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1. One of the best features on the NBA Vegas Odds is the Open Line. This numbers consists of the first betting line received from one of our Las Vegas or Global Sportsbooks. The opening line varies depending on the sportsbook but it provides a clear-cut rating that the oddsmakers use.
2. The Los Angeles Clippers battle the Los Angeles Lakers in the bubble on Thursday, July 30. These two teams are among the betting favorites to win the title, with many betting odds showing the Lakers as the team with the second-best odds to win the championship and the Clippers as the third-highest favorite to win it all.
3. The Clippers owned a 39-19 lead after one period. An 11-2 run by the Lakers cut the gap to 41-30 after a 3-pointer by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope midway through the second quarter. The Lakers sliced.

After a four-month layoff, the NBA is back! The Los Angeles Clippers battle the Los Angeles Lakers in the bubble on Thursday, July 30. These two teams are among the betting favorites to win the title, with many betting odds showing the Lakers as the team with the second-best odds to win the championship and the Clippers as the third-highest favorite to win it all.

Clippers vs Lakers opening day odds, spread, line, over/under, prediction & betting insights for NBA game. Harry How/Getty Images Clippers vs Lakers Opening Day Game Info NBA Opening Day Game Los Angeles Clippers (0-0) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (0-0) Date: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 Time: 10 p.m. EST Venue: Staples Center — Los Angeles, CA.

Taking a look at the Lakers vs. Clippers odds entering the game, the Lakers are slightly favored. This lines up with a bigger picture view of how these two teams are being viewed by bettors entering the resumption of the season.

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Lakers, Clippers Both Missing Players

The Lakers enter the game without guards Rajon Rondo (broken thumb) and Avery Bradley. Bradley opted out, citing family concerns.

The Clippers will not have point guard Patrick Beverley, who is in quarantine after visiting a strip club away from the NBA bubble. They’ll also be without 2019 Sixth Man of the Year, Lou Williams, who is in quarantine after visiting a strip club. Those are big losses for the Clippers. Williams averaged 18.7 points per game during the regular season.

The Lakers enter the series with superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis leading the way. The team scored the seventh-most points per game during the regular season with 114.3. James will likely run the point with Alex Caruso helping fill the void with Rondon and Bradley absent. Defensively, the Lakers had the third-best scoring defense in the NBA, allowing opponents to score just 106.9 points per game.

The Clippers enter the game with their own devastating one-two punch with two-time NBA Finals MVP Kahwi Leonard and six-time All-Star Paul George. The team is expected to play Reggie Jackson extra minutes until Williams is eligible to return. The Clippers were tied for fourth in the NBA in scoring at 116.2 points per game. Defensively, they were 13th, yielding 109.7 points per game.

James, Davis, and the Lakers will likely be a popular bet because of their large fan base, but the Clippers have proven this season that they are every bit the equal of the team they share an arena with.

The Clippers took two of the three meetings straight up (SU) between the two teams in the regular season. Against the spread (ATS), it was the Clippers getting the edge, going 2-1.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers open their 2020-21 seasons Tuesday with no fans allowed at Staples Center. F LeBron James and the Lakers begin their title defense at 10 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Clippers-Lakers NBA betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.

Clippers at Lakers: Betting odds, spread and lines

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Money line: Clippers +135 (bet $100 to win $135) Lakers -160 (bet $160 to win $100)Against the spread/ATS: Clippers +3.5 (-115) Lakers -3.5 (-105)Over/Under: 220.5 (O: -110 U: -110)

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Clippers at Lakers: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks

Prediction

Lakers 106, Clippers 101

Money line (ML)

The LAKERS (-160) are the defending champions and have the most talented roster in the NBA when all are healthy. Well, it’s the season opener and James, PF Anthony Davis and Co. are healthy and ready to begin what hopes to be a second straight title run.

Of course, the Clippers are fully healthy, as well, and few teams in the NBA may be as motivated to knock off the 2019-20 bubble champs as the one led by Fs Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. The Clippers also won the first two meetings of the Battle of Los Angeles last season by a combined 15 points, including a 112-102 victory in the season-opener, but the head-to-head series ended in a split at 2-2.

The Clippers made a head coaching switch this offseason by bringing in Tyronn Lue, but James is fully familiar with his gameplan and will prove superior.

The champs will stay on top.

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Against the spread (ATS)

Predictably, the two intra-city rivals are projected to be in a close, back-and-forth affair, even though all but one of the four meetings last year was decided by a margin greater than 5 points.

Few defenders are as well-equipped to contain James as Clippers’ Defensive Player of the Year candidate Leonard. Even if Leonard succeeds, the Lakers’ offseason additions of C Marc Gasol and PG Dennis Schroder should prove especially valuable against their expected top competition in the Western Conference. Oh, and there’s still Davis to worry about. He averaged 28.3 points per game against the Clippers last year and should again prove to be the X-factor.

Take the LAKERS -3.5 (-105) to win by at least 4 points with slightly better value than the money line.

Over/Under (O/U)

The UNDER 220.5 (-110) is my top play in this season-opening contest. Not only are all teams expected to start the season a little rustier than usual following a shortened offseason and preseason, but the Clippers will still need time to find their new identity under Lue.

All four meetings last year also played below Tuesday’s projected total. Both teams focused on the defensive end with their offseason additions and defense will prevail Tuesday.

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