The battle of LA has the Los Angeles Lakers (31-28) and the Los Angeles Clippers (37-19) linking up on Wednesday at 10:30 p.m. ET. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists the Clippers as 3-point home favorites, while the over/under is 234.5 points. The Clippers are at -147 on the money line, while the Lakers are at +124 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

Before you make any Lakers vs. Clippers picks, you NEED to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past five-plus seasons. The model enters Week 19 of the 2023-24 NBA season on a sizzling 63-39 roll on all top-rated NBA picks this season, returning more than $2,200. Anyone following it has seen HUGE returns!

The model knows Lakers forward LeBron James (questionable, ankle) is a difference maker. James will get to his spots offensively with regularity and has the power to thrive in the lane. The 20-time All-Star averages 25 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 7.9 assists per contest. In his last game, James finished with 28 points, seven rebounds and 12 assists.

The model also knows Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard is one of the driving forces for this team. Leonard has a smooth jumper to stretch the floor and brings superb awareness into multiple different areas. He racks up a team-high 23.9 points with 6.2 rebounds per game. On Feb. 23, Leonard totaled 24 points and eight rebounds.

The model has simulated Lakers vs. Clippers 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits almost 60% of the time!

Who wins Lakers vs. Clippers, and which side of the spread hits in almost 60% of simulations? ... Join SportsLine right now to find out which side of the spread you should be all over, all from the model on a 63-39 roll on top-rated NBA picks!