The 2025-26 NBA Season announced itself Tuesday night with a doubleheader on NBC. Yes, the NBA is back on NBC. The Twin Bill is organized in part by a major division of the Western Conference between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Let’s get into my heroes vs. lakers predictions.
Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers Lakers Angds
Money Line: Buccaneers -135 / Lakers +115
Spread: Warriors -2 (-110) / Lakers +2 (-110)
Total: Over 226 (-110) / Under 226 (-110)
Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers Lakers Best Bet #1: Warriors -2 (-110)
The analysis of these documents starts from the obvious point: The Lakers do not have Lebron James. The Association’s leader of the Association was separated for at least a month to start the season due to a problem with the sciatic nerves. It goes without saying that La isn’t the same team without James, because they don’t have the depth to easily make up for that absence. The Lakers are still going strong with Luka Donic, and Austin Rice is the second most respected scoring option when James is on the shelf. However, the rest of the roster exudes a little confidence. Among the newcomers of the Lakers, Marcus Smart seems to be ahead and even Ayton Ayton’s best days are probably in the past.
The Golden State improved two rounds of the playoffs last season, which is more than Los Angeles can say. The warriors chase the second seeded rockets around one and only win the game against the timberwolves diseases to play with stephen curry. Minnesota took the next four in a row because Curry was out.
The Lakers won three of the four H2H meetings in 2024-25, but the Dubs were 0-3 without Jimmy Butler and 1-0 following the Butler trade. On April 3, they entered Los Angeles and won 123-116 behind 37 points from Curry and 18 off the bench from Jonathan Kuminga. Head Coach Steve Kerr’s Crew won’t have any playoff qualities in LA – especially when they don’t have to step up with James.
Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakes Best Player Bet: Brandin PodziemSki over 12.5 points (-115)
Podziemski surpassed this number 12.5 times in his last 12 contests during the 2024-25 campaign. The Santa Clara product then had a 26-point effort in Game 4 against the Rockets and wrapped up the season with a 28-point performance in Game 5 in a loss to the T-WOLFES.
This was Podziemski’s best performance in 2024-25. He averaged 14.8 points per game in four head-to-head meetings and scored 28 points in his team’s victory at Crypto.com Arena. It should also be noted that Naudo Mose Moses Moody is out with a calf problem, which should mean more minutes for Podziemski on Tuesday.
