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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Los Angeles Clippers
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers meet at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Clippers as -5.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 236.5.
Los Angeles was a 123-107 loser in its last match at home against the Kings. They failed to cover the -4.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 230 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 123-113 loser as they battled the Suns on the road. The Lakers failed to cover in the match as a +3-point underdog, while 236 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 32-28 SU,27-33 ATS
LA Lakers is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
LA Lakers is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
LA Lakers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Los Angeles:
Team record: 37-19 SU,29-27 ATS
LA Clippers is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
LA Clippers is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 7 games
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Washington Thursday, February 29
Los Angeles home to Washington Friday, March 1