The Los Angeles Clippers currently occupy the No. 7 spot in the Western Conference but have their hands full on a mini road trip in the coming days. The Clips kick things off in H-Town on Thursday when the red-hot Houston Rockets welcome them to the Toyota Center. Los Angeles has been an OVER machine lately, going above the total in eight of its previous 11 games.
Sportsbook opened the Clippers as 11-point road underdogs with a total of 224.5.
- The Clippers are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games on the road.
- The total has gone UNDER in seven of the Rockets’ last nine games with a closing total of 224.5 or more.
- The Clippers are 2-5 SU in their last seven games on the road against the Rockets.
Los Angeles scraped by the lowly Chicago Bulls 112-106 in the first of a three-game road trek and the Clippers will have their work cut out for them to compete in the crowded playoff picture in the West. DeAndre Jordan, aka the last remaining star player on the Clippers roster after the departures of Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, paved the way vs the Bulls with 29 points on 11-of-12 shooting and 18 boards.
Houston has won 19 of its past 20 games, with the lone blip on the radar coming in the form of a road setback to the Toronto Raptors last Friday. The Rockets opened a brief two-game homestand with a 109-93 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday. Paul scored 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting in only 23 minutes in that game, and his success at the free-throw line hasn’t gone unnoticed. Paul hasn’t missed from the charity stripe since February 25 and is shooting 92.1 percent from there on the season.
Scared of laying the chalk and taking the Rockets as big faves? Consider this: Houston is 8-2 ATS in its previous 10 when tabbed as favorites.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had the Houston Rockets installed as 11.5-point favorites in this particular NBA matchup. The OVER/UNDER betting line for the total number of points scored was listed by most sportsbooks, including Sportsbook, at 227.5.
A 117-107 result in favor of the Rockets is the prediction by the OddsShark handicapping pick engine. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NBA matchups here.
Los Angeles Clippers vs Houston Rockets Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Houston Rockets are 53-14 so far on the NBA season, and 36-30-1 vs the spread betting line. The Los Angeles Clippers, meanwhile, are 37-29 and 36-30 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Houston go 29-37-1 and Los Angeles go 35-30-1 on the total. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Houston vs Los Angeles injuries news.
This game matches up the No. 1 (Houston) and the No. 19 (Los Angeles) teams in the league, according to our current NBA betting Power Rankings at OddsShark.
Statistical Matchup
The game also pits Houston's No. 2-ranked offense averaging 113.7 PPG, against a Los Angeles defense that ranks No. 22 at 108.03 PPG. The Rockets' field-goal percentage has averaged 46.41% so far, less than the Clippers shooters have achieved on the year, 47.1% per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Clippers got a 29-point performance from DeAndre Jordan, who added 18 rebounds as Los Angeles ran past Chicago 112-106 on Tuesday at United Center.
James Harden scored 28 points leading the Rockets to a 109-93 victory over San Antonio at Toyota Center on Monday.
- Los Angeles is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
- Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone OVER in 8 of Los Angeles's last 11 games
- Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
- Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- Houston is 19-1 SU in its last 20 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
- Houston is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Los Angeles at Oklahoma City, Friday, March 16
Houston at New Orleans, Saturday, March 17
