Warriors vs Lakers Best Pick, Prediction and Odds

The Golden State Warriors visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday 21 October at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, with tip-off at 10:00 PM ET. The Lakers are 4.5-point favorites on the early line.

This is the early page for the game: what is already known. Our full prediction, with the call and the numbers behind it, goes up on this page before tip-off.

Last season

The Warriors went 37-45 in 2025-26: 22-19 at home and 15-26 on the road. They scored 114.6 points a game and allowed 115.2. They did not play a playoff series.

The Lakers went 53-29 in 2025-26: 28-13 at home and 25-16 on the road. They scored 116.3 points a game and allowed 114.6. In the playoffs they beat the Houston Rockets 4-2 and then lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder 4-0.

Last season’s meetings

The teams met four times in the 2025-26 regular season and the Lakers won three.

• 21 October: Warriors 119, Lakers 109, with the Lakers at home
• 7 February: Lakers 105, Warriors 99, with the Lakers at home
• 28 February: Lakers 129, Warriors 101, with the Warriors at home
• 9 April: Lakers 119, Warriors 103, with the Warriors at home

The early line

At DraftKings, read 12 October 2026, the Lakers are -4.5 after opening at -5.5. The total is 235.5. The moneylines are Lakers -175 and Warriors +145, which price the Lakers to win 60.9% of the time with the bookmaker’s margin removed.

Lines move before tip-off. The full prediction reads them again on the day it goes up.

What this page does not say

Every result above is from last season. Rosters change over a summer, and this page names no player and says nothing about who is available. Every game is on our NBA predictions page.

Warriors at Lakers, Wednesday 21 October, 10:00 PM ET at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Results: ESPN, 2025-26 regular season and playoffs, read 12 October 2026. Line: DraftKings via ESPN, read 2026-10-12 05:29 UTC.