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Posted on 02/08/2008 3:45 PM
By: CappersPicks.com NBA Basketball Handicapping Staff
NBA Basketball Betting – Washington at Denver
Our Sportsbooks: WHO: Los Angeles Clippers (15-31 SU, 20-26 ATS) at Toronto Raptors (26-21 SU, 27-20 ATS)
WHERE: Air Canada Centre in Toronto
WHEN: Friday, February 8 at 7 PM ET
BetUS NBA basketball betting odds: TORONTO -9, Total 196.5
In the HEAD-to-HEAD NBA betting trends:
* TOR has covered five of the last six meetings
* TOR has won four of the last six meetings SU
* Nine of the last 13 meetings have gone UNDER the total
* TOR has covered four of the last five meetings as the home team
* TOR has won seven of the last ten meetings SU as the home team
* Eight of the last 12 meetings in Toronto have gone OVER the total
* LA has had the shooting edge in seven of the last eight meetings
* TOR has made more three-pointers in five of the last six meetings
The Clippers have a minus-4.8 point differential, and hit just 4.2 three-point shots per game, which does not represent much long-range firepower. Also:
* LA has won and covered two of its last eight games
* LA has covered one of its last seven road games
* LA has lost 10 of its last 11 road games SU
* LA has played four of its last six road games OVER the total
Toronto has twice as many assists as it does turnovers. The Raptors are a better shooting team than Los Angeles, hitting 46.1% from the floor. And they are second best in the league at making their free throws (81%). Also:
* TOR has own and covered nine of its last 13 games
* TOR has played six of its last seven games OVER the total
* TOR has won and covered six of its last seven home games
* TOR has played five of its last seven home games OVER the total
Toronto is in a take-no-prisoners mode against many opponents lately, and you can certainly count a foe like this in that category – the Raps are 12-4 ATS laying four points or more at home. Against the Heat, T.J. Ford came back to action, as he is somewhat recovered from neck and back injuries. That’s not only inspirational, but it also gives Toronto some unusual depth at the point guard position. Jose Calderon, who had been filling in, has been simply outstanding, with a 3-to-1 ratio of assists to turnovers and an accurate shooting eye. Now Toronto can do some mixing and matching in the backcourt.
The Clippers do not have a healthy situation right now. And star Elton Brand, who’s going to be a free agent at the end of the season, may not have any teammates to come back to if he is able to rebound from injury and play this year. Sam Cassell now reportedly wants a contract buyout (he denied a Boston Globe report that he wants to play for the Celtics), and the Clippers are interested in listening to offers for a few of their “marquee” players, including Corey Maggette. It may be some “addition by subtraction” they way it was in Portland when they got rid of Zach Randolph, but for now, L.A.’s “other” team has to deal with the fact that it has covered just four out of 14 times when getting six points or more as a road underdog.
We will lay the points with Toronto, the nine-point favorite in the Top Sportsbooks NBA basketball betting odds.
NBA Free Prediction: JAY’S PLAY: TORONTO
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