LA Clippers at New York Knicks: Model Line and Edge

Sun, Jan 24, 7:00 PM ETMadison Square Garden · at Knicks

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Season records: Clippers and Knicks
LAC	This season	NY
1-5	Record	2-4
3-3	ATS	1-5
3-3	O/U	1-5

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model: projects NY 113–105 · win probability NY 72%

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Total

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model 218.3

Model edge

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The model has not beaten the closing line: with an edge of 3 or more it went 212-225 in 2025-26. Model record

What could decide it: NY has more of the edges

LAC 2, NY 3 · 2026-27 so far

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LAC offense vs NY defense

Offense 28th of 30 against a defense 3rd, on the model’s ratings

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Rebounding

Offensive rebound rate: LAC 26.5%, NY 30.3%. Defensive: LAC 70.9%, NY 78.7%

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NY offense vs LAC defense

Offense 23rd of 30 against a defense 12th, on the model’s ratings

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Home court

NY at home. This season: NY 1-2 at home, LAC 0-4 away

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Free throws

Free throw rate: LAC 28.0, NY 24.5. Allowed: LAC 24.7, NY 25.9

Context

Schedule so far

LAC has played the 10th-hardest schedule, NY the 13th. A record against a soft schedule means less

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Recent form

Last 5: LAC 2-3 ATS, margin -13.8; NY 1-4 ATS, margin +0.4

Context

Tempo

About 101 possessions: LAC plays 101.7 a game (23rd fastest), NY 101.0 (28th). Faster games mean more points

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Shooting

Effective FG%: LAC 52.9 and allows 56.9; NY 49.5 and allows 53.1

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Turnovers

Turnover rate: LAC 20.4%, NY 15.2%. Forced: LAC 17.0%, NY 13.2%

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Three-pointers

LAC hits 38.6% and allows 38.2%; NY hits 35.2% and allows 35.5%. Threes are 42.3% and 43.2% of their shots

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Who is back

Minutes back from last season: LAC 100%, NY 100%. Transfers in: LAC 0, NY 0. Early in a season, turnover makes teams harder to price

Sorted by how lopsided each matchup is, from league ranks. Reasons to look, not picks: the market already knows most of this.

ATS

2026-27, records before tip-off

	Season	Cover	Venue	Role
LAC WWLLL	3-3	50%	2-2	—
NY LLWLL	1-5	17%	1-2	—

Venue/role: LAC away; NY home. Squares: last 5 games ATS (W covered, L didn’t), oldest first.

Totals

Over/under before tip-off

	O-U	Over %	SU
LAC OUUOO	3-3	50%	1-5
NY UUUOU	1-5	17%	2-4

Squares: last 5 games (O over, U under), oldest first. Tap for the score and line.

Last 10 games

2026-27, before tip-off

	Straight up	Spread	Over / under
LAClast 6	1-5 17%	3-3 50%	3-3 50%
NYlast 6	2-4 33%	1-5 17%	1-5 17%

Wins-losses (pushes last). Spread and over / under skip games without a line.

Next 3 games

With how the last meeting with each opponent went

Clippers

Date	Game	Last meeting
Jan 25	@ PHI	L113–128LO
Jan 27	@ BOS	L115–146LO
Jan 29	@ BKN	W126–89WO

Knicks

Date	Game	Last meeting
Jan 26	vs PHX	L99–106LU
Jan 28	vs ATL	W140–89WO
Jan 30	vs LAL	L97–110LU

Last meeting: result, against the spread, over / under. Hover a result for its date.

Recent meetings

Last 5 of 10 since 2021-22

LAC 6–4 NYLAC leads · 10 games since 2021-22 · LAC 6-4 ATS

Date	Result	Line	Covered
Mar 9, 2025-26	NY 118 @ LAC 126	LAC +1.5	LAC W
Jan 7, 2025-26	LAC 111 @ NY 123	NY -4.5	NY W
Mar 26, 2024-25	LAC 126 @ NY 113	NY +4.5	LAC W
Mar 7, 2024-25	NY 95 @ LAC 105	LAC -6.5	LAC W
Dec 16, 2023-24	NY 122 @ LAC 144	LAC -6.5	LAC W

ATS History · 2026-27

WwinLloss·Wats winLats lossPpush·Owent over the totalUwent under the total

Clippers

6 games played

Straight up

1-5

17% wins

Against the spread

3-3

50% covers · avg −3 pts vs the line

Over / Under

3-3

50% overs · avg −3.5 pts vs the total

Straight up

1-517%

W L L L L L

5 straight losses0 of last 4 won

Against the spread

3-350%

W W W L L L

3 straight misses ATS1 of last 4 covered

Over / Under

3-350%

U O U U O O

2 straight overs2 of last 4 over

Game by game: lines, results and totals

TableATSO/U

Lines, results and totalsCover margin by game · points beyond the lineTotal margin by game · points over or under the total

