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The NBA is in the midst of its rivalry week, and Thursday features a matchup between two foes looking for bragging rights as the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday, Jan. 22. The Lakers are fifth in the Western Conference at 26-16 but have been a bit hot and cold of late, though they've won two in a row entering Thursday. The Clippers are trying to make a push up the standings as they're 19-24 and have won seven of their last 10 games. This is the third meeting between these two teams this season, with each side winning once.

Tipoff for Lakers vs. Clippers is set for at 10 p.m. ET at the Intuit Dome. The Clippers are 1.5-point home favorites, per the latest SportsLine consensus odds, and the Over/Under for total points is 223.5. 

Luka Doncic has been a key part of the Lakers' success this year in his first full season with the team, and he leads the NBA in points per game right now. The superstar guard is a key part of our three-leg same-game NBA parlay for Lakers vs. Clippers on Thursday at FanDuel Sportsbook.

Lakers vs. Clippers NBA same-game parlay picks

  • Clippers money line
  • Over 223.5
  • Luka Doncic Under 41.5 points + assists

Clippers money line

The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, is backing the home side here as the Clippers win outright in 55% of model simulations. The Clippers have been the hotter team of the two of late and are better at home than they are on the road. Additionally, the Clippers won the last matchup between these two L.A. rivals.

Over 223.5

The model's strongest lean for this matchup is with the total, as Over 223.5 points hits in nearly 60% of model simulations, good for a "B" grade. The first matchup between these two went Over while the second finished Under. The Lakers are 25-17 to the Over this year and the Clippers are 23-20 to the Over.

Luka Doncic Under 41.5 points + assists

Doncic, the NBA's leading scorer, is averaging 42.2 total points + assists this season, but the model expects an Under on his 41.5 line for Thursday with a projection of 38.3. Doncic finished with 14 points + assists the last time the Lakers faced the Clippers, though he had a whopping 56 in the first meeting.

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