Los Angeles at Los Angeles

The Clippers are a strong defensive team at #12 in the NBA last season in points allowed. Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan and newcomer Patrick Beverley are strong defensive threats, but the offense lost star guard Chris Paul. The Los Angeles Lakers have a young team and head coach Luke Walton still hasn't chosen who is going to start at power forward opening night, clarifying that he is between Julius Randle and Larry Nance Jr. Rookie Lonzo Ball makes his NBA debut but will be tested immediately, lining up against one of the best defensive point guards in the league in Patrick Beverley. Beverley has been salivating at the chance to guard the rookie in his debut and has made it clear that he plans on giving the UCLA product a warm welcome to the NBA. Beverley is coming off of an NBA First Team All-Defensive selection with the Houston Rockets and will once again be looking to solidify his standing as one of the best defenders in the league in his first season with the Clippers. The Lakers are 21-9 UNDER the total in Pacific Division play, plus the UNDER is 9-2 when these city rivals clash. Take the UNDER in this one.