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
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:31 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Phoenix -5.5
- Total: 225.5
- Moneyline: Phoenix -219, Los Angeles +181
Lakers at Suns odds, spread, & morePrediction
- Pick ATS: Lakers (+ 5.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (225.5) - Prediction:
Suns 118 – Lakers 114
- The 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%.
- The 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).
- The 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. Lakers
- Game day: Tuesday, December 23, 2025
- Game time: 9 p.m. ET
- Location: Phoenix, Arizona
- Arena: PHX Arena
- TV channel: KPHE
- Live stream: Watch this game on Fubo