The Los Angeles Clippers have time to adjust to their new roster, with a Play-In spot all but guaranteed.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers don’t have that luxury, facing urgent pressure in the crowded seeding race.
My Clippers vs. Lakers predictions avoid putting faith in either Los Angeles team, instead focusing on the most consistent player in the city, one of many NBA picks for Friday, February 20.
Clippers vs Lakers prediction
Clippers vs Lakers best bet: Kawhi Leonard Over 27.5 points (-110)
Even as Bennedict Mathurin went off for 38 points on 22 shots last night, Kawhi Leonard still took 18 shots to score 23 points. Logic assumes Mathurin’s workload will not remain at that rate; more will shift back to Leonard, who is playing the best basketball of his Los Angeles Clippers tenure.
In five games on the second night of a back-to-back this season, Leonard has averaged 26.4 points, three of those games with James Harden in the lineup. In the two without him, the two most recent, Leonard scored 29 and 27 points.
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Clippers vs Lakers same-game parlay
The Lakers are coming off a full week of rest, while the Clippers needed the final seconds to beat the Nuggets last night.
That edge alone provides value in the home LA team.
Clippers vs Lakers SGP
- Kawhi Leonard Over 27.5 points
- Lakers -7
- Under 225
Our "from downtown" SGP: Clippers Fade Late
This SGP jumps too far at the thought of the Clippers covering the first-half spread but losing ATS by the end of the full game, even if that's logical on the second night of a back-to-back.
Clippers vs Lakers SGP
- Kawhi Leonard Over 27.5 points
- Lakers -8
- Clippers 1H +4
- Under 226.5
Clippers vs Lakers odds
- Spread: Clippers +8 (-110) | Lakers -8 (-110)
- Moneyline: Clippers +240 | Lakers -300
- Over/Under: Over 226.5 (-110) | Under 226.5 (-110)
Clippers vs Lakers betting trend to know
While the Clippers have cashed the first-half moneyline in 29 of their last 50 games (+11.35 units, 15% ROI), the Lakers have cashed the first-half moneyline in only 14 of their last 40 games (-25.50 units, 35% ROI). Find more NBA betting trends for Clippers vs. Lakers.
How to watch Clippers vs Lakers
| Location | Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA |
| Date | Friday, February 20, 2026 |
| Tip-off | 10:00 p.m. ET |
| TV | ESPN |
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