Toronto Raptors vs. Los Angeles Lakers odds, tips and betting trends

Toronto Raptors vs. Los Angeles Lakers odds, tips and betting trends | 1/18/2026

The Los Angeles Lakers (24-16) face the Toronto Raptors (25-18) on Sunday, January 18, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena. It begins at 9:30 p.m. ET on SportsNet LA and TSN.

The Raptors are only a 1.5-point favorite when they and the Lakers square off in a game oddsmakers expect to be a tight one. The matchup features an over/under of 223.5.

Raptors vs. Lakers betting odds

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 11:30 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Spread: Toronto -1.5Total: 223.5Moneyline: Toronto -127, Los Angeles +107Watch the NBA on Fubo!Raptors at Lakers odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Lakers (+ 1.5)Pick OU: Over (223.5)Prediction: Lakers 116 – Raptors 114MoneylineThe Raptors are 15-10 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 60% of those games).Toronto has a record of 14-8 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -127 or shorter (winning 63.6%).Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Raptors have an implied win probability of 55.9%.The Lakers have entered the game as underdogs 17 times this season and won eight, or 47.1%, of those games.Los Angeles has a record of 4-9, a 30.8% win rate, when it is set as the underdog by +107 or more by sportsbooks this season.The implied probability of a win by the Lakers based on the moneyline is 48.3%.Against the spreadThe Raptors record 114.0 points per game, just 3.3 fewer points than the 117.3 the Lakers allow.Toronto has a 10-6 record against the spread and a 12-4 record overall when scoring more than 117.3 points.Los Angeles has put together an 18-6 ATS record and a 21-3 overall record in games it scores more than 112.3 points.Toronto’s record is 17-10 against the spread and 21-6 overall when it allows fewer than 116.5 points.The Raptors are the NBA’s 24th-ranked scoring team (114.0 PPG), while the Lakers rank 20th in points per game allowed (117.3) in the league.Los Angeles’ squad is currently the 16th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (116.5 PPG), while Toronto’s team is sixth in points allowed per game (112.3).The Raptors have scored a total of 72 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 1.7 per game), while the Lakers have been out-scored by opponents on average this year (by 33 total points, 0.8 per game).Over/UnderToronto has an average implied point total of 117.8 this season, which is 4.8 points higher than its implied total in Sunday’s game (113).So far this season, Toronto has scored more than 113 points in 24 games.The 119.0-point average implied total on the season for Los Angeles is 8.0 more points than the team’s 111-point implied total in this matchup.How to watch Raptors vs. LakersGame day: Sunday, January 18, 2026Game time: 9:30 p.m. ETLocation: Los Angeles, CaliforniaArena: Crypto.com ArenaTV channel: SportsNet LA, TSNWatch the NBA on Fubo!

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