Los Angeles Clippers vs Portland Trail Blazers Preview
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The over/under for this Western conference contest is set at 220 points, with the Clippers being the favored team playing at home against the Trail Blazers. Check out BetCoco for Los Angeles Clippers – Portland Trail Blazers odds
Los Angeles Clippers vs Portland Trail Blazers Head-to-Head and Key Stats
The Clippers have gone a perfect 3-0 in their last three head to head matchups vs. the Trail Blazers. Over the last three head to head matchups, the Clippers have gone 2-1 against the spread. When looking at the last three times they have host the Trail Blazers, the Clippers are 3-0 ATS.
- Across their last three road contests, Portland has a 2-1 record vs the spread. Their overall mark in these games was 1-2, while averaging 107 points per game.
- Across the Clippers last ten home games, the team averaged 114 points per game while allowing 113. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 4-6, while going 4-6 straight-up.
- The last ten games that Portland was the underdog, they have an ATS mark of 5-5 while going 3-7 straight up.
- In their last three games as the betting favorite, the Clippers have a strong straight up record of 3-0. In addition, their ATS record was 2-1 in these scenarios.
Los Angeles Clippers vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction
In their last five games, the Trail Blazers have gone 2-3 and are 6-15 overall. On the road, the Trail Blazers are 4-9 this season compared to 2-6 at home.
Portland has an overall ATS record of 10-11 for the season so far. The Trail Blazers maintain an ATS record of 8-5 on the road, while they have a 2-6 record vs. the spread when playing at home.
In terms of their over/under record, the Trail Blazers are 9-12-0 so far this season. Their games feature an average over/under line of 223.5, and they hold a -5.5 differential compared to the over/under line this season.
The Trail Blazers are coming off a good offensive performance, putting up 112 points vs. the Mavericks. This figure is more than their season average of 105.5 points per game. Leading the team in scoring was Anfernee Simons with 30 points. Shaedon Sharpe also added 24 points for the Trail Blazers.
At this time, the Trail Blazers’ defense is positioned 12th in the NBA, permitting 112.4 points per game.
When it comes to defending inside the arc, the Trail Blazers squad is permitting opposing teams to shoot at a clip of 57.2% inside the arc, and they’re also giving up 32.7% from downtown.
Across their last ten games, the Clippers are 7-3 and have an overall record of 11-10. As of now, they hold the 9th spot in the Western Conference and are 4th in the Pacific division.
The Clippers are riding a two game ATS win streak and currently possess an overall ATS record of 9-12. When playing on the road, the Clippers hold an ATS record of 4-7 in contrast to a 5-5 record against the spread when playing at home.
In terms of their over/under record, the Clippers are 7-14-0 so far this season. The average points per game in their played games is 234.0, with an average over/under line of 227.5.
In their latest game, the Clippers offense put up 117 points against the Jazz. They recorded an overall field goal percentage of 48.9% and made 15 threes. Offensively, the Clippers have a season long field goal percentage of 47%, which is 18th in the league In terms of three-pointers, they are 9th in percentage and 17th in three-pointers made.
Coming into the game, the Clippers defense has held opposing team’s to fewer points than the league average in 28.6% of their games. Currently, they are 5th in the NBA at 109.0 points per game allowed.
In the terms of takeaways, Clippers are causing 12.7 turnovers per game, ranking 11th in the league. They also enter the matchup ranked 16th in rejections, averaging 5 blocked shots each game.
The Clippers enter this game as 13-point favorites and in our projections and we anticipate them winning by a score of 109-99.
Los Angeles Clippers vs Portland Trail Blazers Betting Tips
- Take the Clippers on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Trail Blazers (+13)
- Our NBA model projects 208 points, and we suggest taking the under
Los Angeles Clippers Injury Report
- Mason Plumlee – Knee – Out
- Moussa Diabate – Hip – Out
Portland Trail Blazers Injury Report
- Jerami Grant – Concussion – Out
- Malcolm Brogdon – Knee – Questionable
- Deandre Ayton – Knee – Questionable
- Robert Williams III – Knee – Out
- Ish Wainright – Knee – Out
