Lakers vs Clippers Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 28, 2026)

Lakers3-1 · 2-2 ATS4th in the West

FINAL103 – 87

Clippers1-2 · 3-0 ATS13th in the West

NBA · Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · 10:30 PM ET · Intuit Dome

Final score by quarter

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Lakers	25	31	29	18	103
Clippers	22	16	28	21	87

How the bets settled

MoneylineLakers wonClosed at -108

SpreadLakers coveredLakers +1.5, by 17.5

TotalUnder 224.5190 scored, 34.5 under

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Los Angeles Lakers beat LA Clippers 103-87 on October 28, with the game swinging in the second quarter when the Lakers outscored the Clippers 31-16. That burst put Los Angeles in control.

Quentin Grimes led the Lakers with 23 points and 5 assists, while Jake LaRavia grabbed 10 rebounds. Keaton Wagler paced the Clippers with 21 points, Darius Garland had 5 assists and Baba Miller 7 rebounds. The Lakers shot 44 percent from the field to the Clippers 35 and dominated the paint 48-28 and fast breaks 24-6. They also won the boards 48-41 and scored 31 points off Clippers turnovers.

For bettors, the Lakers covered the closing Clippers -1.5 spread by 17.5, and the game settled under the 224.5 total by 34.5.

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Against the spread, start to finish

ClippersLakers

The score margin against the closing spread (Clippers -1.5). Blue: Clippers covering. Orange: Lakers covering.

+24.5Largest LAL cover

90%LAL covering

+3.5Largest LAC cover

10%LAC covering

Win probability

ClippersLakers

Blue: Clippers favored. Orange: Lakers favored. ESPN’s in-game win probability, start to finish.

Top performers

Lakers

PointsQuentin Grimes23
AssistsQuentin Grimes5
ReboundsJake LaRavia10

Clippers

PointsKeaton Wagler21
AssistsDarius Garland5
ReboundsBaba Miller7

Team stats

LakersClippers

44%FG%35%

29%3P%32%

73%FT%93%

48Rebounds41

16Assists17

48Points in the paint28

24Fast break points6

21Turnovers24

15Steals13

5Blocks5

23Biggest lead5

Box score

Los Angeles Lakers

LA Clippers

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Jake LaRavia F	35	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	10	0	2	3	2	5	5	3	+3
Walker Kessler C	26	11	4-7	0-0	3-5	9	1	0	2	1	2	7	2	-7
Matisse Thybulle G	28	15	5-6	4-5	1-2	1	0	2	2	1	0	1	2	0
Austin Reaves G	31	16	6-16	1-6	3-4	6	1	8	1	0	1	5	1	+7
Quentin Grimes G	38	23	7-15	0-3	9-11	3	5	3	4	0	1	2	2	+10
Bench
Jarred Vanderbilt F	21	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	7	2	1	0	0	2	5	3	+22
Sandro Mamukelashvili F	30	13	6-15	0-5	1-1	8	3	2	2	1	4	4	4	+21
Collin Sexton G	21	21	6-11	4-7	5-8	4	2	1	0	0	2	2	4	+23
Jaden Hardy G	9	2	0-6	0-5	2-2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	+1
Kevon Looney	Did not play: Coach’s decision
AK Okereke	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Bronny James	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Chris Manon	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total		103	35-79	9-31	24-33	48	16	19	15	5	17	31	21

Team shooting: FG 44% · 3PT 29% · FT 73%

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Derrick Jones Jr. F	28	15	6-10	3-5	0-0	5	0	2	4	2	3	2	2	-5
Isaiah Jackson F	19	4	1-3	0-0	2-2	5	1	3	1	0	2	3	4	-2
Kris Dunn G	27	5	2-5	1-2	0-0	3	3	3	1	0	1	2	2	-5
Darius Garland G	26	14	4-12	1-3	5-5	1	5	5	1	0	1	0	2	-11
Kobe Sanders G	27	9	2-7	1-5	4-4	4	0	0	3	0	0	4	1	-5
Bench
Baba Miller F	17	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	7	1	2	1	2	1	6	3	-9
Nick Martinelli F	6	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0
Brook Lopez C	22	2	1-5	0-2	0-0	3	3	1	0	0	1	2	2	-21
Jalen Pickett G	8	4	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	+7
Cam Christie G	14	2	0-5	0-2	2-2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-5
Gradey Dick G	19	5	1-4	1-3	2-2	5	0	3	0	0	1	4	1	-14
Keaton Wagler G	28	21	4-15	3-8	10-12	4	2	3	1	1	1	3	5	-10
Total		87	26-74	10-31	25-27	41	17	24	13	5	12	29	24

