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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Los Angeles Clippers
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Clippers will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Staples Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Clippers as -6-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 226.
Los Angeles was a 104-86 winner in its last match at home against the Lakers. They covered the -10.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 190 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Portland won its last outing, a 133-85 result against the Thunder on April 03. The Trail Blazers covered in that game as a -12.5-point favorite, while the 218 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Portland:
Team record: 30-19 SU,25-24 ATS
Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games on the road
Portland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Clippers
Los Angeles:
Team record: 33-18 SU,29-22 ATS
LA Clippers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Portland
LA Clippers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Clippers's last 9 games when playing Portland
Next up:
Portland at Utah Thursday, April 8
Los Angeles home to Phoenix Thursday, April 8