// NBA · Wednesday 28 October 2026
Los Angeles Lakers vs LA Clippers prediction
Start 10:30pm ET ·
- Pick
- LA Clippers
- Chance
- 63%
- Light
- Super
- Confidence
- Very high
Full breakdown: team stats, players & form →
Result
Final: Los Angeles Lakers 103 – 87 LA Clippers. Our pick, LA Clippers, lost ✕.
Recent results
- Los Angeles Lakers: 3 wins from the last 4, average margin +8.0 points (L 129–136 v POR, W 132–123 @ UTAH, W 125–117 v LAC, W 127–105 v GS).
- LA Clippers: 1 win from the last 3, average margin +3.3 points (L 101–108 @ OKC, L 117–125 @ LAL, W 121–96 v SAC).
These teams have already met 1 time this season. Results are taken from final scores, most recent first.
Our pre-game preview
LA Clippers are our pick at home against the Los Angeles Lakers. The model gives them a 63% chance of winning, which makes this game our strongest pick.
On the rosters we expect, LA Clippers rate as the stronger team (82.0 to 81.0 on our team-strength rating), and that is the main reason for the pick.
Recent form: Los Angeles Lakers have been winning by 1.7 points a game, while LA Clippers have been winning by 2.7 points a game.
Schedule: Los Angeles Lakers are on the second night of a back-to-back, which the model takes into account.
Injuries: Los Angeles Lakers will be without Luka Doncic (36 min a game) and Ziaire Williams (29 min a game) and LA Clippers will be without Rui Hachimura (31 min a game). Players listed as unsure are counted by how likely they are to play.
Season so far: Los Angeles Lakers are 8–2 and LA Clippers are 1–7.
This preview was written from the data we had before the game.
Game review
What happened
The Lakers beat the Clippers 103–87 on the road. Quentin Grimes led them with 23 points and 5 assists, and Collin Sexton added 21. For the Clippers, Keaton Wagler had 21 points.
What the model got right
Luka Doncic and Ziaire Williams for the Lakers, and Rui Hachimura for the Clippers, all missed the game, as the preview expected. Beyond that, not much went the model's way on the night.
What didn't work
The model made the Clippers a slight favourite at 63%, and that was wrong: the Lakers won by 16. The Lakers out-rebounded the Clippers 48–41. Our team-strength rating had the Clippers ahead (82.0 to 81.0), and that didn't hold up.
Why
The pick rested on a team-strength edge of just 1.0 point (82.0 to 81.0), plus home court, and that was far too thin to hold up on a night when the Lakers were much better. Even at 63%, about 4 in 10 games like this go the other way, and this was one of them. It stays on our record like every other result.
Written after the game. Scores and stats are checked against two independent sources.
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- Wed, 28 OctGolden State Warriors @ Minnesota Timberwolves MIN 63%Orange✕ 119–114
- Wed, 28 OctHouston Rockets @ Milwaukee Bucks HOU 60%Orange✓ 132–100
- Wed, 28 OctDenver Nuggets @ New Orleans Pelicans DEN 56%Orange✓ 104–91
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- Wed, 28 OctOklahoma City Thunder @ Dallas Mavericks OKC 67%Super✕ 96–120
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