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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Los Angeles Clippers NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 12/11/20

Los Angeles Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers 12/11/20: NBA Basketball free preview, analysis, prediction, odds and pick against the spread.
2020-12-11 22:00:00 EDT

The Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers meet Friday in preseason NBA action at the Staples Center.

The Los Angeles Clippers will take the court for the first time since blowing a 3-1 lead against the Denver Nuggets. The Clippers will now take the floor with a new coach in Tyronn Lue, hoping he can provide more stability than Doc Rivers. The Clippers also have a new backup center in Serge Ibaka. However, the Clippers are an experienced team that should monitor the minutes of their key players. I would expect to see younger and more unproven players such as Ky Bowman, Jordan Ford, Terance Mann and Daniel Oturu to get serious minutes during this preseason. Despite the playoff failure, the Clippers don’t need these exhibitions as much as most teams. Jay Scrubb is out indefinitely with a foot injury.

The Los Angeles Lakers are another team that’s likely going to take it easy in the preseason considering they’re fresh off an NBA title. Yes, the Lakers added depth in Marc Gasol, Montrezl Harrell and Dennis Schroder, and it’s going to take time to work them into the rotation comfortably. However, this Lakers roster is loaded with veterans and we usually don’t see them play a whole lot in the preseason. With their season just ending, it wouldn’t be surprising to see LeBron James and Anthony Davis not play at all for most of these games. If anything, we should see a whole lot of Kostas Antetokounmpo, Jordan Bell and Zavier Simpson in these games, as it’s the one chance for them to prove they deserve some playing time when it counts.

The Clippers are 11-3 ATS in their last 14 road games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Lakers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 6-0-2 in Clippers last 8 overall. The over is 8-3 in Lakers last 11 Friday games. The Clippers are 7-0 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Clippers should be eager to get that nasty taste out of their mouth, even if it’s preseason action. However, we’re getting the Lakers in an underdog role, and even if it’s a meaningless game where the stars probably don’t play, it’s still the defending champs and free points. Who plays and who doesn’t will be key for this matchup, but I’ll still grab the free bucket with the Lakers.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Los Angeles Lakers +2

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