The Los Angeles Clippers come at the opposition in waves and are one of the few teams in the NBA with a bench that nearly outscores its starters. The Clips lead the NBA by averaging 53 bench points per game and have gone 7-2 SU and 8-1 ATS in nine games since the all-star break. After throttling the Celtics at home last night, they’ll be hosting the Portland Trail Blazers as 2-point underdogs with a total Sportsbook at 233.
Blazers vs Clippers Game Center
STANDOUT STATS
- The Clippers are 8-2 SU and 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games and 5-0 SU and ATS in their last five games at home (avg. winning margin: 18.0).
- In 12 games on the second game of a back-to-back, the Clippers are 6-6 SU and 7-5 ATS. When these games are at home, the Clippers are 2-3 SU and ATS.
- Since the all-star break, the Clippers and Blazers both rank in the top five in points scored per game (117.6, 116.6) but it’s the Clippers who have been stronger defensively. Los Angeles ranks in the top 10 in both opponent field-goal and three-point percentage and has an average win margin of 13.8 points over its last five wins.
- The Blazers are 24-8 SU and 19-13 ATS in their last 32 games as road favorites dating back to last season. They’ve gone 5-2 SU and 6-1 ATS in their last seven road games, including wins over teams like Boston, Philadelphia and Brooklyn.
- The total has gone OVER in six of the Clippers’ last seven games at home (avg. combined score: 239.43) while the OVER has also hit in the Blazers’ last five games (avg. combined score: 238.0). In four games when the Clippers have been at home on the second game of a back-to-back, the OVER has hit each time (avg. combined score: 233.5).
My Best Bet for Blazers vs Clippers
Clippers +2 and OVER 233
Another game that is super close with the stats and trends, I’m siding with the home team because the Clippers are red-hot right now and I think if they win this game, more than likely the total will also go OVER.
The Clip Show and Blazers are both scoring a ton of points since the all-star break and while the Clippers have been hit-or-miss on back-to-backs, I’m willing to overlook it because they’re such a deep team. When they hosted the Celtics last night, they had seven players score in double figures, including each of their starters, and only had one player play more than 30 minutes.
