Lakers at Clippers Betting Tips, Odds & Picks

Following a promising start of rare, good value, the Los Angeles Lakers are reverting back to factory settings. A recent flood of red ink has cost the Lakers almost all of the profits they made in the first three months of the season.

Now, Los Angeles is fighting to escape the play-in round as the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors are breathing down their neck.

Of major concern to the Lakers is the strained gastrocnemius injury to Austin Reeves, which has him out of the lineup for at least the rest of the month, if not longer. Reeves was averaging 26.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game, and there is no replacing such production.

The LA Clippers can certainly relate to injury issues. Since his arrival in 2019-20 as the touted savior of the franchise, Kawhi Leonard (check status) has been in and out of the lineup due to knee irritation. Leonard has been able to answer the bell in only 56% of the Clippers games during his stint in LA.

Lakers at Clippers Preview

On Thursday, January 22, 2026, the LA Clippers will host the Los Angeles Lakers at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA. Tipoff is 10 p.m. ET, with television coverage on Amazon Prime Video.

Public Betting Odds Factors

The Lakers remain the biggest and most favorite brand of the casual sector.
The powerful Lakers brand is an intoxicant for squares and perpetually drives down its value.

The Clippers have no appeal with the masses but will get contrarian consideration at home against the Lakers and their retail price tag.

Lakers at Clippers Predictions

Handicapping Factors to Consider

The Lakers are overpriced against the NBA spread in this spot.

The Clippers are at their best against the Lakers and have the profits to show for it.

The Lakers have cooled off without Austin Reeves.

Kawhi Leonard is expected to be ready for this one after resting on the tail end of a recent road trip.

Lakers at Clippers Prime Best Bet: LA Clippers

Lakers at Clippers Betting Tips

Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers have NBA metrics of 16^th for scoring offense, 2^nd for field goal percentage, 24^th for 3-point field goal percentage, 17^th for free throw percentage, and 26^th for offensive rebounding.

On defense, the Lakers have NBA metrics of 18^th for scoring defense, 28^th for field goal percentage permitted, 24^th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 3^rd for defensive rebounding.

The Lakers are 25-16 straight up, 22-19 against the spread, and 24-17 over/under the total.

The Lakers have covered the NBA pointspread in just two of their last seven games.

The Lakers have gone over the total in four of their previous five matchups.

Los Angeles is 6^th in the Western Conference playoff standings. Los Angeles is 9.5 games behind the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference playoff race.

LA Clippers

The Clippers have NBA metrics of 26^th for scoring offense, 9^th for field goal percentage, 9^th for 3-point field goal percentage, 1^st for free throw percentage, and 30^th for offensive rebounding.

On defense, the Clippers have NBA metrics of 9^th for scoring defense, 16^th for field goal percentage permitted, 19^th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 7^th for defensive rebounding.

The LA Clippers are 19-23 straight up, 19-23 against the spread, and 21-21 over/under the total.

LA has covered five out of their last six games.

The Clippers have gone over the total in four of their previous seven matchups.

LA is 10^th in the Western Conference playoff standings. LA is 7.5 games behind the Lakers for the final top-6 playoff spot in the Western Conference playoff race.