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Los Angeles Clippers vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The fans at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter will be treated to a game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Portland Trail Blazers when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -2.5-point favorites versus the Clippers, while the game's total opened at 222.5.
Portland lost its last outing, a 132-114 result against the Nets on January 14. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in that game as a -3.5-point favorite, while the 246 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Los Angeles was a 126-67 winner in its last match at home against the Nets. They covered the -15.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 193 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 22-17 SU,24-15 ATS
LA Clippers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of LA Clippers's last 12 games
LA Clippers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Portland:
Team record: 13-26 SU,20-19 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Portland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Portland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Portland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Los Angeles Sunday, January 19
Portland home to Houston Saturday, January 18