BetMGM Basketball: Los Angeles Lakers vs LA Clippers Odds, Lines, Picks & Predictions

The Los Angeles Lakers take on the LA Clippers on Thursday at 10:00 pm EST. The Clippers are betting favorites with the spread at -2.5 (-110). The Lakers are 26-34 against thespread and 32-32 against it this season.

Los Angeles Lakers are the favorite to beat LA Clippers.

The Lakers have gone against the spread 26-34 against spread this NBA season. They have also gone 27- 34 against Moneyline and 28-33 against Under for game total points.

The Los Angeles Lakers have covered the 2Q Game Total Over in 30 of their last 44 games. They have also covered 2H Moneyline in 17 of last 25 games and the 4Q Spread in 18 of the last 28 games, while covering the 3Q Total Under in 22 of 37 games so far.

The Los Angeles Lakers have only covered the Moneyline in 27 of their last 61 games. They have covered 2Q Game Total Under in 20 of last 59 games and the 1Q Total Over in 22 of the last 60 games, but they have not covered 1H Spread in any of these games so far.

The Clippers have gone 32-32 against the spread this NBA season. They have also gone 33-31 against Moneyline and 30-33 against Over for game total points.

Los Angeles Clippers have covered the Moneyline in 16 of their last 30 games. LA Clippers covered Team Total Under in 39 of last 64 games and the Game Total Over in 8 of the last 10 games at home.

Los Angeles Clippers have only covered the Team Total Over in 24 of their last 64 games. They have covered only the 1H Game Total over in 25 of the last 62 games and the 2H Moneyline in 9 of 24 games at home.

The Lakers were 13-8 when allowing 15 or more second chance points last season. They are 36-16 when they win the turnover margin since the start of the 2020-21 season and 19- 8 when winning the game by a turnover.

The Clippers are 17-5 when allowing fewer than 10 fastbreak points this season. They were 20-2 when forcing an eFG of 50% or worse last season and 38-9 when scoring 110 or more points.

Norman Powell is out indefinitely for the Clippers. Paul George is going to be out for a few more weeks. Kawhi Leonard is ahead of schedule on his ACL rehab and could return this season. Jason Preston had right foot surgery and is expected to miss a significant part of the season for Clippers, while Jay Scrubb will undergo season-ending surgery. Anthony Davis has a mid-foot sprain and will be re-evaluated in 4 weeks for Lakers.

The Lakers have averaged 111.3 points per game this season, 5th best among NBA teams. Last season they averaged 14.7 turnovers per match, which was 2nd highest among the NBA. They shot 74% from the free throw line.

LA Clippers shot 41% from three last season. They averaged 0.56 points per possession in the second half last year. The Clippers have 18.8 free throw attempts per game this season, which is the 3rd lowest among NBA teams.

The Lakers have 364 steals this season, which is 7th most among NBA teams. They have averaged 5.7 blocks per game this year, 5th best in the league. Since the start of the 2020-21 season they have blocked 641 shots, tied for 4th place.

LA Clippers have 352 steals this season, 9th most in the NBA. They have averaged 4.2 blocks per game on the road since the start of the 2020-21 season.

BetMGM Basketball: Los Angeles Lakers vs LA Clippers Odds, Lines, Picks & Predictions.