LA Clippers (13-9) vs Portland Trail Blazers (8-13)
December 3, 2024 at 10:30 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: LA Clippers -8.5 / Portland Trail Blazers +8.5 — Over/Under: 217.5
The Portland Trail Blazers and LA Clippers meet Tuesday in NBA action at the Intuit Dome. Here’s a Portland Trail Blazers vs LA Clippers Prediction. This article will include a Portland Trail Blazers vs LA Clippers Pick.
Portland Trail Blazers Betting Preview
The Portland Trail Blazers lost to the Mavericks, beat the Kings, and they play the Jazz, Lakers, and Nuggets next. The Portland Trail Blazers are averaging 107.3 points on 43.5 percent shooting and allowing 114.7 points on 46.6 percent shooting. Shaedon Sharpe is averaging 18 points and 3.2 rebounds, while Anfernee Simons is averaging 17.3 points and 2.6 rebounds. Jerami Grant is the third double-digit scorer and Deandre Ayton is grabbing 10.3 rebounds. The Portland Trail Blazers are shooting 33.8 percent from beyond the arc and 76.4 percent from the free-throw line. The Portland Trail Blazers are allowing 36.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.8 rebounds per game.
LA Clippers Betting Preview
The LA Clippers beat the Nuggets, lost to the Timberwolves, and they play the Timberwolves, Rockets, and Mavericks next. The LA Clippers are averaging 109.3 points on 46.5 percent shooting and allowing 107 points on 45.9 percent shooting. Norman Powell is averaging 23.6 points and 2.9 rebounds, while James Harden is averaging 22.3 points and 7.2 rebounds. Ivica Zubac is the third double-digit scorer and Derrick Jones Jr. is grabbing 3.5 rebounds. The LA Clippers are shooting 37.1 percent from beyond the arc and 77.4 percent from the free-throw line. The LA Clippers are allowing 34.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.5 rebounds per game.
Why the Los Angeles Clippers will win
- The Clippers have won each of their last eight home games.
- The Trail Blazers have lost each of their last 11 Tuesday road games.
- The Clippers have covered the spread in eight of their last nine games.
- The Trail Blazers have failed to cover the spread in three of their last four games as road underdogs against opponents who are on the first leg of a back-to-back.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the Clippers’ last five home games following a home win has gone UNDER the total points line.
- Each of the Trail Blazers’ last four road games against Pacific Division opponents has gone UNDER the total points line.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Clippers rank 2nd in the league for opponent offensive rebounds per game this season (9.3).
- The Clippers rank 29th in the league for turnover percentage this season (14.8%).
- The Trail Blazers rank 29th in the league for assists per game this season (22.1).
- The Trail Blazers rank 29th in the league for opponent offensive rebounds per game this season (12.4).
Portland Trail Blazers vs LA Clippers Prediction
The Portland Trail Blazers aren’t a good team, and they’re even worse on the road. The LA Clippers are getting healthy again, and they’re starting to roll, winning 7 of their last 10 games and covering 8 of those games. The Clippers are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games. The Trail Blazers did beat the Clippers back in October, but they’ve lost 9 of the last 10 meetings overall. This should be a routine beatdown from the Clippers. I’ll lay the points.