Los Angeles Clippers at Portland Trailblazers Betting Lines - Free Pick
Date:
October 27, 10:30 pm
Location:
Moda Center
TV:
ESPN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Los Angeles Clippers -2
Total:
210
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The Los Angeles Clippers will travel to the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon to face off with the Portland Trailblazers for a rematch of the 2016 Western Conference Quarterfinals. The contest will take place at 10:30 PM EDT and is scheduled to be aired on TNT. The Clippers have yet to play this season as this is their opening game. For Portland, they enter of an opening game win against Utah on Tuesday where they won 113-104. For the first time in a long time, the Clippers will have the services of all-star point guard Chris Paul and superstar forward Blake Griffin. Portland defeated the Clippers in the Western Conference Quarterfinals largely in part to sustained injuries suffered by the Clips to key players.
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Los Angeles Clippers at Portland Trailblazers Overview<br />
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The last time these two teams met, the Clippers were eliminated at the hands of a team they seemed to have on the ropes ready to deliver the knock out a week earlier until the injuries would strike. Damian Lillard would lead the Trailblazers past the Clippers to the Western Conference Semifinals. The obvious and presiding narrative in this game is the “revenge” angle many may factor in with a healthy Los Angeles traveling to Rip City to avenge what could have been last year.
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LA at Portland Key Betting Trends<br />
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Los Angeles has yet to take the court this year. On the contrary, the Trailblazers enter at 1-0 SU and 1-0 ATS, as well after their win against Utah on Tuesday night.
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Public Consensus Betting<br />
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74% of the public are taking the Clips against the spread. Even greater propensity is reflected in Money Line markets as 94% of the public have taken Los Angeles with juice at -130, opposed to Portland who comes in at +110. 73% of the public are taking the Over for a Total Line sitting at 210 after opening at 208.5
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Los Angeles Clippers at Portland Trailblazers Prediction
Even with Paul and Griffin returning the starting ranks, the Clips are no shoe-in for a win here. Portland has some weapons of their own in Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum. The duo of guards can proliferate points at will and may be prime to take advantage of a typical west coast defense which allows for a offense oriented the game. The proof is in the numbers as the books are expecting this one to be a donnybrook. Portland’s defense is typically porous in their own right but nevertheless we have to go with the team here with the notable home court advantage and fade the public in the process. No one knows how Griffin and Paul will play in their first game back and jumping all over the Clips by virtue of this precept is a risky play.
Free Pick:
Take the Trailblazers +110
