A pair of the NBA’s top players will be on show when Devin Booker (25.6 points per game, 13th in league) and the Phoenix Suns (15-13) welcome in Austin Reaves (27.8, ninth) and the Los Angeles Lakers (19-8) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET on SportsNet LA, AZFamily, and Suns+.
The Suns hit the court as 5.5-point favorites against the Lakers. The matchup features a point total of 225.5.
Suns vs. Lakers betting odds
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Spread: Phoenix -5.5Total: 225.5Moneyline: Phoenix -219, Los Angeles +181
Lakers at Suns odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Lakers (+ 5.5)Pick OU:
Over (225.5)Prediction:
Suns 118 – Lakers 114MoneylineThe Suns have compiled an 8-2 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 80% of those games).Phoenix has played as a moneyline favorite of -219 or shorter in only one game this season, and won.Based on this game’s moneyline, the Suns have an implied win probability of 68.7%.This season, the Lakers have won eight out of the 12 games, or 66.7%, in which they’ve been the underdog.This season, Los Angeles has won two of its four games when it is the underdog by at least +181 on the moneyline.The implied probability of a win by the Lakers based on the moneyline is 35.6%.Against the spreadThe Suns score just 2.6 fewer points per game (114.3) than the Lakers allow (116.9).Phoenix has a 9-2 record against the spread and an 8-3 record overall when scoring more than 116.9 points.Los Angeles has put together a 14-4 ATS record and a 17-1 overall record in games it scores more than 114.1 points.Phoenix has an ATS record of 15-3 and a 14-4 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 118 points.The Suns are the NBA’s 20th-ranked scoring team (114.3 PPG), while the Lakers rank 17th in points per game allowed (116.9) in the league.Los Angeles is the NBA’s 13th-ranked offense (118 PPG), while Phoenix is the 10th-ranked defense (114.1).The Suns have totaled only five more points than their opponents this year (an average of 0.2 per game), and the Lakers have out-scored opponents by 32 points on the season (1.1 more per game).Over/UnderThe average implied total for Phoenix this year is 117.7 points, 1.7 more points than its implied total of 116 points in Tuesday’s game.This season, Phoenix has scored more than 116 points 12 times.The 118.8-point average implied total on the season for Los Angeles is 8.8 more points than the team’s 110-point implied total in this matchup.How to watch Suns vs. LakersGame day: Tuesday, December 23, 2025Game time: 9 p.m. ETLocation: Phoenix, ArizonaArena: PHX ArenaTV channel: KPHELive stream: Watch this game on Fubo