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The Los Angeles Clippers are usually considered LA’s “other” NBA team, but given owner Steve Ballmer’s bottomless budget and the presence of NBA superstars Kawhi Leonard and James Harden, the Clippers have become a top contender of late. Here’s a guide to betting on the LA Clippers in 2024-25, including information about options in California and available sports betting bonuses and promotions.

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How to bet on the Clippers in California

Betting on the Clippers is a simple process that starts with signing up for an account with a legal and regulated sportsbook. After that, you browse through the NBA betting lines, check out the available game and player props, click on any bet you like, and fill out the instantly created bet slip to place a bet.

Here’s how to sign up for an account:

  • Find the “Sign Up” or “Register” tab on the sportsbook’s website and click it.
  • You can also download the sportsbook’s mobile app from the website and tap the “Sign Up” or “Register” on the app.
  • Fill out all the required information on the registration form.
  • Enter the promo/bonus code on the form to get the best bonus available.
  • Accept all terms and conditions and click “submit” or the equivalent to create your account.

Note that sports betting in California has yet to be legalized, either in person at retail locations or at online sportsbooks. Lawmakers and the CA tribes continue to discuss the possibility, however, and with sports betting now legal in the majority of states it could come to CA sooner than later.

Meanwhile, those in CA wishing to bet on the Clippers or other NBA action do have an option with free-to-play social sportsbooks like Fliff. Fliff uses virtual currencies and even offers the chance to redeem winnings for cash prizes.

Right now, Fliff has a welcome offer for new sign-ups in which they will match 100% of your first purchase on the site, giving you up to 600,000 in Fliff Coins plus a bonus of up to $100 in Fliff Cash. Be aware, though, that you can always bet on games just for fun at Fliff.

Fliff also frequently features different promos and bonuses you can use when placing bets, including:

  • Daily login bonuses — receive free Fliff Coins and Fliff Cash just for signing into your account
  • Odds boosts — each day Fliff offers boosted odds on designated bets that increases the payouts for winning wagers
  • Referral bonuses — get bonuses for recruiting your friends to sign up and play at Fliff

Fliff features all the same bet types as other sportsbooks, so let’s go over a few examples of ways you can bet on the Clippers.

Los Angeles Clippers game lines

For each Clippers game, sportsbooks offer different NBA lines for betting on moneylines, point spreads, and totals. For an example, let’s say the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers are tipping off tonight. Here’s how the game lines might look:

Lakers/Clippers LinesMoneylineSpreadTotal
LA Lakers-150 -3.5 (-110)Over 210.5 (-110)
LA Clippers+140+3.5 (-110)Under 215.5 (-110)

Notice the Clippers are +140 underdogs to win. That means betting $100 on the Clippers moneyline will get you $140, plus your bet back, if the Clippers win outright. Meanwhile,the Lakers favorites to win at -150 on the moneyline. That means you have to bet $150 on the Lakers to win $100, plus your bet back.

The Clippers are +3.5 underdogs on the point spread. This means you can bet on the Clippers winning or losing by three or fewer. It also means the Lakers are -3.5 favorites, and you can bet on them winning by four or more. Both bets are at -110 odds that, if successful, pay $100, plus your bet back, for every $110 bet.

There’s also a 210.5 totals line. Bet the under and you win if the final total score adds up to 210 or less. Bet the over, and you win if the final score adds up to 211 or more. Once again, both bets are at -110 odds, which means that a winning bet of $110 will pay out $100.

Clippers futures odds

The Clippers futures market is where you can bet on the Clippers doing things the team has never done before, like winning the Western Conference Championship or the NBA Finals. Of course, it also includes bets on the team winning more than a specific number of regular season games, winning its division, or simply making it to the NBA Playoffs.

Most futures bets are available throughout the calendar year, with the odds fluctuating along with the team’s chances. This usually means early bets offer the best Clippers odds. As the season progresses, if the Clippers prove themselves contenders for the NBA crown, their odds will shrink significantly.

Heading into the 2024-25 season, most sportsbooks had the Clippers at around +8000 to win the NBA title. That put them in the middle of the pack, well behind favorites like the defending champion Boston Celtics (at around +300 at most sites), the Oklahoma City Thunder (at about +650), the New York Knicks (about +800), and others.

In fact, Clippers futures odds just to make the playoffs were around +400 at most sites, meaning the oddsmakers don’t necessarily expect the Clips to make it to the postseason.

Live betting on the Clippers

Mobile tech can turn your phone into a sportsbook available whenever you want, wherever you are. That means you can watch a Clippers game wherever you like and bet on a Clippers game with your phone or tablet. As noted, you can do this currently in CA at social sportsbooks, and perhaps in the near future on other online sites.