Date	Opp	Result	Line	ATS	Total	O/U
Oct 21	vsSAC	W 121-96	-5.5	W +19.5	226.5	U 217
Oct 23	@LAL	L 117-125	+8.5	W +0.5	225.5	O 242
Oct 25	@OKC	L 101-108	+16.5	W +9.5	223.5	U 209
Oct 28	vsLAL	L 87-103	-1.5	L −17.5	224.5	U 190
Oct 30	@MIN	L 101-127	+6.5	L −19.5	222.5	O 228
Nov 1	@GS	L 112-124	+1.5	L −10.5	220.5	O 236

Day

Opp

Result

MissedCovered

Margin

SAC

W 121-96

+19.5

LAL

L 117-125

+0.5

OKC

L 101-108

+9.5

LAL

L 87-103

−17.5

MIN

L 101-127

−19.5

L 112-124

−10.5

covered 3didn’t cover 3avg −3 ptslonger = bigger margin

Day

Opp

Result

UnderOver

Margin

SAC

W 121-96

−9.5

LAL

L 117-125

+16.5

OKC

L 101-108

−14.5

LAL

L 87-103

−34.5

MIN

L 101-127

+5.5

L 112-124

+15.5

over 3under 3avg −3.5 ptslonger = bigger margin

Knicks

6 games played

Straight up

2-4

33% wins

Against the spread

1-5

17% covers · avg −3.7 pts vs the line

Over / Under

1-5

17% overs · avg −11.2 pts vs the total

Straight up

2-433%

L L L W W L

2 of last 4 wonno streak

Against the spread

1-517%

L L L W L L

2 straight misses ATS1 of last 4 covered

Over / Under

1-517%

U U U U O U

1 of last 4 overno streak

Game by game: lines, results and totals

TableATSO/U

Lines, results and totalsCover margin by game · points beyond the lineTotal margin by game · points over or under the total

Date	Opp	Result	Line	ATS	Total	O/U
Oct 20	vsPHI	L 100-106	-4.5	L −10.5	231.5	U 206
Oct 23	@BOS	L 103-107	+2.5	L −1.5	220.5	U 210
Oct 25	vsORL	L 102-111	-6.5	L −15.5	224.5	U 213
Oct 27	vsDET	W 111-97	-4.5	W +9.5	220.5	U 208
Oct 28	@CHI	W 133-127	-7.5	L −1.5	233.5	O 260
Oct 30	@PHI	L 93-98	+2.5	L −2.5	224.5	U 191

Day

Opp

Result

MissedCovered

Margin

PHI

L 100-106

−10.5

BOS

L 103-107

−1.5

ORL

L 102-111

−15.5

DET

W 111-97

+9.5

CHI

W 133-127

−1.5

PHI

L 93-98

−2.5

covered 1didn’t cover 5avg −3.7 ptslonger = bigger margin

Day

Opp

Result

UnderOver

Margin

PHI

L 100-106

−25.5

BOS

L 103-107

−10.5

ORL

L 102-111

−11.5

DET

W 111-97

−12.5

CHI

W 133-127

+26.5

PHI

L 93-98

−33.5

over 1under 5avg −11.2 ptslonger = bigger margin

Line = the team’s closing spread (negative = favored). ATS number = points beyond the line; total number = combined points.

Knicks has the better starters

Position by position: Clippers 0, Knicks 4, even 1

ClippersBetterKnicks

G D. Garland20.8 pts · 1.3 reb · 6.3 ast Score 27

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G J. Brunson25.5 pts · 2.8 reb · 5.2 ast Score 86

G K. Dunn8.5 pts · 3.8 reb · 5.3 ast Score 25

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G J. Hart8.7 pts · 7.5 reb · 3.3 ast Score 91

G K. Sanders8.5 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast Score 31

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G M. Bridges6.2 pts · 2.8 reb · 2 ast Score 75

F R. Hachimura13.4 pts · 6 reb · 0.6 ast Score 83

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F O. Anunoby16.2 pts · 5.8 reb · 2.7 ast Score 73

F I. Jackson8 pts · 6.2 reb · 2.3 ast Score 8

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C K. Towns21.8 pts · 13.5 reb · 3.2 ast Score 80

ClippersBetterKnicks

LAC offense28th of 30 · -3.5

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NY defense3rd of 30 · +5.2

LAC defense12th of 30 · +1.7

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NY offense23rd of 30 · -1.8

Backcourt-5.9 · 3 players

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Backcourt+35.0 · 3 players

Frontcourt+3.6 · 2 players

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Frontcourt+17.7 · 2 players

Bench+3.5 · 5 players

NYSmall

Bench+5.0 · 5 players

Score, worst to bestLAC betterNY betterNEW no NBA numbers yet

Projected starters come from who started the last five games and minutes played, and a lineup change can move them. The score is the share of ranked players at the position that player is ahead of, on the model’s player values.

