Los Angeles Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers Free Pick - Betting Odds
Date:
March 21, 10:35 pm
Location:
Staples Center
TV:
FSN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Clippers -8
Total:
221
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It’s the Battle of Los Angles as the Staples Center will be divided when the two basketball teams from the City of Angels meet to settle metropolitan bragging rights. It’s the Clippers versus the Lakers. Tip-off is scheduled for 10:35 PM ET and set to be aired for regional audiences on FSN. The Clippers have won nine of the previous ten meetings between the two but the Lakers did manage to pull off a victory on Christmas Day against Lob City.
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Los Angeles Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers Overview<br />
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The Clippers come in to this contest looking to win home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, therefore every win counts here. Lob City has won their last two, owning an impressive 30 point home win against the Cleveland Cavaliers where the Clips held the Cavs to just 78 points during this span. The Lakers come in on their fifth straight loss and have gone 1-9 SU in their previous ten. The Lakers have thrown up the white flag on their season and are more concerned with lottery picks.
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Clippers at Lakers Key Betting Trends<br />
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The Clippers come in at 42-29 SU while owning a 34-37 record against the spread.
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As for the Lakers, they enter this contest 20-50 SU while posting a far friendlier 30-38 record against the spread.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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So far we have seen a lean by the public on the Lakers in the early going, as some markets have dropped as much as two points from the open. As a result, the Clips require a lower price tag in this contest. This game is a neutral contest site be that both teams share the facilities. Nevertheless, in this scenario the Clippers are priced as a -345 favorite compared to the Lakers who are offered as a +278 choice on the Money Line. In Over/Under markets, the price has remained idle at 221 with little action indicated on either choice.
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Los Angeles Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers Prediction
A big part of our practice is locating short-priced favorites. We were able to do so last night when the Golden State Warriors were spotting reduced points to an Oklahoma City Thunder team with a strong home court advantage. Many were banking on OKC to utilize this to their advantage and the rest is history as the Warriors had their way. A similar situation may be taking shape here. A presiding belief is that the Clippers with this volume of points in a rivalry game of this nature may seem to be a bit of an overzealous proposition. The fact remains, the Lakers have given up on their season while the Clippers are fighting for playoff positioning. This narrative is enough to suggest the Clippers are a solid play at this price. However, we will go a step further. The Lakers are ranked 30th in opponent field goal percentage (a NBA worst) and this in itself is enough to suggest the fifth-ranked field goal shooting team in the league will have a field day in a game where the Lakers will be that less inspired. Swallow the points.
Free Pick:
Take Los Angeles Clippers -8
