL	1.5
36.4%	3PT Pct	35.9%	HOU	0.5%
15.0	Off Reb	9.4	HOU	5.6
48.1	Rebounds	41.0	HOU	7.1
25.4	Assists	25.9	LAL	0.5
8.5	Steals	8.6	LAL	0.0
5.8	Blocks	4.3	HOU	1.5
14.4	Turnovers	13.8	LAL	0.6
18.3	Fouls	18.5	HOU	0.2

Defensive Statistics

HOU	Statistic	LAL	Edge	Margin
82	Games	82	-	0
110.0	Points Scored	114.6	HOU	4.6
40.5	FG Made	42.5	HOU	2.0
88.0	FG Att	88.1	HOU	0.0
46.0%	FG Pct	48.3%	HOU	2.3%
16.7	FT Made	16.8	HOU	0.1
22.1	FT Att	21.2	LAL	0.9
75.6%	FT Pct	79.2%	HOU	3.7%
12.4	3PT Made	12.8	HOU	0.4
35.3	3PT Att	36.4	HOU	1.1
35.1%	3PT Pct	35.2%	HOU	0.1%
11.4	Off Reb	10.9	LAL	0.5
39.5	Rebounds	41.0	HOU	1.5
24.5	Assists	27.5	HOU	2.9
9.0	Steals	8.9	LAL	0.1
4.7	Blocks	3.5	LAL	1.2
12.8	Turnovers	14.0	HOU	1.2
20.0	Fouls	21.0	HOU	1.0

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

HOU	Statistic	LAL	Edge	Margin
41	Games	41	-	0
115.7	Points Scored	118.0	LAL	2.3
43.0	FG Made	42.6	HOU	0.3
90.6	FG Att	83.6	HOU	7.0
47.4%	FG Pct	51.0%	LAL	3.6%
18.5	FT Made	20.3	LAL	1.8
24.1	FT Att	26.4	LAL	2.3
76.6%	FT Pct	76.9%	LAL	0.3%
11.3	3PT Made	12.5	LAL	1.1
32.3	3PT Att	33.1	LAL	0.8
35.1%	3PT Pct	37.6%	LAL	2.6%
15.9	Off Reb	8.8	HOU	7.1
48.3	Rebounds	40.7	HOU	7.7
25.7	Assists	26.8	LAL	1.1
8.3	Steals	8.0	HOU	0.3
6.3	Blocks	4.6	HOU	1.7
14.7	Turnovers	14.1	LAL	0.7
19.2	Fouls	19.0	LAL	0.3

Defensive Statistics

HOU	Statistic	LAL	Edge	Margin
41	Games	41	-	0
112.7	Points Scored	114.0	HOU	1.2
41.1	FG Made	42.7	HOU	1.6
87.2	FG Att	88.4	HOU	1.3
47.1%	FG Pct	48.2%	HOU	1.1%
17.8	FT Made	17.0	LAL	0.8
22.9	FT Att	21.8	LAL	1.1
77.7%	FT Pct	78.1%	HOU	0.4%
12.9	3PT Made	11.6	LAL	1.3
34.7	3PT Att	35.3	HOU	0.6
37.2%	3PT Pct	33.0%	LAL	4.2%
10.4	Off Reb	10.6	HOU	0.2
38.6	Rebounds	40.9	HOU	2.3
25.6	Assists	27.2	HOU	1.6
9.0	Steals	9.3	HOU	0.3
4.4	Blocks	3.4	LAL	1.0
12.8	Turnovers	14.0	HOU	1.1
20.7	Fouls	21.4	HOU	0.7

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

HOU	Statistic	LAL	Edge	Margin
10	Games	10	-	0
123.6	Points Scored	116.2	HOU	7.4
45.9	FG Made	42.5	HOU	3.4
92.0	FG Att	80.6	HOU	11.4
49.9%	FG Pct	52.7%	LAL	2.8%
18.4	FT Made	20.9	LAL	2.5
23.4	FT Att	28.0	LAL	4.6
78.6%	FT Pct	74.6%	HOU	4.0%
13.4	3PT Made	10.3	HOU	3.1
35.3	3PT Att	26.9	HOU	8.4
38.0%	3PT Pct	38.3%	LAL	0.3%
15.1	Off Reb	8.0	HOU	7.1
49.1	Rebounds	41.4	HOU	7.7
28.7	Assists	28.6	HOU	0.1
7.6	Steals	10.4	LAL	2.8
5.7	Blocks	4.5	HOU	1.2
11.3	Turnovers	14.1	HOU	2.8
17.1	Fouls	16.8	LAL	0.3

Defensive Statistics

HOU	Statistic	LAL	Edge	Margin
10	Games	10	-	0
108.4	Points Scored	112.2	HOU	3.8
40.0	FG Made	42.6	HOU	2.6
87.5	FG Att	89.3	HOU	1.8
45.7%	FG Pct	47.7%	HOU	2.0%
17.0	FT Made	14.7	LAL	2.3
21.7	FT Att	19.6	LAL	2.1
78.3%	FT Pct	75.0%	LAL	3.3%
11.4	3PT Made	12.3	HOU	0.9
34.9	3PT Att	37.1	HOU	2.2
32.7%	3PT Pct	33.2%	HOU	0.5%
10.7	Off Reb	11.4	HOU	0.7
38.1	Rebounds	40.2	HOU	2.1
23.2	Assists	26.4	HOU	3.2
7.2	Steals	10.1	HOU	2.9
4.7	Blocks	2.7	LAL	2.0
12.3	Turnovers	14.2	HOU	1.9
19.9	Fouls	19.3	LAL	0.6

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

HOU	Statistic	LAL	Edge	Margin
17	Games	17	-	0
113.9	Points Scored	115.5	LAL	1.7
44.2	FG Made	42.7	HOU	1.5
90.9	FG Att	87.9	HOU	2.9
48.7%	FG Pct	48.6%	HOU	0.1%
13.4	FT Made	18.5	LAL	5.1
18.6	FT Att	25.1	LAL	6.5
72.2%	FT Pct	73.5%	LAL	1.4%
12.0	3PT Made	11.7	HOU	0.4
34.1	3PT Att	33.8	HOU	0.3
35.2%	3PT Pct	34.4%	HOU	0.7%
12.2	Off Reb	9.1	HOU	3.2
46.1	Rebounds	40.2	HOU	5.9
25.1	Assists	24.7	HOU	0.5
6.8	Steals	8.9	LAL	2.2
4.2	Blocks	5.2	LAL	1.0
15.2	Turnovers	11.3	LAL	4.0
20.8	Fouls	17.4	LAL	3.4