{"id":5710,"date":"2008-12-12T19:35:45","date_gmt":"2008-12-13T00:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=5710"},"modified":"2008-12-12T19:35:45","modified_gmt":"2008-12-13T00:35:45","slug":"preview-prediction-clippers-trailblazers-121208","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nba\/preview-prediction-clippers-trailblazers-121208\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Preview: Clippers vs. Trailblazers (Dec. 12)"},"content":{"rendered":"

NBA Clippers @ Trailblazers<\/h2>\n

The Los Angeles Clippers are horrible. The Portland Trailblazers are pretty darn good. This should be a good old fashioned sports betting lock, right? Maybe not. The Clippers are a terrible team but they do have Baron Davis in the back-court. Davis is averaging 27 points and 7 assists. \u00a0 \u00a0Those are gaudy numbers. Online NBA betting fans know that Davis is legitimately that good because he has to pass the ball to someone else in order to get assists and there isn\u2019t a whole lot else on this Clippers\u2019 team worth discussing. Then again, Zach Randolph and Marcus Camby have been pleasant surprises for L.A.\u2019s other team. They just don\u2019t win games. Against the BetUS online betting spread the Clippers are 8 and 13.<\/p>\n

The Portland Trailblazers have one of the best power forwards in the league in the 22 points 6 rebounds a game LeMarcus Aldridge. Three years ago I saw the potential in this guy. He\u2019s the reason the Blazers have been good this season. Not Greg Oden. Portland has a straight-up record of 15 and 9. Their record against the BetUS online wagering spread is decent at 11 and 13. More importantly, they are a terrific home team going 5 and 3 against the spread since the season started.<\/p>\n

Here are the BetUS online sportsbook betting odds for this game.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Los Angeles Clippers\t + 9 \u00bd – 110\t O 188 – 110
\nPortland Trailblazers\t – 9 \u00bd – 110\t U 188 \u2013 110<\/p>\n

Here are a few online wagering trends that might help us find a good online bet in this game.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Los Angeles Clippers are 4 and 1 against the spread in their last 5 games as the underdog.
\nThe Under is 4 and 1 in the Los Angeles Clippers last 5 games overall.
\nThe Portland Trailblazers are 9 and 3 against the spread in their last 12 games at home.
\nThe Under is 5 and 1 in the Portland Trailblazers last 6 games at home.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure why the Clippers are so freaking awful. I believe it has to do with the stigma of being named after a rich man\u2019s boat. I mean, come on! How elitist is that?<\/p>\n

Anyhow, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s possible to take the Clippers on the BetUS online betting spread at + 9 \u00bd. But I also don\u2019t think it\u2019s possible to lay money on the Blazers at \u2013 9 \u00bd.<\/p>\n

That means I have to get smart and just go with my instincts. My instincts tell me that the best online bet in this game is on the under at 188. I don\u2019t believe the Clippers sniff 94 points. Then again, I don\u2019t think the Blazers do either. This could be one of those 88 to 84 games.<\/p>\n

Clippers vs. Trailblazers Prediction:<\/h3>\n

I\u2019ll make an online bet on the Clippers vs. Trailblazers game to go under the BetUS Total of 188 points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Clippers are horrible. The Portland Trailblazers are pretty darn good. This should be a good old fashioned sports betting lock, right?…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[4573,116,1597,3938,3939,6545,6546,6543,4045,4494,4575,6544,6547,744,1599,4574,747,749,3951,4576],"class_list":["post-5710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nba","tag-2008-nba-picks","tag-basketball-bet","tag-basketball-handicapping","tag-basketball-odds","tag-bet-on-basketball","tag-clippers-trailblazers-odds","tag-clippers-vs-trailblazers","tag-clippers-vs-trailblazers-prediction","tag-free-nba-picks","tag-free-nba-prediction","tag-gamble-nba","tag-la-clippers-vs-portland-trailblazers","tag-lac-vs-portland","tag-nba-betting","tag-nba-free-picks","tag-nba-free-predictions","tag-nba-lines","tag-nba-odds","tag-nba-preview","tag-wager-nba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5710"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5721,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5710\/revisions\/5721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}