Los Angeles Clippers vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 10/23/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Friday, October 23, 2026

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+9.5)

Crypto.com Arena is where the Los Angeles Lakers (53-29 last year) will go up against the Los Angeles Clippers (42-40 last season) on Friday. Los Angeles is 9.5-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The betting total is set at 227.5.

The Clippers faced the Kings and notched a win by a score of 121-96 in their last contest. Los Angeles walked away from the contest with a 52.4% field goal percentage (43 out of 82) and converted 14 out of their 35 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Clippers buried 21 of their 31 tries for a rate of 67.7%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 49 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 29 assists for this game while creating 17 turnovers and getting 14 steals. In the matter of the defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 42.4% from the floor on 36 of 85 shooting. Sacramento dished out 22 assists and had 10 steals in the game. In addition, Sacramento snagged 42 rebounds (11 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Sacramento shot 57.1% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 28 shots. They also made 8 out of their 28 tries from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Clippers walked away with 24 and the Kings totaled 23 fouls.

Darius Garland is one player who was a factor for this contest. Garland finished the contest at 57.9% from the floor and also earned 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and also grabbed 1 board. He ended up walking away with 30 points on 11 of 19 shooting.

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Los Angeles enters this one after finishing with a record of 42-40 last year. They averaged 113.8 points per outing (24th in the NBA) while shooting 48.4% from the field. The Clippers hit on 36.8% on shots from 3-point land (1,019 of 2,772) and 82.3% from the free throw line. As a group, Los Angeles pulled in 40.6 rebounds per contest and totaled 1,947 dimes over the course of last season, which ranked 30th in the NBA in terms of passing. They lost possession by turning the ball over 14.3 times per game and as a squad committed 18.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they were on defense, the Clippers forced 14.3 turnovers per game while drawing 20.1 fouls. They gave up 36.4% on 3-pointers while they were 10th in basketball in points per game allowed (112.6). The Clippers gave up a shooting percentage of 46.9% (3,365 of 7,177) and they surrendered 42.4 rebounds per game as a team. They were ranked 11th in basketball in giving up assists with 2,144 surrendered throughout last season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Lakers went home victorious with a score of 127-105 when they faced the Warriors. The Lakers collected 33 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 18 times, while getting 11 steals for the matchup. The Warriors were called for 19 personal fouls for this game which got the Lakers to the free throw line for 27 shots. They were able to knock down 24 of those for a percentage of 88.9%. Regarding shots from distance, Los Angeles converted 11 out of their 28 tries (39.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Lakers went 46 for 81 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 56.8%. The Lakers permitted the Warriors to knock down 38 out of their 92 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.3% in the matchup. They went 22.2% from 3-point land via 8 of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 21 of 27 from the free throw line (77.8%). In reference to team rebounding, Los Angeles permitted Golden State to get 36 in total (15 offensive).

Luka Doncic was important for the Lakers in this contest. Doncic earned 28 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and had 7 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 7 of 18 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 38.9%, and earned 8 rebounds.

Los Angeles had a record of 53-29 last year. As an offense, the Lakers hit 50.2% from the field, which was ranked 1st in basketball. Los Angeles had 9,540 pts last season (116.3 per game) and they grabbed 41.0 boards per game. They dished out assists 25.9 times per game (17th in the league) and they turned the ball over 14.5 times per game. The Lakers committed 18.5 fouls per game while shooting 76.3% from the free throw line.

The Lakers on the defensive side of the court were 11th in the league in PPG surrendered with 114.6. They forced 14.6 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 48.3% from the floor (24th in the NBA). The Los Angeles defense conceded 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (1,050 of 2,982) and their opponents connected on 79.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They gave up 27.4 dimes and 41.0 boards per game, which had them ranked 18th and 5th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+9.5)

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