Portland (27-22) at LA Clippers (25-24)
When: Tuesday, January 30th 2018
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
Time: 10:35 ET | TV: TNT
Opening Odds: Los Angeles -2.5/219
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After a rough first couple of months to the season, the Los Angeles Clippers were starting to get healthy and playing some good ball, including winning their last two on the road. Now, word has come down late Monday that they have traded away the face of their franchise in Blake Griffin, and will presumably have a short roster when facing the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. Griffin, who is averaging 22.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists, has been dealt to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic and first and second-round draft picks. The Clippers, who currently sit in ninth place in the Western Conference, will also reportedly consider dealing DeAndre Jordan and shooting guard Lou Williams. Griffin, who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 draft, signed a five-year, $171 million contract extension with the team on July 1st. The Trail Blazers already have a face of the franchise in point guard Damian Lillard, who is averaging 28.8 points on 52.8% shooting while leading the team to wins in five of the last six games. Portland sits two games ahead of Los Angeles in seventh place in the Western Conference.
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Lillard led the Blazers with 29 points in the 107-93 win at Dallas on Friday to open a two-game road trip and are now five games over .500. Fellow guard CJ McCollum added 20 points on Friday – the 30th time in 48 games that he’s eclipsed 20 points. Lillard and McCollum combined for 48 points and six three-pointers in Portland’s 104-103 home loss to the Clippers on October 26th. The Blazers shot just 39.3% in the game, but kept themselves in it by hitting 14-of-31 beyond the arc. Portland will have a home game with Chicago tomorrow night before hitting the road for three games.
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Los Angeles will get some scoring back for Griffin in Harris (18.1 points) and Bradley (15), who ranked first and second, respectively, on the Pistons in scoring. Bradley also gives the Clippers an elite perimeter defender that the team has been missing since Patrick Beverley went down with a season-ending knee injury in November. Williams leads Los Angeles in scoring at an average of 23.5 points and improved that number to 28.8 in 14 games this month. Jordan averages just 11.9, but is second in the NBA in rebounding (14.8) and first in field-goal percentage (.668).
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The Clippers will probably be shorthanded in this one with Harris and Bradley probably not expected to be ready for action so soon. Either way, I was going to take the Blazers anyway. Portland is playing well right now and the Clippers may be a little distracted.
Pick: Blazers +2.5
- Trail Blazers are 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games following a straight up win.
- Trail Blazers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 3 or more days rest.
- Trail Blazers are 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Trail Blazers are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
- Trail Blazers are 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 vs. Western Conference.
- Trail Blazers are 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Trail Blazers are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Trail Blazers are 8-2-3 ATS in their last 13 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points.
- Trail Blazers are 3-8-1 ATS in their last 12 vs. NBA Pacific.
- Trail Blazers are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 road games.
- Trail Blazers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Tuesday games.
- Trail Blazers are 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Clippers are 13-2-1 ATS in their last 16 games following a straight up win.
- Clippers are 13-3-1 ATS in their last 17 games following a ATS win.
- Clippers are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 vs. Western Conference.
- Clippers are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Clippers are 18-7-1 ATS in their last 26 games overall.
- Clippers are 15-6-1 ATS in their last 22 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Clippers are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Clippers are 13-6 ATS in their last 19 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Clippers are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Clippers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. NBA Northwest.
- Over is 7-1 in Trail Blazers last 8 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Over is 8-2 in Trail Blazers last 10 vs. Western Conference.
- Under is 4-1 in Trail Blazers last 5 vs. NBA Pacific.
- Over is 7-2 in Trail Blazers last 9 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 7-2 in Trail Blazers last 9 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 6-2 in Trail Blazers last 8 road games.
- Over is 8-3 in Trail Blazers last 11 overall.
- Over is 8-3 in Trail Blazers last 11 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 17-7-1 in Trail Blazers last 25 games following a ATS win.
- Under is 7-3 in Trail Blazers last 10 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Over is 23-11 in Trail Blazers last 34 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points.
- Over is 7-1 in Clippers last 8 vs. NBA Northwest.
- Over is 7-2 in Clippers last 9 home games.
- Over is 9-3 in Clippers last 12 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 14-5 in Clippers last 19 overall.
- Over is 14-5 in Clippers last 19 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 22-8 in Clippers last 30 vs. Western Conference.
- Over is 5-2 in Clippers last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Over is 7-3 in Clippers last 10 Tuesday games.
- Under is 7-3 in Clippers last 10 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Over is 9-4 in Clippers last 13 games following a straight up win.
- Over is 9-4 in Clippers last 13 games following a ATS win.
- Over is 9-4 in Clippers last 13 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in Los Angeles.
- Trail Blazers are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
- Road team is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
