World News – AU – Trail Blazer versus Clippers Odds and Picks

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John Perrotto
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NBA basketball
– 30. December 2020 at 6:35 a.m. PST

After the Los Angeles Clippers got back on track Tuesday after an ugly defeat, they’ll be looking to turn in consecutive nights when they host the Portland Trail Blazers at 10pm. m. ET Wednesday at the Staples Center.

The Clippers scored a 124-101 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at 10am on Tuesday night. 5 point favorites. That came just two days after the Clippers were blown 51 points out of their home seat by the Dallas Mavericks.

Los Angeles is now 3-1 overall against the spread while the Trail Blazers are 2-1 and 1-2 ATS.

Portland has a 115-107 Lakers surprise at the Staples Center on Monday night as 6. 5-point underdogs, but are dogs again in this matchup.

Leonard missed a second game in a row with a mouth injury. It took eight stitches to close a cut in his mouth that was sustained over Christmas when teammate Serge Ibaka accidentally showed an elbow in a game against the Denver Nuggets.

Clippers trainer Tyronn Lue said Tuesday he doesn’t know when Leonard will have his stitches removed and classified his status as « commonplace ». ”

Sans Leonard, the Clippers were still 70:50 ahead of the Timberwolves at halftime. That was quite a difference from Sunday, when Los Angeles fell behind the Mavericks 85-35 during the break. The 50 points were the largest half-time deficit in NBA history.

Lou Williams hit a team high of 20 points on Tuesday and was one of seven double-digit Clippers. He was joined by Paul George (18), Ibaka (16), Luke Kennard (15), Patrick Beverley (12), Ivica Zubac (12) and Reggie Jackson (11). .

The Clippers made 16 of 31 shots (51. 6%) from the 3-point range and had 32 assists on their 47 field goals. Against the Mavericks, Los Angeles was 4 for 33 (12. 1%) from beyond the arch and had only supported 13 of their 26 buckets.

While the Clippers played poorly on Sunday afternoon at the Staples Center, the Trail Blazers played brilliantly against the Lakers the next evening in the same building.

Damian Lillard topped Portland with 31 points after scoring 32 points in an overtime win over the Houston Rockets the night before. He fought in the opener with just nine points in a win against Utah Jazz last Wednesday.

Gary Trent Jr. . He had quite a rebound game scoring seven 3-point points to a career high while scoring 28 points. That came after he was limited to just six minutes and didn’t score a goal against the Rockets.

Against the Lakers, Trent was 7 for 11 from beyond the bow and 11 for 14 overall. However, he weighed a calf late in the game and is questionable for Wednesday.

C. . J. . McCollum had 20 points despite only shooting 7 for 22 and handing out 11 rebounds. He scored at least 20 points in all three games.

Veteran Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony is expected to play after Sunday’s suspension as COVID-19 is tracking contact. In the first two games he scored 20 points.

As important as depth is this season, Carmelo Anthony’s absence has shown the Blazers have too many players waiting for minutes of rotation. The distribution of the game time made a lot more sense without it being available tonight.

Marcus Morris has not seen an action for the Clippers this season due to a knee injury. The nine year veteran had an average of 10. 1 point in 19 games last season.

Last season, the Clippers won all three Trail Blazers games and were the winning side against the Spread every time.

In the last matchup on Aug. . 8 in the bubble at Walt Disney World, the Clippers won 122-117 as 4th. 5 point outsider.

George led Los Angeles with 21 points and Jackson added 17. McCollum, 29, Lillard, 22, Anthony (21) and Trent (21) together scored 93 of Portland’s points.

After beating the aftermath of an embarrassing loss, look for the Clippers to continue their recent track record against the Trail Blazers.

John Perrotto has been reporting and writing about sports for various outlets for over 40 years. His work has been published in the USA TODAY, ESPN, among others. com, SI. com, Forbes. com, The Associated Press, Baseball Digest, and more. John is based in Beaver Falls, PA.

John Perrotto has been reporting and writing about sports for various outlets for over 40 years. His work has been published in the USA TODAY, ESPN, among others. com, SI. com, Forbes. com, The Associated Press, Baseball Digest, and more. John is based in Beaver Falls, PA.

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