Team shooting: FG 35% · 3PT 32% · FT 93%

Attendance 17,927 · Officials: Tre Maddox, Karl Lane, Brent Haskill

Recap: Lakers rout Clippers 103-87 without Luka Doncic (ESPN)

Highlights

Walker Kessler somehow gets the and-1 to fall (ESPN)
Sandro Mamukelashvili elevates for the big-time swat (ESPN)
Walker Kessler throws down powerful jam vs. LA Clippers (ESPN)
Isaiah Jackson elevates for alley-oop (ESPN)

Play-by-play on ESPN

StatsBench picks

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Betting trends

The over has hit in 3 straight Lakers games.
Clippers have covered the spread in 4 straight games.
The over is 3-7 in Clippers’ last 10 games.
Lakers are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings with the Clippers.

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Lakers vs Clippers pre-game preview

The Los Angeles Lakers visit the LA Clippers on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 10:30 PM ET. The market lists the Lakers at -164 on the moneyline, the Clippers at +4.5 on the spread and the total at 228.5.

Los Angeles won the last meeting 125-117 at home on October 23, 2026. The Lakers are 3-1 straight up and 2-2 against the spread this season, with a 6-4 and 5-5 ATS mark over their last 10 and a most recent 129-136 loss to Portland. The Clippers are 1-2 straight up and 3-0 ATS this season, 4-6 and 6-4 ATS over their last 10, and most recently lost 101-108 at Oklahoma City. In the last 10 head-to-head meetings, Los Angeles is 7-3 straight up and 1-4 ATS.

The strongest defensive split is behind the arc, where the Clippers allow 10 threes per game, rank 1, and the Lakers allow 13, rank 20. The Clippers also allow 109.7 points per game, rank 8, compared with the Lakers’ 120.3, rank 20. Clippers injury absences include Bradley Beal, Max Strus, Yanic Konan Niederhauser, Brandon Ingram, Jordan Miller and Rui Hachimura.

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Player stats and form

Season averages and each player’s last 4 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.

Los Angeles Lakers

Luka Doncic PG36.0 PTS · 6.8 REB · 8.3 AST

Date	Opp	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	3PM
10/27	vs POR	36	41	5	9	6
10/25	@ UTA	38	52	8	10	8
10/23	vs LAC	37	23	6	7	2
10/21	vs GSW	29	28	8	7	5

Splits	Season	Road	2025-26	vs LAC
PTS	36.0 (4)	52.0 (1)	33.5 (64)	29.6 (5) 23 · 38 · 32 · 12 · 43
REB	6.8 (4)	8.0 (1)	7.7 (64)	7.4 (5) 6 · 6 · 11 · 5 · 9
AST	8.3 (4)	10.0 (1)	8.3 (64)	8.2 (5) 7 · 11 · 8 · 2 · 13

Austin Reaves SG26.5 PTS · 2.8 REB · 6.5 AST

Date	Opp	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	3PM
10/27	vs POR	39	26	4	7	4
10/25	@ UTA	35	29	1	4	4
10/23	vs LAC	38	28	2	9	3
10/21	vs GSW	31	23	4	6	1

Splits	Season	Road	2025-26	vs LAC
PTS	26.5 (4)	29.0 (1)	22.9 (57)	29.3 (3) 28 · 29 · 31
REB	2.8 (4)	1.0 (1)	4.6 (57)	5.7 (3) 2 · 6 · 9
AST	6.5 (4)	4.0 (1)	5.5 (57)	4.7 (3) 9 · 2 · 3

Walker Kessler C15.8 PTS · 8.0 REB · 1.0 AST

Date	Opp	MIN	PTS	REB	AST
10/27	vs POR	32	13	8	0
10/25	@ UTA	28	2	7	0
10/23	vs LAC	34	22	8	3
10/21	vs GSW	29	26	9	1

Splits	Season	Road	2025-26	vs LAC
PTS	15.8 (4)	2.0 (1)	14.4 (5)	22.0 (1) 22
REB	8.0 (4)	7.0 (1)	10.8 (5)	8.0 (1) 8
AST	1.0 (4)	0.0 (1)	3.0 (5)	3.0 (1) 3

