NBA: LAC vs LAL Prediction
The Los Angeles Clippers host the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center in California on Tuesday night. These teams had been in the reverse position – the Lakers high up in the standings and the Clippers near the bottom – for many years, and now it’s the Clippers’ turn to enjoy being on the other side of that.
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Los Angeles Lakers (20-56) at Los Angeles Clippers (52-26)
Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2014
Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
Venue: Staples Center
City: Los Angeles, California
NBA Gambling O/U Odds: 205
NBA Gambling Spread: Clippers -17.5
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The Clippers have a chance to sweep their seasons series with the Lakers on Tuesday night, which would mark the second time in three seasons that they’ve accomplished that feat.
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The Clippers need every win they can get to earn home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Clippers beat the Lakers for the 10th time in 11 games in a 106-78 victory on Sunday. That gave the Lakers their franchise-record 56th loss of the season.
In that game, the Clippers led by as many as 43 points – the second straight meeting in which their lead has climbed that high. In fact, in winning 10 of 11 against the Lakers, six of their victories came by 23 or more points.
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Since the start of the 2012-13 season, the Clippers are averaging 115.6 points per game on 50.6 percent shooting in outscoring the Lakers by an average of 18.8 points per game.
Clippers point guard Chris Paul had 15 assists in Sunday’s win over the Lakers.
In his last 10 games against the Lakers, he’s averaging 19.0 points and 11.7 assists, recording 29 steals and turning the ball over 21 times in that span. Clippers forward Blake Griffin is averaging 24.0 points on 58.2 percent shooting in his last 11 against the Lakers.
FREE Lakers vs. Clippers Pick:
The Clippers showed on Sunday that they can lay a serious beating on this Lakers team, and are perfectly willing to run up the score on their Staples Center co-tenants.
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Additionally, the Lakers figure to have a little more success scoring the basketball themselves in this one, which will only mean a more focused effort from the Clippers as they build their margin.
NBA Betting Trends:
The Lakers are 0-5 ATS in their last five games against opponents with a winning record, and they are 1-4 ATS in their last five games against Pacific Division opponents.
The Clippers are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games overall, and 6-0 ATS in their last six games against opponents with a losing record.
The over is 9-3-1 in the Lakers’ last 13 games against Pacific Division opponents, and it is 4-1 in the Clippers’ last five games played on one day’s rest.
The over is 6-2 in the Clippers’ last eight games following a win of more than 10 points, and it is 12-4 in the last 16 meetings between these teams.
The play: Clippers -17.5, Over 205
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