Los Angeles Lakers – New York Knicks Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 06.03.2025
LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers are aiming to win an 8th game in a row as they host the New York Knicks. Can LA sweep the regular season series or will the Knicks level things on the road?
The Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks meet on 06.03.2025, in what will be their 2nd and final regular season meeting this season. The game will be played at Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles) with the home team Lakers being favored to win this game.
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Los Angeles Lakers |
Thu, 06.03.2025, 22:00 |
New York Knicks |
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8/13 |
13/1 |
9/5 |
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Expert Tip |
LA Lakers -5.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks: Current situation
The most recent win over New Orleans has improved the Lakers home record to 24-7 on the season, which makes them one of the best home teams in the entire NBA. They also remained 2nd in the Western Conference thanks to the Nuggets losing to Boston over the weekend, LA now has a 0.5 game cushion in the standings. With 22 games remaining they are in pole position to finish runners up to the OKC Thunder as the postseason nears.
New York has very little concerns heading into the remaining 20 games. They are locked into the 3rd seed with a 40-21 record, even if they went .500 the rest of the way they would likely finish ahead of the Bucks and Pacers in the standings. The Knicks’ biggest issue since the all-star break is their failure to win games consistently. Their offense has fallen off a bit since the break, but defensively we’ve seen some improvements, perhaps that’s something that can give them optimism in these upcoming games?
Los Angeles Lakers Stats & Form
LA led by as many as 27 points in their most recent 136-115 win over the Pelicans. The win was never in doubt thanks to Luka Doncic and LeBron James who combined for 64 points. Doncic also dished out 15 assists, flourishing on both ends of the floor in what was arguably his best game with the new team.
New York Knicks Stats & Form
Despite a double-digit lead at home the Knicks once again fell against a good team as the Warriors beat them 114-102 on Tuesday. OG Anunoby and Jalen Brunson combined to score 54 points, but the absence of Karl-Anthony Towns was evident as the Knicks faltered under the pressure without their big man. Despite the loss though, New York is still a respectable 13-5 SU in 18 games played.
Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks: Head-to-Head
The Lakers and Knicks have played exactly 300 regular season games in NBA history and LA holds a firm 174-126 lead. LeBron and co. have won the last 2 meetings and are looking to sweep the regular season series here. It is worth pointing out that the road team has won the last 5 meetings between the two sides.
Los Angeles Lakers – New York Knicks Odds
Backing Doncic and LeBron to win an 8th game in a row gets you odds of 8/13. If you like the Knicks to pull off the road upset, you can get them at 9/5 odds to win.
The point total has been set at 221.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks Betting Tip | Odds |
| Los Angeles Lakers -5.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 221.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| New York Knicks +5.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks (06.03.2025)
What the Lakers are doing during this 7-game win streak has been nothing short of remarkable. Many people have questioned the team’s ability to defend after they traded away Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic, but the numbers are pointing at exactly the opposite. LA ranks 2nd in defense allowing just 106.2 points per 100 possessions over the last 7 games, so it’s no wonder they are beating teams by an average of 11.1. Luka Doncic and LeBron James have developed chemistry very quickly, opposing defenses are having problems figuring out how to defend the dynamic duo. These two teams faced off on the night of the AD trade, the Lakers blew out the Knicks just hours before trading Davis and now they look to sweep the regular season series. New York did have a 3-game win streak snapped in their last game, they could once again be without Karl-Anthony Towns here, the big man did not participate in Tuesday’s game due to personal reasons. The thing that separates these two teams is their ability to defend the three-ball. LA is 7th on the season in opponent three-point percentage, allowing just 34.9% of shots to go in. In their last 3 games that number has gone down to 27.3%, while at home they are at 33.6% for the season. New York is dead last in this category, so the logical conclusion is the Lakers will dominate here. We are backing the home team.
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Expert Tip |
LA Lakers -5.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
