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Los Angeles Lakers

2026-27 season · West · 7–2 · #15 in our team strength

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10:00 PMFri PORTrail Blazers LALLakers Pick posts before tip-off 6:00 PMSun LALLakers DETPistons Pick posts before tip-off 7:00 PMMon LALLakers ATLHawks Pick posts before tip-off 8:00 PMWed LALLakers MILBucks Pick posts before tip-off 4:00 PMSun LALLakers PHXSuns Pick posts before tip-off 10:00 PMTue CHAHornets LALLakers Pick posts before tip-off
Results · our picks 6 of 9 rightAll
FinalWed Nov 4 LALLakers116 SACKings103 Our pick LAL · est. 78%Our pick right FinalMon Nov 2 MIAHeat117 LALLakers138 Our pick LAL · est. 54%Our pick right FinalSun Nov 1 TORRaptors125 LALLakers131 Our pick LAL · est. 64%Our pick right FinalFri Oct 30 LALLakers95 GSWWarriors112 Our pick LAL · est. 58%Our pick wrong FinalWed Oct 28 LALLakers103 LACClippers87 Our pick LAC · est. 61%Our pick wrong FinalTue Oct 27 PORTrail Blazers136 LALLakers129 Our pick LAL · est. 56%Our pick wrong FinalSun Oct 25 LALLakers132 UTAJazz123 Our pick LAL · est. 69%Our pick right FinalFri Oct 23 LACClippers117 LALLakers125 Our pick LAL · est. 64%Our pick right FinalWed Oct 21 GSWWarriors105 LALLakers127 Our pick LAL · est. 52%Our pick right
Quick answers

Will the Los Angeles Lakers make the playoffs?

Our model gives them est. 64% as of Nov 4 (a top-6 seed or a spot through the play-in), with a title chance of est. <1%. It's a projection from the data and it changes as the season goes.

When do the Lakers play next?

Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers, Fri, Nov 6. Our pick posts before tip-off.

How accurate are our Lakers predictions?

6 right of 9 Lakers games graded so far this season. The full record is on the How accurate page.

At a glance
Record7–2#2 in the West
Team strength#15of 30
Our picks6 of 967% right

Team strength: about even with an average team (as of Nov 4).

WestFull standings
1PORTrail Blazers6–1.8572HOURockets tied7–2.7782LALLakers tied7–2.7784MEMGrizzlies tied6–2.7504OKCThunder tied6–2.7504SASSpurs tied6–2.7507MINTimberwolves6–3.6678GSWWarriors5–3.6259DENNuggets4–3.57110DALMavericks tied4–4.50010NOPPelicans tied4–4.50012PHXSuns1–5.16713LACClippers tied1–7.12513SACKings tied1–7.12513UTAJazz tied1–7.125

Ordered by win %; teams with the same record are marked tied (the NBA's tiebreakers decide those).

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42.4Projected wins
64%Make the playoffs (a top-6 seed or through the play-in)
<1%Win the title
From 5,000 simulated seasons; estimates, shown from <1% to >99%. Every team

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