Alex Smart Sports
Los Angeles Clippers vs. New Orleans Hornets (NBA) - Apr 15, 2008 8:05 PM EDT
Play: Point Spread: -15/100 New Orleans Hornets

The New Orleans Hornets have been slumping at the worst possible time, as they continue to jostle for the No.1 seed in the west with the regular season coming to an end. Im predicting their struggles come to an abrupt halt tonight against a visiting LA Clippers team that has lost 24 of their L/28 games, including 5 losses in a row. The Clippers during their latest losing skid have allowed 112 points per game, while getting out scored by an average of 18 points per game. With the Hornets very much needing a big performance tonight, I expect they will come out with all cylinders firing , in an effort to take this contest convincingly, in give themselves some much needed momentum heading into the playoffs. Note: New Orleans has won all 3 meetings SU/aTS in this series this season, by an average of 14 PPG, and tonight nothing changes, as Im predicting an even bigger margin of victory. Final notes & Key Trends: Clippers are 0-5 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

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