Los Angeles Clippers vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction and Betting Picks. LA Clippers host LA Lakers as -17 favorites tonight, with a line of 205 points. These teams met last Sunday, and the Clippers led by as many as 43 points while posting a 106-78 victory. The Clippers lead the series 3-0 this season, and have covered the spread in last two. Clippers have won the last six meetings.
Jamal Crawford (LAC) is likely to return for the Lakers game after 16-game absence
Los Angeles Lakers are one lousy team right now, and have just set the franchise record with their 56th defeat of the season. The Lakers might just be the worst team in NBA at the moment, as they are no strangers to scoring under 80 points in a basketball game. They did that 3 times in last 10 games, also adding 83 points in a game against Toronto. This team can’t even use the talent of Jeremy Lin properly.
Los Angeles Clippers lost only one game in last 10, the home duel with Golden State, and even that was a close call, the Clippers lost by 4 points. The free-scoring Clippers are the 2nd best team in the league by points scored and by FG%, and regularly finish the game above the 110 mark.
Tale of the Tape
Clippers Record: 52-26 (27-11 Home)
Clippers Against the Spread: 37-41 (16-22 Home)
Clippers Last 10: 9-1 (8-2 ATS)
Lakers Record: 20-56 (9-29 Road)
Lakers Against the Spread: 34-37 (18-17 Road)
Lakers Last 10: 3-7 (3-6 ATS)
LA Clippers and LA Lakers Team News
The Clippers are in for some good news as guard Jamal Crawford, averaging 16.4 PPG, is back after missing 16 games. For LA Lakers there are two recent additions to the injury list, Nick Young and Wayne Ellington. Julius Randle, Kobe Bryant and Ronnie Price are out for a while now. But even if everyone was available, this team wouldn’t be much better.
Clippers vs Lakers Lineups
Clippers: Matt Barnes, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan, J.J. Reddick, Chris Paul.
Lakers: Wesley Johnson, Ryan Kelly, Tarik Black, Jeremy Lin, Jordan Clarkson.
LA Lakers at LA Clippers
10:30 PM ET, Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Clippers vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction. The question everyone is asking is whether the Clippers will repeat what they did to Lakers on Sunday, or will the Lakers learn from that defeat and do better. Well, they can’t do any better and they’re lucky that they lost only by 28 points. They don’t have a reason to think they can even cover a +30 spread against one of the best teams in the league that also happens to be their fierce rival. Clippers vs Lakers Pick: Clippers -17. Clippers vs Lakers Predicted Score: 118-83
