LA Clippers vs Raptors Prediction 3 November 2026
🏀 Tuesday’s packed NBA regular-season slate features a meeting between the Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto Raptors. Both teams are going through a difficult stretch. The Clippers have lost five straight and enter the game with several key players unavailable. The Raptors have been more consistent, though they are also short-handed.
Head-to-Head
📊 Los Angeles Clippers won both head-to-head meetings with Toronto Raptors last season. They also hold a commanding 4-1 edge over their last five games.
Head-to-head statistics LA Clippers - Raptors
Clippers: Things Aren’t Looking Good So Far
The Los Angeles Clippers have opened the season 1-5 and sit 13th in the Western Conference. Five straight defeats point to more than a rough patch: injuries have compounded deeper problems. In their latest game, a 124-112 loss to Golden State, Lue’s side scored 37 points in the first quarter but still lost by 12. Hachimura posted a season-high 24 points, while Garland added 15 points and seven assists, but the Clippers’ offense remains badly out of sync without Beal and Ingram.
Match Results: Los Angeles Clippers
Toronto Raptors: Life Without Kawhi Is Tough
The Toronto Raptors are 3-3 and sit fifth in the Eastern Conference, but their form has been shaky. They have lost two straight, including a 131-125 defeat to the Lakers in which Barnes scored 29 points and Barrett added 22. Toronto’s reserves produced an impressive 11-0 run in just 40 seconds late on, but it was not enough to complete the comeback.
Leonard’s absence is a huge blow for the Raptors, especially against his former team. Without him, Toronto are missing their best two-way player and most reliable performer in clutch moments. Coach Rajaković must once again rely on Barnes and Barrett to deliver.
Match Results: Toronto Raptors
Latest news
Los Angeles Clippers
⛔ The Los Angeles Clippers are still without Beal, Ingram, Miller, Niederhauser and Strus, while Jones is questionable.
📋 Projected lineup: Hachimura, Garland, Dunn, Jones, Jackson.
Toronto Raptors
⛔ The Raptors remain without Leonard and Battle, while Poeltl is questionable.
📋 Projected lineup: Barrett, Barnes, Walter, Quickley, Poeltl.
First-Quarter Prediction
The first-quarter total has topped 52.5 points in Toronto Raptors’ last nine games. The Los Angeles Clippers have averaged 26 first-quarter points in their recent home games, while the Toronto Raptors have averaged 28.6 in their recent away games. Our pick is over 52.5 points in the first quarter at odds of 1.60.
A Solid Bet
Toronto Raptors’ games have gone over 210.5 points in 14 straight outings. A higher line of 216.5 points has been cleared in eight of Los Angeles Clippers’ last nine home games. We’re backing over 210.5 total points at odds of 1.33.
Top scorers
Scottie Barnes is averaging 24.8 points through six games, the best start of his career. With Leonard sidelined, he has become the Toronto Raptors’ clear first option on offense. He scored 29 points against the Lakers in his most recent game, two days after posting a career-high 41 against Orlando. We’ll back Barnes to score over 23.5 points at odds of 1.88.*
*Odds are indicative and may vary between bookmakers.
⭐ Editor’s Prediction
The Toronto Raptors have the stronger roster and better numbers, but Leonard’s injury has deprived them of their best game-winner. The Los Angeles Clippers are desperate: they have lost five straight, but they are back at home and know another defeat could be a point of no return.
Teams in that position can produce their best basketball of the season through sheer determination. Toronto are also playing on the second night of a back-to-back after expending plenty of energy against the Los Angeles Lakers yesterday. That makes the hosts to win with a +5.5 spread a reasonable pick.
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Betting Tips: Los Angeles Clippers - Toronto Raptors
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