The Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Clippers don’t like each other very much, and even though the Clippers have plenty of new faces in town, bettors should expect to see more bad blood when the foes renew acquaintances on Wednesday. The Rockets, who are looking to match their season-best winning streak of 14 games, are 6-0 SU and ATS in their last six road games against teams with winning records.
- The total has gone OVER in the Clippers’ last four games.
- The total has gone UNDER in the Rockets’ last five games against Western Pacific teams.
- The Rockets are 4-12 SU in their last 16 games on the road against the Clippers.
In the last meeting between the clubs, Rockets players Chris Paul, James Harden and Trevor Ariza attempted to crash the Los Angeles locker room to confront Blake Griffin (since traded) and Austin Rivers. The Clippers’ 113-102 triumph on January 15 was Paul’s first game against his old team at the Staples Center since being traded in the offseason and featured two ejections and five technical fouls in addition to the postgame incident.
The Clippers are streaking as well right now with victories in nine of their past 12 games after rallying from a 19-point, third-quarter deficit in a 122-120 road victory over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. L.A. is 2-0 against Houston this season and has won each of the last three meetings between the Western Conference clubs. The Clips moved into eighth place in the West by one percentage point over Denver in light of the win over the Nuggets.
UNDER bettors love seeing the Rockets and Clippers get together, as three of the last four matchups between the teams have gone below the closing total.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Oddsmakers at Sportsbook opened the Los Angeles Clippers as 5.5-point underdogs in this betting matchup earlier today, while the OVER/UNDER betting line was sitting around 224.5 earlier at Sportsbook.
Handicapping prediction models run by the computers at OddsShark pick a 116-107 result in favor of the Rockets. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NBA matchups here.
Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Clippers Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Los Angeles Clippers sit at 32-27 (34-25 ATS) on the season; in comparison, the Houston Rockets are currently 47-13 (31-28-1 ATS). Looking to bet on the points scored total? Los Angeles is 31-27-1 OU and Houston is 27-32-1 OU. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Los Angeles vs Houston injuries news.
The betting Power Rankings at OddsShark have the No. 1-rated Rockets taking on the No. 15-rated Clippers in this NBA contest.
Statistical Matchup
In rebounding, the battle of the boards features Los Angeles's No. 15-rated NBA squad against Houston's No. 16-rated roster. When it comes to long-range shooting, Los Angeles rates No. 19 in the league with 10.08 treys per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 1 with 15.52 per outing.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Houston got 26 points and 11 rebounds from James Harden en route to a 96-85 victory over Utah on Monday at Vivint Smart Home Arena.
Los Angeles got 25 points from Lou Williams en route to a 122-120 victory over Denver on Tuesday at Pepsi Center.
- Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
- Houston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
- Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
- Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Los Angeles's last 12 games
Next Betting Matchups
Houston home to Boston, Saturday, March 3
Los Angeles home to New York, Friday, March 2
