🏟 Sports market pick · 2026-10-22

Clippers vs. Lakers Prediction & Pick: Clippers to Win

BUY Clippers (NBA: LAC @ LAL, Fri Oct 23 10 PM ET)

🏟 Event Oct 2366D5 score
NBA: LAC @ LAL, Fri Oct 23 10 PM ET
Clippers22%
Lakers78%
⏱ Tip-offLAC @ LALFri 10:00 PM ET · in 38h 36m
BUYClippers
Entry21.5¢
Live21.5¢
Today▼ -21.82%
Since pick■ +0.00%
CredConsEdgeR/R

edge +2.5 pts vs DraftKings · source hit 64% · 1 agree · 0 dissent

💰 Valuecheaper than the books Polymarket is 2.5 pts under DraftKings' no-vig line (24.0% fair vs 21.5¢). That's the price gap we look for. Our settled value picks: 1-1, +40.85% avg.

📒 Books now LAC +300 / LAL −380 → no-vig 24.0% vs Polymarket 21.5¢ +2.5 ptsDraftKings via ESPN · Oct 22 7:23 AM ET ↗

Why BUY: Value: DraftKings +300 is ~24% no-vig vs 21.5¢; the Lakers list Doncic and Sexton out, and HoopVantage gives LA's Clippers 39%.

Pick details

Published
2026-10-22 in that day's edition
Entry
21.5¢
Status
Open · live
Value verdict
💰 Value Polymarket is 2.5 pts under DraftKings' no-vig line (24.0% fair vs 21.5¢). That's the price gap we look for. Our settled value picks: 1-1, +40.85% avg.
Sportsbook check
DraftKings via ESPN · Oct 22 7:23 AM ET ↗: LAC +300 (25.0% implied), LAL −380 (79.2%). The 4.2% vig comes out, so the no-vig fair chance is 24.0%. Polymarket now: 21.5¢, edge +2.5 pts (Polymarket is cheaper than the books). Edge score 15.6/25 = 12.5 + 1.25 × points.
Line at publish
DraftKings · at publish ↗: Clippers +300 / Lakers −380, no-vig 24.0%.
Source
Polymarket

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Since our pick

When we published on Oct 22, Polymarket priced Clippers at 21.5¢, a 21.5% implied chance. It's now 21.5¢ (21.5%), unchanged since the pick.

Source: Polymarket CLOB price history, updated Oct 22, 7:23 AM ET.

Who will win Clippers vs. Lakers?

The Daily Five's pick is Clippers to win, bought at 21.5¢ on Polymarket on Oct 22. Why: Value: DraftKings +300 is ~24% no-vig vs 21.5¢; the Lakers list Doncic and Sexton out, and HoopVantage gives LA's Clippers 39%.

What are the Clippers vs. Lakers odds now?

When we published on Oct 22, Polymarket priced Clippers at 21.5¢, a 21.5% implied chance. It's now 21.5¢ (21.5%), unchanged since the pick.

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