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Today is Sunday, January 19, and excitement is in the air as the Los Angeles Lakers (22-17) and the Los Angeles Clippers (23-17) prepare to battle it out at the prestigious Intuit Dome located in Inglewood.

This is the first matchup between the league’s two teams that call Los Angeles home. The Clippers' defense has been their calling card of late. Their last two games, both wins, have come by 59 and 29 points. They are riding a 3-game winning streak overall. In addition, Kawhi Leonard is set to return for the Clippers and is expected to reassume a leading role.

The Lakers have won two straight including a 102-101 victory at home against the Nets Friday night. Austin Reaves had 38 in the win for LA.

The Lakers are currently 8-11 on the road with a point differential of -2, while the Clippers have an 8-2 record in their last ten games at home.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details & how to watch Lakers vs. Clippers live today

Date: Sunday, January 19, 2025

Time: 9:00PM EST

Site: Intuit Dome

City: Inglewood, CA

Network/Streaming: NBA TV

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Game odds for Lakers vs. Clippers

The latest odds as of Sunday:

Odds: Lakers (+124), Clippers (-148)

Spread: Clippers -2.5

Over/Under: 215 points

That gives the Lakers an implied team point total of 106.94, and the Clippers 108.25.

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Expert picks & predictions for Sunday’s Lakers vs. Clippers game

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.

Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

The best bets our model is projecting for today’s Lakers & Clippers game:

Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.

Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Los Angeles Lakers at +2.

Total: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Game Total of 215.

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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Lakers vs. Clippers on Sunday

The Lakers have won four straight games in the division

The UNDER is 4-1 in the Clippers' last five games against Pacific Division teams

The Clippers have covered the Spread in four straight games against Pacific Division teams

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