California mobile apps will also let you bet on Clippers games in the middle of the action. Live betting is mainly betting on the same lines you bet on pregame, but the odds constantly change with the game’s action. Top apps expected to launch in CA post legislation include the BetMGM Sportsbook and Caesars Sportsbook.

Clippers past, present, and future

The Los Angeles Clippers were officially born in 1984 when then-owner Donald Sterling moved the franchise to Los Angeles from San Diego. The team was founded as the Buffalo Braves in 1970, moved to San Diego in 1978, and rebranded as the San Diego Clippers, named after the sailboats in the nearby bay.

The Clippers never made the playoffs in San Diego and continued losing in LA, making the playoffs only four times in their first 27 seasons and even then losing in the First Round all four times. The team’s first sniff of any real success came when they added All-Stars Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan, and Chris Paul. The “Lob City” Clippers made the playoffs six straight seasons from 2012 to 2017, but failed to advance past the Western Conference Semifinals.

In 2014, owner Donald Sterling was caught on tape demonstrating racist behavior, banned for life from the NBA, and forced to sell. Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer bought the team for $2 billion, eventually broke up the Lob City team, and started a rebuild in 2017.

The big move was sending Chris Paul to the Houston Rockets in a sign-and-trade that brought the Clippers Lou Williams, Patrick Beverley, and Montrezl Harrell. The Clippers made a surprising playoff run in 2019 behind the play of those three, then signed two-time NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard and traded for NBA All-Star Paul George in the offseason.

Williams, Beverley, and Harrell have since moved on, but the Clippers made the deepest playoff run in franchise history in 2021, making it to the Conference Finals for the first time before losing to the Phoenix Suns. In September 2021, the Clippers also broke ground on the $1.8 billion 18,000-seat Intuit Dome in Inglewood where they finally started playing their home games in 2024.

The Clips added Russell Westbrook in 2022 and James Harden in 2023, and exceeded expectations last year by winning 51 games and making the playoffs, but the Clips suffered a first-round knockout thanks in part to Leonard going down with an injury. Before the 2024-25 season, the Clips traded away both George (to the 76ers) and Westbrook (to the Nuggets), but Leonard and Harden are back to lead the team once again.

Clippers betting partners

In 2015, the Los Angeles Clippers and DraftKings struck a deal making DraftKings the official daily fantasy sports partner of the Los Angeles Clippers. The deal saw the DraftKings name and logo incorporated with the Clippers video board, LED Courtside signage, and digital media.

It may also have paved the way for a deal with DraftKings to become the team’s official sportsbook partner should legal sports betting ever come to California.

The Clippers have additionally called Agua Caliente Casino Resorts a Presenting Sponsor since 2015. Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa is a tribal casino in downtown Palm Springs.

Clippers on radio and TV

Those in the area can watch Clippers games via ClipperVision or Bally Sports West. Note that these services aren’t generally available over streaming services. However, about a quarter of LA Clippers games will be broadcast nationally as well and can be seen on TNTESPN, or NBA TV. You can also always subscribe to NBA League Pass to see all the games, but know that blackout restrictions might prevent those in CA from receiving the Clips games.

As far as listening to games on the radio goes, KLAC 570 AM is the flagship station for LA Clippers basketball and there are dozens of other channels that are part of the network. There are also ways to purchase streaming options for radio broadcasts over iHeart Radio, TuneIn, or SiriusXM.

Los Angeles Clippers FAQs

The Clippers were the Buffalo Braves before they moved to San Diego where the name was changed to “Clippers” as an ode to the sailing boats found in San Diego Bay.

The Los Angeles Clippers were founded as the Buffalo Braves in 1970, moved to San Diego, California, in 1978, and then in 1984, then-owner Donald Sterling moved the team to Los Angeles without NBA approval. The league took legal action, but the Clippers stayed in LA, becoming a perennial loser and the polar opposite of the 17-time NBA Champion LA Lakers.

Kawhi Leonard is currently the Clippers’ best player. Leonard won Defensive Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016 and was named NBA Finals MVP twice after championship wins with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014 and the Toronto Raptors in 2019. After winning the title with Toronto, he signed with the hometown Los Angeles Clippers.

1975 NBA Most Valuable Player Bob McAdoo is widely considered the best Clippers player in history, even though he played with the franchise when they were the Buffalo Braves and won two NBA championships with the Los Angeles rival Lakers. McAdoo is in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. His NBA MVP award came in the 1974–75 season with the franchise, as he averaged 34.5 points and 14.1 rebounds per game. McAdoo also led the league in fan voting for the All-Star Game that season.

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