The Los Angeles Clippers couldn’t contain the likes of Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans in their last time out, and things won’t get any easier when LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers come to town in Friday’s slate of NBA action. The Cavs haven’t fared well when travelling west lately, evidenced by Cleveland going 0-7-1 ATS in its last eight on the West Coast.
Sportsbook opened the Cavs as slight 1-point road underdogs with a total of 231.
- The Clippers are 14-6 ATS in their last 20 games as favorite.
- The Cavaliers are 3-7 SU and ATS in their last 10 games on the road against teams with winning records.
- The Cavaliers are 17-5 SU in their last 22 games against the Clippers.
Los Angeles is locked in a three-way tie with the Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference with 19 games left in the season. DeAndre Jordan, the lone superstar left on the team since the departures of Blake Griffin and Chris Paul, grabbed 20 rebounds in 28 minutes of action in Tuesday’s 121-116 home loss to the Pelicans – the second time in three games he’s hit the 20-rebound mark.
James is once again carrying the wine and gold while trying to ensure his squad maintains the third spot in the Eastern Conference standings. The 15-year veteran collected 39 points on 15-of-25 shooting in a 113-108 road victory over Denver on Tuesday to improve his per game averages to 29.9 points, 10.3 boards and 9.9 assists in eight games since the all-star break. In the last meeting between the teams on November 17, Cleveland knocked off L.A. 118-113 at home in overtime.
UNDERs have been plentiful when the Cavs have seen the floor lately. In Cleveland’s last eight games, the UNDER is 6-2. The average combined score in those tilts is 218 points.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The Los Angeles Clippers opened as a 1.5-point favorite at online sportsbook Sportsbook, while the NBA total line was sitting around 231.5 at Sportsbook for those who prefer OVER/UNDER betting on the total amount of points scored.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 116-108 result in favor of the Clippers. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NBA matchups here.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Clippers Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Los Angeles Clippers sport a record of 34-29 and 35-28 ATS heading into this matchup, while the Cleveland Cavaliers sit at 38-26 and 21-42-1 ATS on the NBA season. The OVER/UNDER totals betting records are 34-28-1 for the Clippers and 31-31-2 for the Cavaliers. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Los Angeles vs Cleveland injuries news.
The betting Power Rankings at OddsShark have the No. 20-rated Cavaliers taking on the No. 22-rated Clippers in this NBA contest.
Statistical Matchup
In rebounding, the battle of the boards features Los Angeles's No. 14-rated NBA squad against Cleveland's No. 23-rated roster. When it comes to long-range shooting, Los Angeles rates No. 19 in the league with 9.97 treys per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 3 with 11.92 per outing.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Cavaliers got a 39-point performance from LeBron James as Cleveland handed Denver a 113-108 defeat on Wednesday at Pepsi Center.
The Clippers wasted a 27-point performance from Lou Williams as New Orleans ran past them 121-116 on Tuesday at STAPLES Center.
- Cleveland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
- Cleveland is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games
- Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
- Los Angeles is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
- Los Angeles is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 8 games
- Los Angeles is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Cleveland at Los Angeles, Sunday, March 11
Los Angeles home to Orlando, Saturday, March 10
