Portland at Los Angeles

The Portland Trail Blazers are talented on offense and motivated, with a shot at overtaking Memphis for the fifth playoff slot in the West. Damon Lillard scored 27 points against Dallas the last game, a 109-103 win, for his fifth straight 20-point outing and is averaging 26 points per game during the stretch. The Blazers are 17-7 ATS when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game, plus 14-6 ATS after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game. They face a road weary Clippers team home from a 114-98 loss at Golden State last night. The Clippers are home from a brutal 5-game road trek and Chris Paul is just nine-of-thirty from the field in the past two games. They have looked road weary. The Clippers were also outclassed Sunday by Dante Cunningham, Omer Asik and Luke Babbitt, none of whom would start for most NBA teams. Asik outrebounded the Clippers' DeAndre Jordan, 14-9, in the 109-105 New Orleans victory as a +10 dog. The Blazers are 11-5 ATS against the Western Conference, so grab the talented dog. Play Portland.