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It’s Thursday, January 16, and the Los Angeles Clippers (22-17) and Portland Trail Blazers (13-26) are ready to leave the Moda Center in Portland.
The Blazers welcome the Clippers to town after losing 3 straight and 4 of their last 5. Portland is 13th in the Western Conference. The Clippers are making a push. They have won 2 in a row and now have 5 to goth in the West Last night LA nearly doubled up on the Nets beating them 126-67. This was the largest margin of victory in Clippers franchise history. LA held every Nets starter to single digits in the scoring column.
The Clippers are currently 8-11 on the road with a +2 point differential, while the Trail Blazers are 4-6 in their last ten home games.
We’ve got all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest on how to catch the tip, odds, recent team performance, player stats and of course our predictions, picks and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and expert staff.
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Game details on: Clippers vs. Trail Blazers today
- Date: Thursday, January 16, 2025
- Time: 10:00 PM EST
- Place: Fashion Center
- City: Portland, OR
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Game odds for Clippers vs Trail Blazers
The latest odds from Thursday:
- Odds: Clippers (-248), Trail Blazers (+202)
- Spread: Clippers -5.5
- Over/Under: 222 points
That gives the Clippers an implied team point total of 112.96 and the Trail Blazers 110.09.
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Expert picks and predictions for Thursday’s Clippers vs. Trail Blazers game
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bets for each game on the NBA schedule based on data points such as recent performance, player matchups, trend information and projected game totals.
After the model has finished running, we put its projections next to the last betting lines so that the game reaches a relative confidence level for each bet.
The best bets our model is projecting for today’s Clippers & Trail Blazers game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet recommends betting on Los Angeles Clippers on Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is tipping the Portland Trail Blazers at +5 for an ATS game.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet stays away from a play at Game Total of 222.
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Important stats, trends and knowledge to know before Clippers vs. Trail Blazers Thursday
- In a win earlier this season against the Clippers, the Trail Blazers won by a single point
- OVER is 4-1 in Trail Blazers last 5 home games
- The Clippers have failed to cover the spread in 4 of their last 5 against Western Conference teams
- The Clippers have won 5 straight games in Portland
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