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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Los Angeles Clippers
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers meet at Staples Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Clippers as -7-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 211.
Los Angeles was a 105-100 winner in its last match at home against the Raptors. They failed to cover the -11.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 205 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 93-89 winner at home against the Nuggets. They covered the +4-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (182) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 37-28 SU,29-35-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 1-6-1 ATS in its last 8 games
LA Lakers is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 6 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 44-22 SU,36-29-1 ATS
LA Clippers is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Clippers is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 5 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Portland Friday, May 7
Los Angeles home to New York Sunday, May 9