Hornets home to Clippers in NBA
The Hornets will be trying to slam the Clippers on Wednesday when the teams tip off at New Orleans Arena in NBA betting action.
This season the Hornets are 33-25 overall and 27-29-2 ATS against the number, while the Clippers are 21-36 and 28-28-1 ATS. As for the totals, New Orleans is 21-36-1 on the OU, and Los Angeles is 29-27-1.
Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Hornets sit at No. 12 in the current NBA Power Rankings at Odds Shark, while the Clippers are at No. 19 on that chart. Math models have concluded that the Hornets will win this game 99-94.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New Orleans's No. 27-ranked offense (94.8 PPG) against a Clippers defense that ranks No. 19 at 101.8 PPG. The Hornets have averaged 45.7% from the field per game, more than the Clippers have managed so far this season (45.6% on average).
Defensively, the Clippers feature the league's No. 20-rated defense on the road, allowing 105.4 points per game. New Orleans, meanwhile, comes in at No. 28 in the league in scoring at home.
Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 111-88 result against the Thunder on February 22. The Clippers failed to cover in that game as an 8.5-point underdog, while the 199 combined points took the game UNDER the total. Los Angeles was run off the court by the Thunder on Tuesday as Oklahoma City blasted them 111-88 at Ford Center.
The Hornets were a 103-96 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Trail Blazers. They failed to cover the 5.5–point spread as underdogs, while the total score (199) made winners of OVER bettors. New Orleans got 27 points from David West en route to a 103-96 loss against Portland on Wednesday at Rose Garden.
Los Angeles Clippers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing LA Lakers are 3-7
After playing Oklahoma City are 2-8
After a loss are 4-6
New Orleans Hornets Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Minnesota are 5-5
After playing Portland are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7
A few Clippers at Hornets trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 9 of the LA Clippers last 10 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 6 of the LA Clippers last 8 games when playing New Orleans
LA Clippers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games
LA Clippers are 2-11 SU in their last 13 games on the road
New Orleans is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
New Orleans is 14-1 SU in their last 15 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 9 of New Orleans's last 10 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Orleans's last 8 games when playing LA Clippers
Next up:
LA Clippers at LA Lakers, Friday, February 25
New Orleans at Minnesota, Friday, February 25