{"id":393207,"date":"2026-01-22T16:15:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=393207"},"modified":"2026-01-22T16:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:15:39","slug":"lakers-vs-clippers-sgp-picks-january-22-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/lakers-vs-clippers-sgp-picks-january-22-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers vs. Clippers SGP picks Jan. 22: Bet on Luka Doncic and James Harden in +330 wager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Battle of Los Angeles is renewed on Thursday, and it&#8217;s a pick&#8217;em as the Clippers host the Lakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Kawhi Leonard has been upgraded to questionable after missing the last three games with a knee contusion. The Clippers have stayed hot in his absence, winning two of three, and are now 13-3 dating back to their last meeting with the Lakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my same-game parlay Lakers vs. Clippers picks, featuring prop bets on James Harden and Luka Doncic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Join NorthStar Bets to start betting on the NBA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lakers vs. Clippers picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SGP: Doncic 30+ points | Harden 3+ threes | Clippers +3.5 (+330)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Doncic 30+ points<\/strong> (<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>-165):<\/strong> Doncic is a walking 30-piece, and the league&#8217;s leading scorer is enjoying his best month of the season to date:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>33.3 PPG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>48.6 FG%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>38.0 3PT%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s scored 30-plus points in seven of 10 games in January, with a low of 24 points, where he still took 25 shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">See player props on Luka Doncic, Kawhi Leonard &amp; more<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The volume is practically always there, and now, Doncic has caught fire from beyond-the-arc: 19-of-41 in his last four games (46.3%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Clippers allow the 12th-most 3s per game at the eighth-highest clip, so that&#8217;s an area he should exploit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doncic has either scored 30 points or come within a basket of scoring 30 points in 16 of his 22 games against the Clippers (2-2 vs. this line since joining the Lakers). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:122921\">Embed: #122921<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA SGP pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Harden 3+ threes<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> <strong><strong><strong><strong>(<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>-165):<\/strong> It seems like playing strong perimeter defence just isn&#8217;t trendy in L.A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lakers sit tied with the Clippers in 3-pointers allowed per game (13.6) and have the sixth-highest opponent 3-point percentage (37.1%).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harden is having a tough month from deep, averaging 2.0 makes on 7.9 attempts per game (25.3%). But he&#8217;s still shooting with enough volume that this milestone is in play every night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Build your own NBA SGPs &amp; bet on tonight&#8217;s action<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Beard cleared this line in both games against the Lakers this year, shooting a combined 7-of-24. Ugly? Yes. Does it work? Also, yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harden is averaging 3.0 threes per game on the season at a 34.2% clip, so expect positive regression at some point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I&#8217;m assuming Leonard will be back in the lineup tonight, which should take some defensive focus off of Harden and give him some more room to operate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clippers ATS prediction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Clippers +3.5 (-182):<\/strong> I&#8217;m going to buy a few points with the Clippers and tease them up to a modest home underdog. Keep in mind, this line will surely move if Leonard is ruled out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Bet on tonight&#8217;s Lakers vs. Clippers game<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tyronn Lue&#8217;s team has been great over the past few weeks, especially at home. They&#8217;re 8-1 in their last nine games at Intuit Dome, beating teams like the Lakers, Pistons, Warriors and Rockets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defence isn&#8217;t either squad&#8217;s forte, but I have a little more trust in the Clippers putting the clamps down with Kawhi in the lineup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Leonard active, the Clippers are allowing just 105.4 PPG dating back to their 103-88 win over the Lakers on Dec. 20 (13-game sample).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Lakers vs. Clippers picks made at 12:15 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2026. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Sign up to NorthStar Bets today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Battle of Los Angeles is renewed on Thursday, and it&#8217;s a pick&#8217;em as the Clippers host the Lakers. The pregame narrative: Kawhi Leonard has been upgraded to questionable after missing the last three games with a knee contusion. The Clippers have stayed hot in his absence, winning two of three, and are now 13-3 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":393310,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[83],"class_list":["post-393207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lakers vs. Clippers picks: NBA SGP predictions Jan. 22 | The Boost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our same-game parlay Lakers vs. Clippers picks for Jan. 22, 2026. 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