Los Angeles at Los Angeles

The Clippers were the preseason pick to win the NBA title, but the new-look Lakers have been better. The Lakers lost on opening day to the Clippers (112-102), so there is extra incentive in this City of Angels showdown. The Clippers have played 12 of their last 16 on the road, off a 118-112 loss at Oklahoma City. In fact, they've looked road-weary, losing three of the last five. The Lakers are in a prime position for this one, as LeBron James and Anthony Davis are rested and will play, while forward Kyle Kuzma came back the last game and had 16 points in 21 minutes after missing the previous five games with an ankle injury. Lakers backup center Dwight Howard is 18-of-20 shooting over the past five games, so they have plenty of big bodies to crash the boards against their city rivals. And NBA teams like the Lakers off an upset loss by 15+ points as a home favorite are 78-41 ATS revenging a road loss to an opponent that was by 10 points or more. Play the Lakers.