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Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors

Prediction & preview · Wednesday, October 21, 2026 • Crypto.com Arena

Our pick · Lean

Los Angeles Lakers

Projected margin: Los Angeles Lakers by 0.8

59%Win probability
Los Angeles Lakers 59%41% Golden State Warriors

Probabilities, not guarantees. Not betting advice.

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7 Models7 of 7 favour Los Angeles Lakers
  • Elo
    71%
  • Logistic
    69%
  • Logistic v2
    71%
  • Logistic v2 + players
    71%
  • Gradient boosting
    68%
  • Gradient boosting + players
    70%
  • LLM panelPub
    59%

Power Index · 2025-26 final

Los Angeles Lakers61.1#12
Golden State Warriors41.9#22
Net ratingWin %Schedule-adj.OffenseDefenseHealthMomentumClutch

Components scaled within the league that season. Rankings

Form · Last 5 · incl. last season

Los Angeles Lakers
WLLLL
Golden State Warriors
LLLWL

Game Preview

Los Angeles Lakers host Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday, October 21 in the NBA. Los Angeles Lakers have lost their last 4 league games. In the CourtFrame Power Index (last season's final), Los Angeles Lakers are 12th at 61.1 and Golden State Warriors 22nd at 41.9.

Key Factors to Watch

  • 17 of 7 CourtFrame models make Los Angeles Lakers the favourite.
  • 2Power Index (last season): Los Angeles Lakers 12th, Golden State Warriors 22nd.
  • 3Los Angeles Lakers: W-L-L-L-L in the last 5 league games.
  • 4Golden State Warriors: L-L-L-W-L in the last 5 league games.

Model Outlook(Win probability: 59%)

Our pick has Los Angeles Lakers winning 59% of the time, by 0.8 points. Across our 7 models the range is 59–71%.

Probabilities, not guarantees. Not betting advice. How the model works

Game Info

League
NBA
Date
Wed, Oct 21
Time
10:00 PM EDT
Venue
Crypto.com Arena
Stage
Regular season