Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Clippers - 4/6/21 NBA Picks and Prediction
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Los Angeles Clippers (33-18) vs Portland Trail Blazers (30-19)
Game Info: Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 10:00 pm (Staples Center)
Betting Odds: Los Angeles Clippers -6 -- Over/Under: 226 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers meet Tuesday in NBA action at the Staples Center.
The Portland Trail Blazers look for a win after winning eight of their last 11 games. The Portland Trail Blazers are averaging 115.2 points on 44.7 percent shooting and allowing 114.8 points on 47.9 percent shooting. Damian Lillard is averaging 29.6 points and 7.7 assists while CJ McCollum is averaging 23.8 points and 3.8 rebounds. Norman Powell is the third double-digit scorer and Carmelo Anthony is grabbing 3.2 rebounds. The Portland Trail Blazers are shooting 38.4 percent from beyond the arc and 83.3 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Trail Blazers are allowing 37.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.8 rebounds per game.
The Los Angeles Clippers look for a win after winning eight of their last 11 games. The Los Angeles Clippers are averaging 114.3 points on 48.2 percent shooting and allowing 107.9 points on 46.7 percent shooting. Kawhi Leonard is averaging 25.7 points and 6.5 rebounds while Paul George is averaging 22.2 points and 6.3 rebounds. Marcus Morris Sr. is the third double-digit scorer and Serge Ibaka is grabbing 6.7 rebounds. The Los Angeles Clippers are shooting 41.6 percent from beyond the arc and 84 percent from the free throw line. The Los Angeles Clippers are allowing 36.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.4 rebounds per game.
The Trail Blazers are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 Tuesday games and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games playing on 2 days rest. The Clippers are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 home games and 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games overall. The over is 4-0 in Trail Blazers last 4 road games. The over is 4-1 in Clippers last 5 games playing on 1 days rest. The Trail Blazers are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
The Los Angeles Clippers are going to be favored against nearly every team in the league at home and they're playing some of their most consistent ball over the last two years. However, the Portland Trail Blazers are as healthy as they've been all season and the addition of Powell only raises their ceiling. The Trail Blazers have won eight of their last 11 games and are winning their last five games by an average of 13 points on 46 percent shooting from the field. The Trail Blazers are a team to watch down the stretch and there's value with them in the underdog role. Give me the points.
Randy’s Pick Portland Trail Blazers +6
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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