Thursday's two-game NBA slate concludes with a Battle of Los Angeles that's loaded with star power. Let's examine the matchup with our Lakers-Clippers picks.
The Lakers suffered a 14-point loss during their home opener against the Warriors on Tuesday. But they'll get the benefit of playing at home on Thursday, right? Unfortunately, their home opener is against a team that shares the same locker room, so any home-court advantage is mostly negated.
Paul George and Kawhi Leonard will be back o n the court together for the first time since 2020-21, and the Clippers will look to assert their dominance over the Lakers with an eighth straight head-to-head win.
Here are our Clippers-Lakers NBA picks for Thursday (odds via DraftKings and FanDuel sportsbooks, and PointsBet; Pick is confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).