Clippers vs Lakers prediction NBA · Friday, February 20
At a glance
The Los Angeles Lakers (33-21) host the LA Clippers (27-28) on Friday, February 20 at 10:15 PM ET at crypto.com Arena in NBA action. Final score: Clippers 122 – Lakers 125. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Lakers a 61% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Lakers are 15-10 at home and the Clippers are 13-17 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 6-4 for the Lakers and 6-4 for the Clippers (current streaks: Lakers W1, Clippers W2).
The analysis Model
The Lakers are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Lakers 115 – 111 Clippers, a margin of about 3.6 points in favor of the Lakers and a total around 226 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace. The Clippers played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The Clippers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Lakers' offense (115.5 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Clippers' defense allows clearly fewer points (111.6 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
LACLAL
Top performers
Clippers
Kawhi LeonardF · #231pts / game
Kris DunnG · #88assists
Brook LopezC · #1110reboundsLakers
Luka DoncicG · #7738pts / gameLuka DoncicG · #7711assists
Deandre AytonC · #87reboundsRecent form
LACLALHead-to-head
Tied 2-2 this season.
LAC
Team comparison
| LAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 27-28 | Record | 33-21 |
| 112.1 | Points scored / game | 115.5 |
| 111.6 | Points allowed / game | 115.3 |
| +0.4 | Adjusted margin / game | +0.2 |
| W2 | Current streak | W1 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 6-4 |
| 13-17 road | Home / road record | 15-10 home |
| 50-32 (+4.7) | Last season | 50-32 (+1.2) |
| Yes | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Clippers
Injury report Lakers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.