Depth chart

Projected rotation by position, starters outlined

Clippers

Guards

D. Garland33 minK. Dunn30 minK. Sanders23 minK. Wagler25 minJ. Pickett16 minG. Dick14 min

Forwards

R. Hachimura30 minI. Jackson22 minB. Miller8 minN. Martinelli5 min

Centers

B. Lopez22 min

Out

D. JonesDay-To-Day

Knicks

Guards

J. Brunson35 minJ. Hart33 minM. Bridges28 minL. Shamet24 minM. McBride19 minT. Kolek14 min

Forwards

O. Anunoby34 minD. Knecht10 minM. Diawara9 minP. Dadiet5 minT. NickelNew

Centers

K. Towns32 minJ. Wiseman15 minA. Drummond13 min

Out

J. AlvaradoOut

In order of minutes, from this season’s box scores. Players marked out are on ESPN’s injury report.

Matchup stats

2026-27 · rank among 30 teams

ChartTable

Scoring

Points per game

LAC106.5 #28

NY107.0 #27

Points per possession

LAC1.04 #27

NY1.05 #24

Pace (possessions)

LAC101.7 #23

NY101.0 #28

Shooting

Effective FG%

LAC52.9 #18

NY49.5 #27

3-point %

LAC38.6 #5

NY35.2 #13

3-point attempt rate

LAC42.3 #17

NY43.2 #14

Free throw rate

LAC28.0 #17

NY24.5 #23

Possessions

Turnover rate

LAC20.4 #30

NY15.2 #14

Offensive rebound rate

LAC26.5 #21

NY30.3 #6

Assists per game

LAC24.3 #26

NY26.2 #18

Defense

Points allowed

LAC113.8 #15

NY107.7 #6

Points allowed per possession

LAC1.13 #22

NY1.07 #12

Opponent effective FG%

LAC56.9 #28

NY53.1 #14

Opponent 3-point %

LAC38.2 #26

NY35.5 #18

Turnovers forced

LAC17.0 #8

NY13.2 #29

Defensive rebound rate

LAC70.9 #20

NY78.7 #1

Steals per game

LAC11.3 #3

NY7.3 #23

Blocks per game

LAC4.2 #22

NY4.0 #28

LAC		NY
Scoring
106.5 #28	Points per game	107.0 #27
1.04 #27	Points per possession	1.05 #24
101.7 #23	Pace (possessions)	101.0 #28
Shooting
52.9 #18	Effective FG%	49.5 #27
38.6 #5	3-point %	35.2 #13
42.3 #17	3-point attempt rate	43.2 #14
28.0 #17	Free throw rate	24.5 #23
Possessions
20.4 #30	Turnover rate	15.2 #14
26.5 #21	Offensive rebound rate	30.3 #6
24.3 #26	Assists per game	26.2 #18
Defense
113.8 #15	Points allowed	107.7 #6
1.13 #22	Points allowed per possession	1.07 #12
56.9 #28	Opponent effective FG%	53.1 #14
38.2 #26	Opponent 3-point %	35.5 #18
17.0 #8	Turnovers forced	13.2 #29
70.9 #20	Defensive rebound rate	78.7 #1
11.3 #3	Steals per game	7.3 #23
4.2 #22	Blocks per game	4.0 #28

From the box scores. A longer bar is a better league rank, on every row; the better team's bar is solid. A green rank is near the top of the league, a red one near the bottom. Pace and 3-point rate are styles, so they have no better side.

Clippers

1-5 overall · 1-5 in conference · Western Conference

Last five, 2026-27

L@ Warriors112–124
L@ Timberwolves101–127
Lvs Lakers87–103
L@ Thunder101–108
L@ Lakers117–125

A week or more of rest.

Knicks

2-4 overall · 2-4 in conference · Eastern Conference

Last five, 2026-27

L@ 76ers93–98
W@ Bulls133–127
Wvs Pistons111–97
Lvs Magic102–111
L@ Celtics103–107

A week or more of rest.

Clippers @ Knicks

What could decide it: NY has more of the edges

Market vs model

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Totals

Last 10 games

Next 3 games

Recent meetings

ATS History · 2026-27

Clippers

Knicks

Knicks has the better starters

Depth chart

Matchup stats

Clippers

Knicks