Posted
on 01/26/2008 8:45 AM
By: CappersPicks.com NBA Basketball Handicapping
Staff
NBA Basketball Betting - Charlotte at LA Clippers
BetUS: WHO:
Charlotte Bobcats (17-27 SU, 18-25-1 ATS) at
Los Angeles Clippers (13-27 SU, 18-22 ATS)
WHERE: Staples Center in Los Angeles
WHEN: Monday, January 28 at 10:30 PM
BetUS NBA basketball betting odds: LA CLIPPERS
-2.5, TOTAL 190
In the HEAD-to-HEAD NBA betting trends:
* LA has won six of the seven meetings
* LA has covered three of the last five
meetings
* LA has had the rebounding edge in five
of the last seven meetings
* LA has made more three-pointers in three
of the last four meetings
Charlotte is the worst free throw shooting
team in the NBA, at 70.6%. The Bobcats get
7.5 steals a game, and turn it over 14.3
times a game. Also:
* CHAR has lost four of its last six games
SU
* CHAR has covered two of its last six games
* CHAR has covered eight of its last 12
games
* CHAR has covered three of its last four
road games
The Clippers are shooting 43.5% from the
field, which is 28th in the NBA. They hit
only 4.4 three-pointers a game, and are also
77.9% from the foul line. Opponents shoot
45.2% against the Clips. Also:
* LA has won three of its last 11 games
SU
* LA has covered four of its last five home
games
* LA has played four of its last five games
OVER the total
* LA has played four of its last six home
games OVER the total
The Bobcats have been moving right along
in the fourth NBA season. They have bonafide
scoring in Gerald Wallace and Jason Richardson,
and genuine defense and rebounding out of
Emeka Okafor, and improved floor leadership
from Raymond Falton. But Saturday's 103-96
home loss to Philadelphia may be a sign that
Charlotte is cooling off a bit. Meanwhile,
it's not liking we're seeing a revival on
the part of the Clippers, but they have shot
better than their season average in each
of their last five games. In the Saturday
loss to Memphis, they hit 52.4% from the
field.
Los Angeles has also covered four of its
last five home games, indicating that if
the Staples Center is not a stronghold, at
least it's not a liability, as it seemed
to be when the Clippers went through a streak
of covering just two of 11 at home. Right
now Felton is day-to-day with a sore ankle,
while Clippers' center Chris Kaman sat out
the last game in Memphis with a shin injury.
But dissension
may hurt the Bobcats more. Coach Sam Vincent
feels Jeff McInnis is so limited at point
guard in place of Felton that "Now you’re
playing four on five."
He added, ""The coaching staff
cares an awful lot about winning, but the
guys on the floor have to care about winning
more than the coaching staff." the players
are not happy, and thus we have the beginnings
of some internal strife.
We'll lay the points with the Clippers,
the 2.5-point favorite in the BetUS NBA basketball
betting odds.
NBA Hoops Free Pick: JAY'S PLAY: L.A. CLIPPERS
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