Portland has split its last 10 games, including a win at Houston, 104-98, as a double-digit underdog. They also beat Sacramento, 115-106, two games ago and come off a close loss but cover against Dallas, 137-131. Los Angeles came home from a four-game road trip to the East Coast with a close win over Denver, 126-122. The offense is 23rd in scoring and 21st from the free-throw line. Play Portland.
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Who was the public on? 53% of the public bets were on Portland Trail Blazers on the +8.5 ATS. And, 53% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Los Angeles would win by a score of 115.4 to 106.9 with Los Angeles winning on the moneyline, Portland winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Portland at Los Angeles
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 63% of the public bets were on Los Angeles Clippers on the -8 ATS. And, 60% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Los Angeles would win by a score of 110.5 to 109.8, Portland winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Portland at Los Angeles
Portland looks for its second win of the season tonight against the Clippers, who are 0-4 ATS their past four games as home favorites of 5.0-10.5 points and they have lost six of their past seven home games outright dating to last season. Los Angeles lost its only home game this season, 116-113 to Phoenix, as the Clippers opened their new arena, Intuit Dome. The Clippers are playing their third game in five days and the first two were on the road against Denver and Golden State. The Trail Blazers are 4-0-1 ATS their past five road games against teams with losing home records. Deandre Ayton has been a bright spot for Portland as he has posted a double-double his first four games of the season. Grab the points with the Trail Blazers.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Portland would win by a score of 0.0 to 0.0, Portland winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 50% of the public bets were on Portland Trail Blazers on the +14.5 ATS. And, 63% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Los Angeles would win by a score of 115.2 to 104.1 with Los Angeles winning on the moneyline, Portland winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Marquette (CBB-768) MONEYLINE + Auburn (CBB-782) MONEYLINE + Los Angeles (NBA-553) MONEYLINE
Combine the Golden Eagles (-1020), the Tigers (-795), and the Clippers (-895) into a 3-team parlay at -267 odds.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 56% of the public bets were on Portland Trail Blazers on the +12 ATS. And, 54% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Los Angeles would win by a score of 114.8 to 106.8 with Los Angeles winning on the moneyline, Portland winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Los Angeles at Portland
Los Angeles is the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference just a half-game ahead of New Orleans. The Clippers are sixth in the league in shooting (49.1%), while the defense is 12th in points given up (112.6 per game) and 10th in field goal shooting allowed. Los Angeles is 22-10 ATS after playing a home game. Portland is the second-worst team in the West while getting outscored by -8.1 points per contest, the worst differential in the Western Conference. The Blazers are 70-93 ATS as an underdog, including 15-27 ATS as a home dog. Portland is the second-worst shooting team in the NBA (44.2%) and 28th in points scored, while the defense is 26th in shooting allowed. The Blazers are also 44-62 ATS versus winning teams, 12-24 ATS at home after two straight losses, and 31-47 ATS at home revenging a loss to an opponent. Play Los Angeles.