Lakers vs 76ers Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at the Wells Fargo Center as the Los Angeles Lakers swoop into Philadelphia to clash with the 76ers in what promises to be a nail-biter of an NBA Playoff opener! After a series of first-round blowouts, tonight’s game, tipping off at 08:30 PM EST, is set to dial up the drama. The Lakers, riding high in the Western Conference, are looking to cement their dominance, while the underdog 76ers, fresh off a thrilling victory, aim to shake up the Eastern standings. With the betting lines drawing a clear picture of expectations and an over/under that suggests some serious scoreboard action, fans are in for a treat. So, as the Lakers try to write their Hollywood ending, will the 76ers ring the Liberty Bell in victory? Let’s find out!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 28, 2025 08:30PM EST

Location: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Vegas Odds

	LAL ML	PHI ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-185	+160	218.0	-4.0/4.0
Recent	-150	+130	216.0	-4.0/4.0
Difference	+35	-30	-2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

25W-31L

60.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

2W-8L

HOME

30W-27L

40.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
11/08/24	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	29	31	21	25	00	106	Over
11/08/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	36	32	28	20	00	116	Over
03/22/24	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	23	29	24	18	00	94	Under
03/22/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	24	26	25	26	00	101	Under
11/27/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	19	34	27	14	00	94	Over
11/27/23	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	32	36	30	40	00	138	Over
01/15/23	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	33	24	29	27	00	113	Over
01/15/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	32	26	25	29	00	112	Over
12/09/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	20	39	24	37	20	122	Over
12/09/22	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	31	30	32	27	130	133	Over
03/23/22	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	27	34	32	33	00	126	Over
03/23/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	30	22	39	30	00	121	Over
01/27/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	22	26	20	19	00	87	Under
01/27/22	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	32	22	34	17	00	105	Under

Lakers Vs Over/Under

76ers Vs Over/Under

Lakers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/27	vs CHA	112-107W	48	22	16	86
01/23	@ BOS	117-96W	53	27	6	89
01/21	@ WAS	111-88W	50	30	10	90
01/19	vs LAC	102-116L	33	26	15	76
01/17	@ BRO	102-101W	34	24	10	82
01/15	@ MIA	117-108W	34	33	6	90
01/13	@ SAS	102-126L	40	24	19	87
01/07	vs DAL	97-118L	33	20	10	75
01/03	@ ATL	119-102W	56	28	18	88
01/02	@ POR	114-106W	43	30	12	94

76ers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/24	@ CLE	132-129W	43	23	18	87
01/21	vs DEN	109-144L	25	34	10	96
01/19	vs MIL	109-123L	38	26	7	86
01/18	vs IND	102-115L	32	21	9	89
01/15	@ NYK	119-125L	35	27	12	92
01/14	@ OKL	102-118L	35	23	21	84
01/12	vs ORL	99-104L	29	17	16	72
01/10	@ NOP	115-123L	42	23	9	92
01/08	@ WAS	109-103W	36	21	7	88
01/06	@ PHX	99-109L	46	20	10	87

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Lakers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Max Christie SG	20.0	16.6	17.2	63%	19.3
Anthony Davis C	61.0	55.5	51.1	100%	51.5
Rui Hachimura PF	22.0	26.8	23.7	100%	24.2
LeBron James SF	52.0	50.6	48.9	100%	49.2
Austin Reaves PG	37.0	36.9	35.2	100%	35.6

Philadelphia 76ers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Ricky Council IV PF	22.0	20.2	11.4	10%	29.2
Eric Gordon SG	21.0	19.4	12.1	30%	18.5
Tyrese Maxey PG	54.0	49.7	42.8	100%	43.1
Kelly Oubre Jr. SF	35.0	34.0	27.6	90%	29.2
Guerschon Yabusele C	31.0	28.4	22.5	60%	23.9

Lakers Notable Injuries

Jarred Vanderbilt OUT (PF/C): Avg: 5.2pts, 4.6reb, 1.3ast, 19.7 minutes. Last game: 01/27/25. Impact: 3.6
Trey Jemison (C): Avg: 5.0pts, 4.3reb, 0.8ast, 17.8 minutes. Last game: 01/21/25. Impact: 1.3
Cam Reddish (SF): Avg: 4.8pts, 2.0reb, 0.8ast, 19.8 minutes. Last game: 01/23/25. Impact: 1.4
Shake Milton (PG/SG): Avg: 5.0pts, 1.6reb, 1.6ast, 13.2 minutes. Last game: 01/27/25. Impact: 2.0
Gabe Vincent OUT (PG/SG): Avg: 4.3pts, 1.3reb, 1.4ast, 19.7 minutes. Last game: 01/23/25. Impact: 2.3
Christian Koloko (C): Avg: 2.0pts, 2.4reb, 0.3ast, 9.0 minutes. Last game: 01/23/25. Impact: 1.1
Bronny James (PG): Avg: 0.3pts, 0.2reb, 0.2ast, 2.4 minutes. Last game: 01/23/25. Impact: 0.2

76ers Notable Injuries

Paul George (SG/SF): Avg: 21.0pts, 5.5reb, 3.9ast, 33.6 minutes. Last game: 01/24/25. Impact: 6.4
Andre Drummond (C): Avg: 8.3pts, 8.7reb, 0.5ast, 17.6 minutes. Last game: 01/21/25. Impact: 2.5
Pete Nance (C): Avg: 1.2pts, 0.9reb, 0.2ast, 6.3 minutes. Last game: 01/21/25. Impact: 0.8

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Justin Edwards	PHI	Pts	8.5	11.6	+3.1	60%	50%	N/A	N/A	LAL	-0.2	#14
Anthony Davis	LAL	Pts	26.5	28.8	+2.3	40%	50%	40%	40%	PHI	-0.3	#15
Adem Bona	PHI	Reb	4.5	5.0	+0.5	60%	40%	27%	27%	LAL	+0.7	#23
Kelly Oubre Jr.	PHI	Ast	1.5	1.9	+0.4	80%	60%	67%	67%	LAL	-0.0	#14

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Lakers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#14	#23	#3	#13	-2.4%
PF	#3	#9	#20	#5	-6.5%
PG	#14	#8	#24	#22	2.0%
SF	#14	#19	#14	#12	-1.4%
SG	#13	#10	#23	#14	-2.1%

76ers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#6	#5	#16	#7	-7.2%
PF	#15	#16	#28	#19	0.6%
PG	#29	#9	#22	#25	3.0%
SF	#17	#16	#1	#7	-7.5%
SG	#12	#8	#21	#15	-1.8%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

107.8

109.8

Rebounds per Game

42.7

38.2

Assists per Game

25.7

23.1

Steals per Game

7.7

9.1

Blocks per Game

5.5

4.2

Shots per Game

85.9

85.0

3-Pointers Made per Game

11.1

13.0

2-Pt Percentage per Game

55.4

53.5

3-Pt Percentage per Game

32.9

36.5

Turnovers per Game

12.8

12.9

Fouls per Game

16.2

19.8

Recent Trends

Ricky Council IV (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 73.8% to 27.7, 16.0 min average previous 3 games.
Jeff Dowtin (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 36.8% to 13.8, 21.9 min average previous 3 games.
Cam Reddish (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 44.9% to 10.5, 19.1 min average previous 3 games.