Golden State Warriors visit Los Angeles Lakers early in the season. Neither team has a regular-season result yet, so our read leans on last season's games: Warriors went L-L-L-W-L and Lakers went W-L-L-L-L over their last five.
The model leans toward Lakers: about 78% to win, with a projected score of Golden State Warriors 110, Los Angeles Lakers 118. A win for Warriors would count as a real upset. These are model estimates built from past results, not guarantees.
The teams have met 8 times in our recent records. Lakers lead 6-2, and the average margin has been 6.6 points in favor of Lakers.
On the injury report, Collin Sexton (LAL), Cameron Carr (LAL), Adou Thiero (LAL), and Kristaps Porzingis (GSW) are listed as out.