Who is playing
Los Angeles Lakers @ Los Angeles Clippers
Current records: Lakers 22-17, Clippers 23-17
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What to know
The Los Angeles Clippers will face the Los Angeles Lakers at 9:00 pm ET on Sunday at the Intuit Dome. The Clippers will look to keep their five-game winning streak at home alive.
The Clippers head into this one after bookmakers set last week’s low over/under at 220.5, but even that ended up being too high. They were the clear winner by a margin of 118-89 over the Trail Blazers on Thursday. The Clippers brought the score to 86-66 late in the third, a deficit from which the Trail Blazers had little chance of recovering.
Meanwhile, the Lakers escaped with a victory Friday against the Nets by the margin of a single free throw, 102-101. The victory marked back-to-back victories for the Lakers.
Austin Reaves and LeBron James were among the Lakers’ main playmakers, as the former went 13 of 23 en route to 38 points plus two steals and the latter went 12 of 17 en route to 29 points plus eight assists and seven rebounds . Additionally, Reaves also recorded a field goal percentage of 56.5%, which is the highest he has recorded since November 2024.
The Clippers’ victory ended a four-game road drought and moved them to 23-17. As for the Lakers, their victory raised their record to 22-17.
Looking ahead, the Clippers are the favorites in this one, as experts expect to see them win by four points. It might be worth making a quick bet as they have a seven-game streak covering the spread when playing as home favorites.
The Clippers fell short against the Lakers when the teams last played in February 2024, falling 116-112. Can the Clippers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We will know very soon.
Odd
Los Angeles is a 4-point favorite against Los Angeles, according to the latest report NBA Odds.
Bettors had a good idea of the line for this one, as the game began with the Clippers as 4.5-point favorites.
The over/under is 215 points.
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History of the series
The Los Angeles Clippers have won 7 of their last 10 games against the Los Angeles Lakers.
- February 28, 2024: Los Angeles Lakers 116 vs. Los Angeles Clippers 112
- January 23, 2024: Los Angeles Clippers 127 vs. Los Angeles Lakers 116
- January 7, 2024: Los Angeles Lakers 106 vs. Los Angeles Clippers 103
- November 1, 2023: Los Angeles Lakers 130 vs. Los Angeles Clippers 125
- April 5, 2023 – Los Angeles Clippers 125 vs. Los Angeles Lakers 118
- January 24, 2023: Los Angeles Clippers 133 vs. Los Angeles Lakers 115
- November 9, 2022: Los Angeles Clippers 114 vs. Los Angeles Lakers 101
- October 20, 2022: Los Angeles Clippers 103 vs. Los Angeles Lakers 97
- March 3, 2022: Los Angeles Clippers 132 vs. Los Angeles Lakers 111
- February 25, 2022: Los Angeles Clippers 105 vs. Los Angeles Lakers 102