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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Los Angeles Clippers
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Clippers will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Staples Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Clippers as -2-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 234.5.
Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 120-114 result against the Grizzlies on October 23. The Clippers failed to cover in that game as a -4-point favorite, while the 234 combined points took the game OVER the total.
In their last action, Portland was a 134-105 winner at home against the Suns. They covered the -3-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (239) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 1-1 SU,1-1 ATS
Portland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Portland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Portland's last 9 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 0-2 SU,1-1 ATS
LA Clippers is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
LA Clippers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
LA Clippers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Portland
Next up:
Portland home to Memphis Wednesday, October 27
Los Angeles home to Cleveland Wednesday, October 27