Line: Los Angeles -9.5 Total: 203.5
New York (27-39 SU, 35-30-1 ATS) had its biggest offensive explosion of the season on Wednesday, a 128-97 win at lowly Phoenix as 2-point dogs.
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The 225 combined points scored went way OVER the 207-point total. It was the first OVER for the Knicks in seven games and fourth road cover in five games.
Shooting guard Arron Afflalo missed last game with an abdominal issue, and the team’s second-leading scorer (13.9 PPG) is listed as questionable tonight.
Los Angeles (41-22 SU, 31-30-2 ATS) last played at Oklahoma City on Wednesday, a 120-108 loss as 6-point dogs. Point guard Chris Paul had a poor game with just 12 points and was involved in a ‘low blow’ incident directed towards Kevin Durant. Paul will not face suspension.
Coach Doc Rivers has done a nice job with this team overall, especially considering they’ve been without Blake Griffin since Christmas. However, they are clearly behind the Warriors, Spurs and Thunder in the West, going a combined 2-6 SU (albeit 5-3 ATS) against those teams this season.
Bettors have noticed a more favorable trend for the Clippers. They’ve been great after a loss, 8-0 SU and ATS in the last eight instances.
The Clippers took the first game this year against New York back in January (116-88 as 2.5-point road favorites). They are 5-0 SU and ATS in the last five meetings overall, with the UNDER 6-1 in the last seven.
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