Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 10/28/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: ClipperVision

The Los Angeles Lakers (3-0) are en route to Intuit Dome on Wednesday where they will take on the Los Angeles Clippers (1-2).

The Lakers faced the Jazz and walked away with a win by a score of 132-123 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Lakers finished with 24 and the Jazz recorded 33 personal fouls. They buried 10 of 35 tries from distance. Utah ended up shooting 77.8% at the free throw line by converting 21 of 27 attempts. On top of that, Utah collected 52 boards (20 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Utah doled out 29 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. In terms of defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 48.4% from the floor on 46 of 95 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they compiled a total of 31 with 5 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Lakers converted 32 of their 38 attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. Los Angeles walked away from the game having earned a 48.8% FG percentage (40 of 82) and buried 20 out of their 47 3-point shots.

Luka Doncic is one guy who was a factor in the matchup. Doncic finished 56.7% from the field and dished out 10 assists. He played for 38 mins played and also pulled down 8 rebounds. He walked away with 52 points on 17 of 30 shooting.

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Los Angeles enters this one with a record of 3-0 for the campaign. They turn it over 16.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 23.7 fouls every game. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling in 37.0 boards per game and has accounted for 76 assists on the campaign, which is 21st in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Lakers are shooting 42.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (45 of 107) and 83.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 128.0 pts per game (1st in basketball) while hitting 54.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Lakers have forced 19.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 24.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 8th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 78 surrendered for the season. The Lakers defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.3% (125 of 270) and they surrender 40.7 boards per game as a group. They surrender 31.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 16th in the league in points per game allowed (115.0).

When they last played, the Clippers took a defeat by a final score of 108-101 against the Thunder. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles allowed Oklahoma City to pull down 46 in all (15 offensive). They finished 33.3% from distance by shooting 8 of 24 and ended up going 16 out of 17 at the free throw line (94.1%). The Clippers allowed the Thunder to make 42 of their 94 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 44.7% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Clippers ended up shooting 37 for 81 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.7%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Los Angeles made 15 of their 38 attempts (39.5%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 80.0%. The Thunder were called for 16 fouls in this game which got the Clippers to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 26 times, while earning 10 steals in this game. The Clippers were able to pull down 30 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in this game.

Darius Garland ended up being important for the Clippers in this contest. He buried 7 out of 17 in this contest giving him a rate of 41.2%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. Garland earned 16 points in his 36 mins of playing time and earned 11 assists for the game.

Los Angeles has a mark of 1-2 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Clippers are shooting 49.2% from the floor, which is ranked 4th in the league. Los Angeles has accounted for 339 pts on the year (113.0 per contest) and they average 40.3 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 27.7 times per contest (6th in the league) and they cough up possession 23.3 times per game. The Clippers commit 21.3 fouls per contest and they go 73.2% from the free throw line.

The Clippers defensively are ranked 10th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 109.7. They are able to force 18.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 48.1% from the field (26th in the league). The Los Angeles defense allows 35.7% on shots from distance (30 of 84) and opponents are knocking down 72.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 24.7 dimes and 41.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 11th and 9th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take the Lakers

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