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Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers: The battle for LA
The Los Angeles Lakers are the Los Angeles Clippers will face each other on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena.
The Lakers need to step up
The Los Angeles Lakers are ninth in the Western Conference with a 31-28 record. They have won four of the last six games and are coming off a 123-113 loss to the Phoenix Suns. The Lakers are fourth in the league, shooting 49.6% from the field, and eighth with 28.4 assists per game. LeBron James leads the Lakers with 25 points, 7.9 assists, and 7.2 rebounds per game followed by Anthony Davis who averages 24.9 points and 12.3 rebounds per game.
The Clippers are struggling lately
The Los Angeles Clippers reached the top of the Western Conference but have fallen back to fourth place with a 37-19 record. They haven’t won two consecutive games since the first week of February and are coming off a 123-107 loss to the Sacramento Kings. The Clippers are second in the league, shooting 39.2% from three-point territory, and tenth, scoring 117.6 points per game. Kawhi Leonard leads the team, averaging 23.9 points per game, followed by Paul George with 22.1.
Betting Trends
The Clippers are 12-3 ATS in the last 15 games against the Lakers. They are 1-6 ATS in the last 7 games overall and 1-5 ATS in the last 6 games against teams from the Western Conference. The Lakers are 2-5 ATS in the last 7 games against teams from the Western Conference and 1-4 ATS in the last 5 games against teams from the Pacific Division.
Prediction and Conclusion
Every game between the teams from LA has playoff intensity, and that will be the case tonight as well. The Lakers are in the play-in zone and are pushing hard to get into the top 6, while the Clippers are targeting the top seed. The Clippers have won the last seven games as a home team against the Lakers and 12 of the last 14 against them. They have a deeper roster and are all fired up against their city rival. The Clippers are a -4-point favorite going into this one and should have no trouble covering that spread.
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