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Earl's NBA power ranking ยท Week 1, 2026
#8
rank
+5.4
rating (points, neutral field)
53-29
record (2025)
-3.1
vs market (Earl \u2212 line)
The Lakers rank 8th with a +5.405 neutral-field rating, up sharply from a 2.064 prior-season mark, but that 3-0 record comes against a soft -3.589 strength of schedule, so the win column overstates how good this team actually is. The market is already pricing them 3.09 points better than my rating, which makes them a clear sell at current spreads until they prove it against real competition.
Rating over the 2025 season
Week by week
| Season | Wk | Rank | Rec | Rating | Inj | vs Mkt | ฮ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | #15 | 2-2 | +2.1 | -0.1 | +7.1 | โ |
| 2025 | 2 | #12 | 6-2 | +2.9 | -1.9 | +6.2 | +0.8 |
| 2025 | 3 | #10 | 8-3 | +3.1 | โ | +3.4 | +0.2 |
| 2025 | 4 | #12 | 10-4 | +3.3 | โ | +2.4 | +0.2 |
| 2025 | 5 | #13 | 12-4 | +2.5 | โ | +1.2 | -0.7 |
| 2025 | 6 | #15 | 15-5 | +1.2 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -1.3 |
| 2025 | 7 | #12 | 17-6 | +1.6 | โ | -0.3 | +0.3 |
| 2025 | 8 | #12 | 18-7 | +1.1 | โ | -1.0 | -0.5 |
| 2025 | 9 | #14 | 19-8 | -1.0 | -1.5 | -3.1 | -2.0 |
| 2025 | 10 | #14 | 20-10 | -0.3 | โ | -2.3 | +0.6 |
| 2025 | 11 | #17 | 22-11 | -1.3 | -0.3 | -2.9 | -1.0 |
| 2025 | 12 | #20 | 23-14 | -2.6 | -0.4 | -3.7 | -1.3 |
| 2025 | 13 | #17 | 25-16 | -1.5 | โ | -2.5 | +1.1 |
| 2025 | 14 | #16 | 28-17 | -0.3 | โ | -1.7 | +1.2 |
| 2025 | 15 | #18 | 29-19 | -1.6 | -0.8 | -2.8 | -1.3 |
| 2025 | 16 | #18 | 32-20 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -2.7 | -0.2 |
| 2025 | 17 | #16 | 33-21 | -0.3 | โ | -1.2 | +1.5 |
| 2025 | 18 | #18 | 34-22 | -0.8 | โ | -1.9 | -0.5 |
| 2025 | 19 | #15 | 36-24 | +0.6 | โ | -1.3 | +1.5 |
| 2025 | 20 | #15 | 39-25 | +1.4 | โ | -0.4 | +0.8 |
| 2025 | 21 | #11 | 43-25 | +1.7 | -0.8 | -0.1 | +0.3 |
| 2025 | 22 | #9 | 46-26 | +3.2 | โ | +0.8 | +1.6 |
| 2025 | 23 | #14 | 49-26 | +1.9 | -1.4 | -0.8 | -1.4 |
| 2025 | 24 | #16 | 50-28 | +0.9 | -1.2 | -1.9 | -0.9 |
| 2025 | 25 | #12 | 53-29 | +2.1 | -0.8 | +0.7 | +1.1 |