Lakers vs. Clippers betting: NBA preview for Jan. 22

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The Los Angeles Clippers (19-24) are slight underdogs (by 1.5 points) to build on a three-game home winning streak when they host the Los Angeles Lakers (26-16) on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET. The matchup has an over/under set at 222.5 points.

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Lakers Cover -1.5 vs Clippers -108

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Lakers vs. Clippers betting lines

  • Lakers odds to win: -111
  • Clippers odds to win: -108
  • Spread: Lakers (-1.5)
  • Total: 222.5

Lakers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Lakers have a 12-10 ATS record in road games so far while putting up a record of 14-8 overall in those contests.
  • The Lakers have a 6-5 record ATS in road games this season when playing as 1.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Lakers have gone over a set point total in a road game 10 times this year.
  • Recent performance gives an edge to the Lakers to beat the total. This year their road games averaged a total of 231.1 points per contest.

Lakers Recent Trends

  • The Lakers have covered the spread five times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Lakers and their opponents have hit the over in four of those 10 games.
  • The Lakers’ past 10 outings have ended with an average of 232.3 points scored. That’s 9.8 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Lakers’ per-game scoring average over their past 10 games is 2.9 points lower than their season-long average.

Lakers Betting Records

  • The Lakers have won 72% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (18-7).
  • In games they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -111 or shorter, the Lakers have a record of 18-7 (72%).
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Lakers have an implied win probability of 52.6%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.6 (second in NBA) 48.7 (27th) 41.4 (26th) 40.4 (third) 24.9 (24th) 14.5 (20th)

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Clippers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • The Clippers have hit the over in nine of their 20 home games this season with a set over/under (45%).
  • The Clippers are 11-9 in home contests with a 9-11 record against the spread at home.
  • The Clippers have gone 5-9 ATS in home games this season as 1.5-point underdogs or more.
  • The Clippers and their opponents have averaged a total of 224.1 points per home contest this season, 1.6 points greater than this game’s projected total.

Clippers Recent Trends

  • The Clippers have a 7-3 record straight-up in their past 10 contests, while covering the spread six times in those games.
  • Clippers’ last 10 games saw six go over the total.
  • The past 10 Clippers games averaged 1.7 fewer points (220.8) than this matchup’s point total.
  • In their last 10 games, the Clippers have a 112.5 points-per-game average, 0.2 points above their season-long scoring average.

Clippers Betting Records

  • The Clippers have won seven, or 33.3%, of the 21 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • This season, the Clippers have won seven of their 21 games, or 33.3%, when they’re the underdog by at least -108 on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Clippers based on the moneyline is 51.9%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.4 (ninth in NBA) 47 (16th) 40.3 (29th) 42.4 (seventh) 23.5 (30th) 14.1 (17th)
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