LA Clippers

Darius Garland PG24.0 PTS · 1.7 REB · 7.0 AST

Date	Opp	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	3PM
10/25	@ OKC	35	16	4	11	2
10/23	@ LAL	36	26	0	6	4
10/21	vs SAC	32	30	1	4	3

Splits	Season	Home	2025-26	vs LAL
PTS	24.0 (3)	30.0 (1)	18.8 (46)	26.0 (1) 26
REB	1.7 (3)	1.0 (1)	2.4 (46)	0.0 (1) 0
AST	7.0 (3)	4.0 (1)	6.7 (46)	6.0 (1) 6

Brook Lopez C18.0 PTS · 5.3 REB · 1.0 AST

Date	Opp	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	3PM
10/25	@ OKC	22	15	1	2	3
10/23	@ LAL	19	22	4	0	2
10/21	vs SAC	27	17	11	1	1

Splits	Season	Home	2025-26	vs LAL
PTS	18.0 (3)	17.0 (1)	8.6 (76)	14.8 (4) 22 · 16 · 10 · 11
REB	5.3 (3)	11.0 (1)	3.7 (76)	5.3 (4) 4 · 10 · 2 · 5
AST	1.0 (3)	1.0 (1)	1.3 (76)	0.8 (4) 0 · 1 · 2 · 0

Keaton Wagler PG13.0 PTS · 4.3 REB · 4.0 AST

Date	Opp	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	3PM
10/25	@ OKC	25	11	5	4	1
10/23	@ LAL	23	13	3	3	2
10/21	vs SAC	28	15	5	5	3

Splits	Season	Home	2025-26	vs LAL
PTS	13.0 (3)	15.0 (1)	–	13.0 (1) 13
REB	4.3 (3)	5.0 (1)	–	3.0 (1) 3
AST	4.0 (3)	5.0 (1)	–	3.0 (1) 3

Records

Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Home	Away
Lakers	3-1	2-2	3-1	2-1	1-0
Clippers	1-2	3-0	1-2	1-0	0-2

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Lakers vs Clippers head-to-head

Lakers are 7-3, 1-4 ATS, O/U 3-2 in the last 10 meetings. Last time: Lakers won 125-117 on October 23, 2026.

Date	Venue	Lakers result	ATS	O/U
Oct 23, 26	Lakers home	W 125-117	L -8.5	O 225.5
Feb 20, 26	Lakers home	W 125-122	L -7.5	O 228.5
Jan 22, 26	Clippers home	L 104-112	L +2.5	U 224.5
Dec 20, 25	Clippers home	L 88-103	L -1.5	U 229.5
Nov 25, 25	Lakers home	W 135-118	W -6.5	O 227.5
Mar 2, 25	Lakers home	W 108-102	–	–
Feb 28, 25	Lakers home	W 106-102	–	–
Feb 4, 25	Clippers home	W 122-97	–	–
Jan 19, 25	Clippers home	L 102-116	–	–
Feb 28, 24	Clippers home	W 116-112	–	–

Recent form

Los Angeles Lakers: last 10 (6-4, 5-5 ATS, O/U 5-5)

Date	Opponent	Result	ATS	O/U
Oct 27, 26	vs POR	L 129-136	L -1.5	O 234.5
Oct 25, 26	@ UTAH	W 132-123	W -6.5	O 237.5
Oct 23, 26	vs LAC	W 125-117	L -8.5	O 225.5
Oct 21, 26	vs GS	W 127-105	W -6.5	U 233.5
Apr 12, 26	vs UTAH	W 131-107	W -14.5	U 239.5
Apr 10, 26	vs PHX	W 101-73	W +2.5	U 217.5
Apr 9, 26	@ GS	W 119-103	W +1.5	U 222.5
Apr 7, 26	vs OKC	L 87-123	L +17.5	U 221.5
Apr 5, 26	@ DAL	L 128-134	L -1.5	O 234.5
Apr 2, 26	@ OKC	L 96-139	L +9.5	O 233.5

LA Clippers: last 10 (4-6, 6-4 ATS, O/U 3-7)

