The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers no longer share an arena, but they do share a home town and the crosstown rivals will go head-to-head on Sunday night. The Los Angeles wildfires have been heavy on the minds of both teams and their fans, but the two sides will offer a chance for brief respite after a trying week and these franchises are jockeying for position in the Western Conference standings. The hosting Clippers are 23-17 overall and fifth in the West, while the Lakers are 22-17 and currently sit sixth.
Tipoff is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. The Clippers are favored by 4 points in the latest Clippers vs. Lakers odds via SportsLine consensus, and the over/under for total points scored is 215. Before entering any Lakers vs. Clippers picks, you’ll want to see the NBA predictions from the advanced computer model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in betting profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past six-plus seasons. The model enters Week 13 of the 2024-25 NBA season on a sizzling 135-97 roll on all top-rated NBA picks dating back to last season, returning well over $3,000. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.
The model has set its sights on Clippers vs. Lakers. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Lakers vs. Clippers:
- Clippers vs. Lakers spread: Clippers -4
- Clippers vs. Lakers over/under: 215 points
- Clippers vs. Lakers money line: Clippers -175, Lakers +145
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Why the Clippers can cover
After three wins in a row, the Clippers are moving up in the Western Conference standings and are now only 1.5 games behind the Nuggets for a top-four seed and a home series in the NBA playoffs. The Clippers rank third in the NBA in points allowed per game (106.6) and defensive rating (108.1).
They’re allowing only 84.7 points per game during their current winning streak and just held the Trail Blazers to 37.4% from the floor in a dominant 118-89 win on Thursday. Norman Powell led the Clippers with 23 points in the win and the team is also expected to have Kawhi Leonard back on Sunday from a knee injury that has cost him all but four games so far this season. See which team to back at SportsLine.
Why the Lakers can cover
Meanwhile, the Lakers are coming off a hard-fought 102-101 win over the Nets on Friday. Austin Reaves had a game-high 38 points in the victory while LeBron James had 29 points, eight assists, seven rebounds, two blocks and a steal. Anthony Davis (foot) did not play in the matchup.
Davis is listed as questionable for Sunday’s matchup while James (foot) is listed as probable. The Lakers have won and covered the spread in two of their last three head-to-head matchups against the Clippers, though this will be the first time that the franchise visits the Intuit Dome since it opened in Aug. 2024. See which team to back at SportsLine.
How to make Clippers vs. Lakers picks
The model has simulated Lakers vs. Clippers 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over the total, and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that hits almost 60% of the time. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Clippers vs. Lakers, and which side of the spread hits in nearly 60% of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Lakers vs. Clippers spread you need to jump on, all from the model that is on a 135-97 roll on top-rated NBA picks, and find out.
