Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers Preview & Odds — October 28, 2026
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Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
No key players listed.
Key players only. Injury report as of October 28, 9:40 a.m. ET.
Matchup preview
The Lakers visit the Clippers on Wednesday, October 28 at 10:40 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), the Lakers scored 116.2 points per game (11th of 30) and allowed 114.3 (11th). The Clippers scored 113.8 points per game (24th of 30) and allowed 112.6 (10th).
Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Lakers 116.0 (8th), Clippers 115.1 (11th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Lakers 114.4 (20th), Clippers 114.0 (18th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Lakers +1.6 (15th), Clippers +1.1 (16th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.
The Lakers are 4.5-point road favorites, with the Clippers getting the points at home. The spread opened at Lakers -5.5. The total is 228.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the moneyline (Lakers -190, Clippers +158) prices the Lakers at 63% and the Clippers at 37%.
Built from public team and player data; ranks are league-wide and update daily until kickoff.
Market
Odds and line movement
Lakers -5.5 (-105)
Lakers -4.5 (-115)
Clippers +165 36%
Clippers +158 37%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. The Now column updates from our odds board. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Best available prices on Oct 28
- Lakers -4.5+100Kalshi
- Clippers +4.5+100Novig
- Over 228.5-101ProphetX
- Under 228.5-105BetMGM
- Lakers-170ProphetX
- Clippers+170Novig
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G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Players to watch
- Points per game33.51st
- Rebounds per game7.730th
- Assists per game8.34th
- Minutes per game35.8
- Points per game23.324th
- Rebounds per game4.7133rd
- Assists per game5.532nd
- Minutes per game34.5
- Points per game21.529th
- Rebounds per game5.683rd
- Assists per game3.777th
- Minutes per game33.8
- Points per game18.852nd
- Rebounds per game2.4310th
- Assists per game6.716th
- Minutes per game29.9
Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 391 players with at least 20 games.
Head-to-head
The teams have met 21 times since 2022: the Lakers won 13 and the Clippers 8.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2026 | Clippers 117, Lakers 125 Lakers won | ||
| Oct 23, 2026 | Clippers 117, Lakers 125 Lakers won | ||
| Oct 23, 2026 | Clippers 117, Lakers 125 Lakers won | ||
| Oct 23, 2026 | Clippers 117, Lakers 125 Lakers won | ||
| Oct 23, 2026 | Clippers 117, Lakers 125 Lakers won |
Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Result
After the final: score vs the closing line, the box score vs the close and the graded official play, if there was one, appear here on this same page.
Teams
Los Angeles Lakers
- Los Angeles Lakers team stats
- Portland Trail Blazers 136, Los Angeles Lakers 129 (Oct 27)
- Los Angeles Lakers 132, Utah Jazz 123 (Oct 25)
- Los Angeles Clippers 117, Los Angeles Lakers 125 (Oct 23)
Los Angeles Clippers
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