Date	Opponent	Result	ATS	O/U
Oct 25, 26	@ OKC	L 101-108	W +16.5	U 223.5
Oct 23, 26	@ LAL	L 117-125	W +8.5	O 225.5
Oct 21, 26	vs SAC	W 121-96	W -5.5	U 226.5
Apr 12, 26	vs GS	W 115-110	W -3.5	U 229.5
Apr 10, 26	@ POR	L 97-116	L +1.5	U 226.5
Apr 8, 26	vs OKC	L 110-128	L +8.5	O 223.5
Apr 7, 26	vs DAL	W 116-103	W -11.5	U 235.5
Apr 5, 26	@ SAC	W 138-109	W -13.5	O 228.5
Apr 2, 26	vs SA	L 99-118	L -2.5	U 231.5
Mar 31, 26	vs POR	L 104-114	L -4.5	U 225.5

Injury report

Los Angeles Lakers

Cameron Carr (PG): Out, Right Oblique Strain
Adou Thiero (SF): Out, Left Knee Injury Management
Luka Doncic (PG): Out, Back Tightness
Ziaire Williams (SF): Out, Left Foot Inflammation / Soreness

LA Clippers

Bradley Beal (SF): Out, Right Knee Injury Management
Max Strus (SF): Out, Right Plantar Fascia Tear
Yanic Konan Niederhauser (C): Out, Right Lisfranc Surgery
Brandon Ingram (SF): Out, Right Heel Surgery
Jordan Miller (SF): Out, Left Rotator Cuff Surgery
Rui Hachimura (PF): Out, Left Quad Soreness

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

	Lakers defense	Clippers defense
Pace (possessions)	103.6 (6th)	104 (5th)

Venue and weather

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Lakers vs Clippers odds

Line movement from the open

Line	Open	Close	Move
Clippers spread	+5.5	-1.5	-7
Total	228.5	224.5	-4
Lakers moneyline	-198	-108	-14.5% win chance
Clippers moneyline	+164	-112	+15% win chance

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Clippers spread +4.5 → -1

Total 228.5 → 224.5

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#	Team	W-L	PCT	GB
1	PHI	8-1	.889	-
2	DET	6-2	.750	1.5
3	BOS	6-2	.750	1.5
4	ATL	5-4	.556	3
5	TOR	4-4	.500	3.5
6	CLE	4-4	.500	3.5
7	NY	4-4	.500	3.5
8	WSH	4-4	.500	3.5
9	CHA	3-6	.333	5
10	MIA	3-6	.333	5
11	IND	3-6	.333	5
12	ORL	2-6	.250	5.5
13	BKN	2-6	.250	5.5
14	CHI	1-7	.125	6.5
15	MIL	1-7	.125	6.5

#	Team	W-L	PCT	GB
1	POR	6-1	.857	-
2	LAL	7-2	.778	-
3	HOU	7-2	.778	-
4	OKC	6-2	.750	0.5
5	SA	6-2	.750	0.5
6	MEM	6-2	.750	0.5
7	GS	6-3	.667	1
8	MIN	6-3	.667	1
9	DEN	4-3	.571	2
10	NO	4-4	.500	2.5
11	DAL	4-4	.500	2.5
12	PHX	2-5	.286	4
13	LAC	1-7	.125	5.5
14	UTAH	1-7	.125	5.5
15	SAC	1-7	.125	5.5

#	Team	W-L	PCT	STRK
1	BUF	6-1	.857	W3
2	DEN	6-2	.750	W4
3	JAX	6-2	.750	W2
4	PIT	6-2	.750	W4
5	KC	5-2	.714	L2
6	CIN	5-2	.714	W3
7	NE	5-3	.625	W1
8	CLE	5-3	.625	L1
9	LV	4-4	.500	W1
10	BAL	4-5	.444	L4
11	HOU	2-5	.286	L1
12	NYJ	2-6	.250	L3
13	IND	2-6	.250	L4
14	MIA	1-6	.143	L1
15	TEN	1-7	.125	L2
16	LAC	0-7	.000	L7

#	Team	W-L	PCT	STRK
1	SF	6-1	.857	L1
2	MIN	6-1	.857	L1
3	NYG	4-2-1	.643	W1
4	CAR	3-4	.429	L2
5	CHI	6-2	.750	W3
6	DET	5-2	.714	W3
7	GB	5-3	.625	W1
8	SEA	4-4	.500	L1
9	LAR	4-4	.500	W2
10	TB	3-5	.375	W2
11	ATL	3-5	.375	L1
12	ARI	3-5	.375	W1
13	DAL	3-5	.375	L1
14	WSH	2-4-1	.357	W1
15	NO	2-5	.286	L1
16	PHI	2-6	.250	L6

