Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Clippers NBA Betting Preview & Odds! Free NBA picks!
Western Conference hoops and we will see the Portland Trail Blazers travel to the Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Clippers. NBATV will carry this game, which has a start time of 10:30 pm EST.
Current betting odds for this game have the have the Clippers listed as 5 point favorites, while the total has been set at 213.
The Portland Trail Blazers come in at 37-35 on the year and they are off a big 109-103 win over Dallas, which gave them a little breathing room in the battle for the 6th slot in the West. Portland Now has a 1.5 game lead over both Utah and Dallas for that spot. Portland has 7 players on it’s team that average at least 8.4 ppg and are led by Damian Lillard, who averages 25.8 ppg, which is 5th in the league, while C.J. McCollum is 2nd at 20.9 ppg. Allen Crabbe (10.5 ppg) rounds out the double digit scorers for a team that comes in ranked 6th in the league in scoring, putting up 104.6 ppg, while also ranking 14th in shooting overall and 4th from long range, but they are weak at the free throw line where they are 22nd. The defensive numbers are not that good as they come in ranked 20th in points allowed, giving up 104.1 ppg, while also ranking 18th defensive FG% overall and 26th in 3-point defense.On the road the Trail Blazers have averaged 101.9 ppg on 43.9% shooting, while allowing 105.8 ppg on 45.6% shooting.
Trends: The Trail Blazers are 17-7 ATS in their last 24 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game and 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games following a ATS loss, but also 6-17-1 ATS in their last 24 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600 and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games when their starting 5 players combine for more than 160 minutes of the previous day. The Over is 10-1 in their last 11 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600, while the Under is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings in Los Angeles.
The Clippers have had a solid year so far as they are 43-27 overall, including 22-12 at home, but they are just 1-5 in their last 6 games, which includes a 4 point road loss at New Orleans and a 16 point loss at Golden State in their last two games. They are slumping at the wrong time, but their last five games were on the road, so maybe they will be able to put it back together here at the Staples Center. Leading the team in scoring is Chris Paul, who averages 19.9 and is 4th in the league in assists at 9.8 per game. JJ Reddick has had a solid season as he has averaged 16.7 ppg hits 48.0% from long range, while and DeAndre Jordan is 2nd in the league in rebounding at 14.0 rpg and chips in with 12.8 ppg. Jamal Crawford (13.6 ppg) and Jeff Green (10.3 ppg) round out the double digit scorers on the team. Overall the Clippers come into this game ranked 7th in the league in scoring, putting up 104.5 ppg, while also ranking 8th in shooting overall and 6th from long range, but they are weak from the charity stripe where they are 28th. The defensive numbers are solid as they come in ranked 10th in points allowed, giving up just 101.2 ppg, while also ranking 8th defensive FG% and 11th in 3-point defense. At home this year the Clippers have averaged 104.6 ppg on 46.1% shooting, while allowing 99.3 ppg on 44.9% shooting.
Trends: The Clippers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days, but just 1-5 ATS in their last 6 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game. The Over is 5-2 in their last 7 vs. a team with a winning straight up record, while the Under is 35-14-2 in their last 51 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
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