On the heels of three straight wins, the Los Angeles Clippers are winning big games when they need to and have their sights set on the top eight in the Western Conference ahead of Friday’s meeting with the Portland Trail Blazers in Oregon. Tailing the UNDER in Clippers games has been profitable, as each of Los Angeles’ last four contests have gone below the total.
Sportsbook opened the Clippers as 6.5-point road underdogs with a total of 218.
- The OVER is 15-7-2 in the last 24 meetings between the Clippers and Trail Blazers in Portland.
- The Trail Blazers are 4-0 ATS in their last four vs the Pacific Division.
- The Clippers are 1-6 ATS in their last seven vs the Northwest Division.
L.A. sits one game behind the eighth-place Utah Jazz and pushed its current streak to three thanks to an 18-0 run in the fourth quarter to top the Phoenix Suns 111-99 on Wednesday. The Clips have only one road game left on the schedule after tonight when they visit Utah on Thursday and play six of their final seven games against teams with winning records. L.A. dropped two of the meetings with the Blazers at home this season but topped Portland 104-103 at Moda Center on October 26.
Despite occupying the third spot in the West, the Trail Blazers have dropped three of their past five games, including a stunning 108-103 letdown to the lowly Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. Prior to the current skid, the Blazers had won 13 straight.
Portland rarely drops two straight against the spread. In the Blazers’ last four when coming off an ATS loss, they’re 4-0 ATS.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Portland Trail Blazers opened as -5.5-point favorites at online sportsbook Sportsbook, while the NBA total line was sitting around 219.5 at Sportsbook for those who prefer OVER/UNDER betting on the total amount of points scored.
Odds Shark computer prediction handicapping models run on this game pick a 114-104 victory for the Trail Blazers. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NBA matchups here.
Los Angeles Clippers vs Portland Trail Blazers Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
Portland battles the Los Angeles Clippers, currently with a 41-34 mark (41-34 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, important for totals betting, are 32-43 for the Portland Trail Blazers and 39-35-1 for the Los Angeles Clippers. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Portland vs Los Angeles injuries news.
This game matches up the No. 2 (Portland Trail Blazers) and the No. 19 (Clippers) teams in the league, according to our current NBA betting Power Rankings at Odds Shark.
Statistical Matchup
The game also pits Portland's No. 16-ranked offense averaging 106.01 PPG, against a Los Angeles Clippers defense that ranks No. 21 at 108.39 PPG. The Portland Trail Blazers field goal percentage has averaged 45.31% so far, less than the Los Angeles Clippers shooters have achieved on the year, 47.24% per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Los Angeles got 27 points from Tobias Harris en route to a 111-99 victory over Phoenix on Wednesday at Talking Stick Resort Arena.
C.J. McCollum chucked in 42 points for Portland on Wednesday, but they still came up short in losing 108-103 at FedExForum.
- LA Clippers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- LA Clippers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 5 games
- LA Clippers is 15-6 ATS in its last 21 games on the road
- Portland is 12-2-1 ATS in its last 15 games
- Portland is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games
- Portland is 14-2-1 ATS in its last 17 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Los Angeles home to Indiana, Sunday, April 1st
Portland home to Memphis, Sunday, April 1st
