Los Angeles Lakers vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 12/07/25

The absence of Luka Doncic finally caught up to the Lakers as they got blown out by the Celtics 126-105 on Friday. It was a 2nd night of a back-to-back for LA, they just couldn’t match the energy of the Cs in that game in what was a wire-to-wire defeat. Luka is no longer on the injury report which makes us believe he will be back in time for the Philly game on Sunday. LeBron James sat out Friday’s game due to a left foot joint injury, his status is up in the air for this one as well, but he’s way less important than Doncic to the Lakers these days. The track record isn’t good when it comes to games against the 76ers – the Lakers are just 4-10 ATS in 14 games against them, plus Philly has won 8 of 10 overall.

Unpredictability is a word that perfectly describes the Sixers this season. Paul George and Joel Embiid are both game-time decisions ahead of this game, you just never know what you will get from this team which is a nightmare for bettors. However, with 3 wins on the bounce and 4 in 5 games they’ve picked it up a little, moving up to the 7th seed in the East. Although he had only 12 points in the win over Milwaukee, Tyrese Maxey is the leading scorer in the East and 3rd overall in the NBA with his 31.6 points per game. Other than him there’s really not a clear cut strength we can point out that this team has.

It’ll all depend on how Luka Doncic feels here. After a couple of cross ocean flights and sleepless nights you have to wonder if he’ll be able to deliver his standard 35.3 points, 8.9 rebounds and 8.9 assists per game. I don’t know about you, but I’m more in favor of backing an underdog 76ers team plus the points.

LA Lakers vs Philadelphia 76ers Predictions: 76ers +4 is available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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