Luka Doncic is averaging 36 points, and he scored 41 last night in a 136-129 loss to Portland. The Lakers now play a second night in a row, against a Clippers team missing Rui Hachimura, Max Strus, Bradley Beal and Brandon Ingram. Five days ago the Lakers won the first Lakers vs Clippers game 125-117.
The Lakers are 3-1 and the Clippers 1-2. Monday’s visitors to Inglewood are the Raptors, and Ingram, who went to the Clippers in the Kawhi Leonard trade, is on the list with a partially torn Achilles.
How to watch Lakers vs Clippers in Canada
| Detail | |
|---|---|
| Game | Los Angeles Lakers at LA Clippers |
| Date | Wednesday 28 October 2026 |
| Tip-off | 10:30pm ET / 7:30pm PT |
| Venue | Intuit Dome, Inglewood |
| Records | Lakers 3-1, Clippers 1-2 |
| Rest | Lakers on the second night of a back-to-back, Clippers with 2 days off |
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Lakers vs Clippers odds
Canadian books were still to open this market when the page went up. Lines usually appear within a day of tip-off and move with each injury update. Who operates in which province is on our NBA betting page.
The Lakers can score, and they are tired
They have scored 127, 125, 132 and 129. Doncic went for 52 in Utah, and Austin Reaves has scored 23 or more every night.
The defence is the worry. Portland scored 136 in Los Angeles last night, and Utah and the Clippers both passed 115.
How they compare
| 2025-26 | Los Angeles Lakers | LA Clippers |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 53-29 | 42-40 |
| Net rating | +1.8 | +1.2 |
| Offensive rating | 116.6 | 115.5 |
| Defensive rating | 114.8 | 114.4 |
| Pace | 99.8 | 98.5 |
| Three-point % | 35.9% | 36.8% |
Last season’s rates. The two were close to level, with the Lakers slightly ahead on net rating and the Clippers the slower of the two.
The Clippers are thin before the Raptors arrive
The Clippers beat Sacramento 121-96, then lost 125-117 to the Lakers and 108-101 in Oklahoma City. Darius Garland has scored 30, 26 and 16, with 11 assists in the last of those.
Hachimura has been ruled out with a quad injury, and Strus will be re-evaluated in four weeks. Brook Lopez has scored 15 or more in all three games.
The Lakers have won three of the last five
| Date | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | Lakers 125-117 | Crypto.com Arena |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Lakers 125-122 | Crypto.com Arena |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Clippers 112-104 | Intuit Dome |
| 20 Dec 2025 | Clippers 103-88 | Intuit Dome |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Lakers 135-118 | Crypto.com Arena |
The home club has won all five, and the Clippers took both games in their own building last season.
Recent form
Team news
| Club | Player | Status | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakers | Adou Thiero | Out, knee | No timetable |
| Lakers | Cameron Carr | Out, oblique | No timetable |
| Clippers | Bradley Beal | Out, knee | No timetable |
| Clippers | Brandon Ingram | Out, achilles | No timetable |
| Clippers | Jordan Miller | Out, shoulder | No timetable |
| Clippers | Max Strus | Out, foot | Re-evaluation in four weeks, reported on 5 Oct |
| Clippers | Rui Hachimura | Out, quadriceps | Out for this game, per SI.com (27 Oct) |
| Clippers | Yanic Konan Niederhauser | Out, foot | No timetable |
On a back-to-back, the Lakers may rest someone who isn’t on the list now. The official NBA injury report is where that would show first.
League-wide statuses live on our NBA injury report.
Probable starting fives
Players to watch
Luka Doncic, Los Angeles Lakers. Fourteen threes in his last two games, and 37 minutes last night.
Darius Garland, LA Clippers. With the wings out, the Clippers’ scoring runs through him.
Score prediction
Lakers 118-114 Clippers. Last season’s ratings had these two almost level, which would make the Clippers small home favourites. The injury lists push it the other way, and the Lakers’ tired legs only partly pull it back.
Lakers vs Clippers prediction
Five days ago the Lakers won this game at home by eight. The Clippers have since lost Hachimura as well.
Our pick: the Lakers to win if they are priced as underdogs or at -2.5 or shorter, and the over if the total sits at 229.5 or lower. All four Lakers games have gone past 230.
Our player prop is Darius Garland under 7.5 assists. He has four, six and 11, and with the wings out he’s carrying more of the scoring. The line was 7.5 on Covers’ NBA prop board at 6:55 a.m. ET.
For the rest of Wednesday’s games, see the NBA games tonight board.
Tip-off is 10:30pm ET / 7:30pm PT on Wednesday 28 October 2026 at Intuit Dome, Inglewood.
We found no Canadian TV listing for it. Out-of-market games like this one are on NBA League Pass in Canada.
No. He has a partially torn Achilles and wasn’t ready for the start of the season.
Yes. They lost 136-129 to Portland at home last night.
Lakers 118-114. We back the Lakers as underdogs or at -2.5 or shorter, and the over at 229.5 or lower.
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