#	Team	W-L	PTS	STRK
1	CAR	13-3-0	28	W1
2	BOS	12-4-0	25	W3
3	MTL	10-3-0	23	W1
4	TB	10-3-0	22	W2
5	NJ	11-5-0	22	W3
6	OTT	10-6-0	21	W1
7	FLA	9-5-0	20	W1
8	NYR	9-7-0	19	W2
9	TOR	8-7-0	18	L1
10	BUF	7-5-0	17	L1
11	DET	7-7-0	17	L2
12	WSH	8-6-0	16	L2
13	NYI	7-6-0	16	L2
14	CBJ	7-7-0	14	W2
15	PIT	5-9-0	12	L4
16	PHI	4-10-0	12	L2

#	Team	W-L	PTS	STRK
1	MIN	11-3-0	25	W2
2	EDM	11-3-0	25	L2
3	VGK	11-5-0	24	W2
4	UTA	10-6-0	21	L1
5	DAL	9-5-0	20	L1
6	COL	9-6-0	20	L2
7	SEA	9-5-0	19	W1
8	NSH	7-4-0	19	W3
9	ANA	8-7-0	17	W3
10	STL	7-7-0	16	L2
11	CGY	7-8-0	15	L1
12	WPG	6-8-0	15	W2
13	SJ	7-9-0	15	L3
14	LA	5-7-0	12	W1
15	CHI	4-12-0	9	L5
16	VAN	3-14-0	7	L4

#	Team	Record
1	MIA	8-0
2	UGA	7-1
3	UTAH	8-0
4	ND	7-1
5	UCLA	8-0
6	IU	8-1
7	BYU	7-1
8	UK	7-1
9	ALA	6-2
10	TEX	6-2
11	OSU	6-2
12	MISS	6-2
13	TTU	7-1
14	WAKE	7-1
15	LSU	6-2
16	TENN	6-2
17	HOU	6-2
18	USC	7-2
19	MIZ	6-2
20	BOIS	7-1
21	IOWA	6-2
22	UNM	7-1
23	SC	5-3
24	ARIZ	6-2
25	FLA	5-3

#	Club	W-D-L	Pts	GD
1	ARS	8-0-1	24	+9
2	MCI	7-0-2	21	+10
3	BHA	6-1-2	19	+17
4	CHE	5-1-3	16	+4
5	LIV	4-3-2	15	+2
6	BRE	3-5-1	14	+7
7	EVE	3-4-2	13	0
8	BOU	3-3-3	12	+1
9	TOT	3-3-3	12	0
10	AVL	3-3-3	12	-3
11	Hull City	2-5-2	11	+1
12	LEE	2-5-2	11	+1
13	NEW	3-2-4	11	-3
14	IPS	3-2-4	11	-4
15	FUL	2-3-4	9	-2
16	Coventry	3-0-6	9	-7
17	MUN	1-4-4	7	-5
18	CRY	2-1-6	7	-12
19	NFO	1-3-5	6	-6
20	SUN	1-2-6	5	-10

#	Club	W-D-L	Pts	GD
1	BAR	10-0-1	30	+34
2	ATM	9-1-1	28	+14
3	RMA	9-0-2	27	+18
4	BET	7-2-2	23	+3
5	RSO	6-1-4	19	0
6	SEV	5-2-4	17	-2
7	ATH	4-3-3	15	+4
8	DEP	3-5-3	14	+1
9	VIL	3-3-5	12	0
10	CEL	2-6-3	12	0
11	ALA	3-3-5	12	-2
12	RAY	3-3-4	12	-5
13	GET	3-3-5	12	-8
14	ESY	3-2-6	11	-1
15	OSA	3-2-6	11	-11
16	RAC	3-2-6	11	-14
17	ELC	2-4-5	10	-4
18	LVT	2-4-5	10	-5
19	VAL	2-3-6	9	-9
20	MAL	0-5-6	5	-13

Final score by quarter

How the bets settled

Game review

Against the spread, start to finish

Win probability

Top performers

Team stats

Box score

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Highlights

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Betting trends

Lakers vs Clippers pre-game preview

Player stats and form

Los Angeles Lakers

LA Clippers

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Los Angeles Lakers: last 10 (6-4, 5-5 ATS, O/U 5-5)

LA Clippers: last 10 (4-6, 6-4 ATS, O/U 3-7)

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