Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers Player Props (1/23): Take These Three Lakers to Perform With LeBron Out

It's rivalry night tonight at Crypto.com Arena, but all of the stars won't be shining on the court as the Los Angeles Lakers face off with the Los Angeles Clippers (10:00 pm ET, TNT).

Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and James Harden will all feature tonight, but LeBron James (left ankle pain) will miss his fifth game of the season.

The Clippers (27-14) would have been favored over the Lakers (22-22) anyway, but with LeBron out, they are favored by a much more significant margin.

Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers Odds

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Spread

• Los Angeles Lakers +9.5 (-115)
• Los Angeles Clippers -9.5 (-105)

Over/Under

• Over 234 (-120)
• Under 234 (+100)

Moneyline

• Los Angeles Lakers +320
• Los Angeles Clippers -400

Last Five Games for the Los Angeles Lakers

• Portland Trail Blazers (1/21 – home): won 134-110
• Brooklyn Nets (1/19 – home): lost 130-112
• Dallas Mavericks (1/17 – home): won 127-110
• Oklahoma City Thunder (1/15 – home): won 112-105
• Utah Jazz (1/13 – away): lost 132-125

Last Five Games for the Los Angeles Clippers

• Brooklyn Nets (1/21 – home): won 125-114
• Oklahoma City Thunder (1/16 – home): won 128-117
• Minnesota Timberwolves (1/14 – away): lost 109-105
• Memphis Grizzlies (1/12 – away): won 128-119
• Toronto Raptors (1/10 – home): won 126-120

Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction and Picks

Lakers vs Clippers Betting Analysis and Prediction

After suffering three straight season sweeps and 11 straight losses to the Clippers, the Lakers have won the first two head-to-head matchups this season, winning 130-125 in overtime on November 1 and 106-103 on January 7.

Both of those victories came with LeBron playing a starring role, as he had 35 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in the November win and 25 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists in the win earlier this month.

Can the Lakers win without him tonight? It would only be fitting if they were to manage to do so, given what we have seen from them. However, it isn't likely that they will.

This season, the Lakers are 2-2 SU and 1-3 ATS without LeBron.

• Utah Jazz (1/13 – away): lost 132-125 – did not cover +2.5
• Minnesota Timberwolves (12/21): lost 118-111 – covered +8.5
• San Antonio Spurs (12/13): won 122-119 – did not cover -3.5
• Portland Trail Blazers (11/12 – home): won 116-110 – did not cover -8.5

This season, the Lakers are 10-19 SU and 8-21 ATS when allowing 110 or more points. On the other hand, the Clippers are 24-5 SU and 20-9 ATS this season when scoring 110 or more points. If the Lakers show up and show out, fair play to them, but the numbers here point one direction and one direction only.

Prediction: Clippers to win and cover

Best Player Props for Lakers vs Clippers

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Anthony Davis over 27.5 points (-115 at Bovada)

Here are AD's numbers in the four previous games LeBron missed this season:

• Jazz (1/13): 15 points (5 of 21 FG, 0 of 1 3PT, 5 of 6 FT), 15 rebounds, 11 assists
• Timberwolves (12/21): 31 points (11 of 20 FG, 1 of 1 3PT, 8 of 9 FT), eight rebounds, four assists
• Spurs (12/13): 37 points (13 of 23 FG, 2 of 3 3PT, 9 of 12 FT), 10 rebounds, one assist
• Trail Blazers (11/12): 30 points (10 of 20 FG, 0 of 1 3PT, 10 of 12 FT), 13 rebounds, six assists

D'Angelo Russell over 7.5 assists (-110 at BetOnline and Bovada)

Here are Russell's numbers in the four previous games LeBron missed this season:

• Jazz (1/13): 39 points, eight assists, three rebounds
• Timberwolves (12/21): 17 points, eight assists, four rebounds
• Spurs (12/13): 12 points, 10 assists, three rebounds
• Trail Blazers (11/12): 11 points, 11 assists, five rebounds

Rui Hachimura over 16.5 points + rebounds (-125 at Bovada)

Here are Hachimura's numbers in the four previous games LeBron missed this season:

• Jazz (1/13): 17 points (6 of 12 FG, 0 of 2 3PT, 5 of 6 FT), three rebounds, one assist
• Timberwolves (12/21): 18 points (7 of 12 FG, 2 of 5 3PT, 2 of 6 FT), four rebounds
• Spurs (12/13): 13 points (6 of 10 FG, 1 of 2 3PT), seven rebounds, one assist
• Trail Blazers (11/12): 19 points (6 of 10 FG, 1 of 3 3PT, 6 of 6 FT), five rebounds, two assists

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