LA Clippers vs. LA Lakers Prop Bets - December 22

• Line on this game opened at -2.5 Lakers, moved up a half point, then back down to -2.5

• Clippers pay just shy of $600 for every $100 bet to win the 2021 NBA Championship

• Lakers pay $300 for every $100 bet to win the 2021 NBA Championship as the favorites

• BetOnline offers a generous welcome bonus (max bonus $1000)

The line on this game opened at Lakers -2.5.  It had moved up to -3 but was back down to -2.5 ahead of Tuesday's night's game.  75% of the spread and the moneyline action was on the Lakers.   The Clippers are 6-2 Against The Spread in the last eight using the current number. 

This brings us to our free pick here at Gambling911.com: Clippers +3

RECORD UPDATED DECEMBER 23, 2020 3:01 pm ET

OVERALL NBA RECORD 2021: 1-0 100%

OVERALL NFL RECORD 2020: 8-12 40%

OVERALL COLLEGE FOOTBALL RECORD: 5-1 83.3%

OVERALL NBA RECORD 2020: 70-47-1 59.8%

SOCCER RECORD 2020 (INCLUDES MLS): 26-16 61.9%

The Clippers enter this season with the second shortest odds of winning the 2021 NBA Championship and paying just shy of $600 for every $100 bet. 

From ESPN.com:

"The Clippers were title contenders on paper last season. But they unraveled in the bubble due to a lack of chemistry, mental toughness and leadership. Instead of running it back with the same core, Steve Ballmer opted to replace Rivers with Lue.

"Can (Tyronn) Lue improve the team's chemistry? Last season's lack of cohesion wasn't all on Rivers. There were injuries and disruptions like the pandemic and three key players temporarily leaving the bubble. But Rivers still never could get the group of gritty vets that overachieved the season before to mesh with new stars Leonard and George and new veteran additions like Marcus Morris Sr. While the team lost Harrell and Green in free agency, they traded for Luke Kennard and signed Ibaka, who has championship familiarity with Leonard and should improve locker room chemistry."

The Lakers improved during the offseason with the additions of reigning Sixth Man of the Year and former Clippers big man Montrezl Harrell, the Sixth Man runner-up in guard Dennis Schroder, veteran center Marc Gasol and guard Wesley Matthews.

Not surprisingly, the reigning NBA champs are once again favored to win the title in 2021 with a payout of $300 on every $100 bet.

But there are some concerns over Lebron James life on the court.

From ESPN.com:

Some view James agreeing to a two-year, $85 million extension this offseason as an acknowledgement of his basketball mortality to begin with -- he took the guaranteed money down the line rather than keep betting on himself with short-term deals to maximize his earning potential, as had been his practice.

Could he be ready to ease off the gas? And if he does, do the Lakers have enough to keep up their championship form without James in elite form all the time?

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Prop Bets

Clippers @ Lakers Tue, Dec 22, 2020 EST

- Ean Lamb, Gambling911.com