Posted
on 12/18/2007 4:45 PM
By: CappersPicks.com NBA Basketball Handicapping
Staff
NBA Basketball Betting - Raptors
vs. Clippers Bulls
BetUS: The
Toronto Raptors (14-11 SU, 16-9 ATS), playing
some of their best ball of the season right
now, pay a visit to the Staples Center
for a Tuesday night NBA game, when they
take on the Los Angeles Clippers (9-14
SU & ATS)
with tipoff scheduled for 10:30 PM ET.
In the BetUS NBA basketball betting odds,
the Raptors are listed at -5.5, with the
total posted at 187 points.
In the HEAD-to-HEAD NBA basketball betting
trends:
* TOR has won and covered the last five
meetings
* Eight of the last 12 meetings have gone
UNDER the total
* TOR has won and covered five of the last
six meetings as the visitor
* Five of the last six meetings at the Staples
Center have gone UNDER the total
The Raptors stand at 14-11, putting them
in second place in the Atlantic Division
behind the Boston Celtics. they will likely
stay there, because at this moment the Celts
are a juggernaut. Toronto has won and covered
four games in a row before running into the
Boston buzzsaw two days ago, held to 39%
shooting in a 90-77 defeat. Chris Bosh, the
Raptors' all-star forward, kept rolling though,
with 17 points and 13 rebounds. The loss
of point guard T.J. Ford could be tough in
the long run, however; Ford took a tough
fall in a game with Atlanta last week and
suffered a head an neck injury. Also:
* TOR has won and covered four of its last
five games
* TOR has played four UNDERS in its last
five games
* TOR has covered seven of its last nine
road games
* TOR is 6-5 SU on the road this season
* TOR shoots 82.4% from the line, second
in the league
The Clippers are not playing well. Obviously
much of that has to do with injuries. Elton
Brand and Shawn Livingston - representing
one all-star and another in the making -
have not been available to the team from
the outset; Sam Cassell currently has a calf
injury and is out until further notice, and
Tim Thomas, who has the potential to provide
scoring in spurts, is listed as day-to-day.
Chris Kaman is the only guy keeping them
alive, as the center has averages of 18.6
ppg and 13.9 rpg. This team ranks 29th in
the league, shooting just 42.2%, and has
made just six 3-point shots in the last two
games. The Clippers have lost 10 of their
last 13 games. Also:
* LAC have covered five of their last 19
games
* LAC have covered four of their last six
games
* LAC have played six of their last nine
games UNDER the total
* LAC have covered one of their last ten
home games
* LAC have lost their last five home games
SU
Toronto has won and covered the last five
meetings, and Bosh has averaged 20 points
in his career against the Clippers. Clearly
they haven't had a great answer for him,
even with Brand in the lineup. The Clippers
covered four straight to open the season;
now they are at 9-14 and can't cover a game
at home (1-9 ATS last 10), and as Sunday's
21-point loss to the Lakers demonstrated,
they can't win as the visitor there either.
Jason Kapono is heating up for the Raptors;
he had 29 points last Thursday against Indiana
and is hitting 54% from beyond the arc. Last
year the Raptors won on this floor by a 98-96
count as an eight-point dog; this time the
margin will be bigger. lay the points with
Toronto, the 5.5-point favorite in the BetUS
NBA betting odds.
BetUS NBA basketball betting odds: TORONTO
-5.5, Total: 187
NBA Free Pick: JAY'S PLAY: TORONTO
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