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2021 NBA Handicapping
(31-31) LA Clippers vs. Houston Rockets (15-44)
Date: Sunday, February 27th
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Venue: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
NBA Moneyline Odds: Clippers -263| Rockets +250 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Clippers -7
NBA Betting Total: 228.5
Sunday, February 27th finds the LA Clippers facing the Houston Rockets for the second of three meetings this season. LA won 142-111 in the initial meeting on February 17th.
The teams are playing consecutive games in Houston with the next game on Tuesday as they wrap up their season series. Both teams played on Friday with the Clippers beating fellow Crypto.com residents the Lakers 105-102 while the Rockets lost 111-119 to the Magic.
Last season, the squads played three times with the Clippers taking two of the three contests. The Rockets hold the all-time record having bested the Clippers in 124 of their 207 matches.
LA Clippers
Despite being shorthanded and missing their top three players the Clippers didn’t allow that to stand in the way of their greatest rivalry. Thus they rallied to beat the Lakers and took a 3-0 series lead.
Leading the charge was Terance Mann who registered a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds. Reggie Jackson scored 17 while Marcus Morris Sr. chipped in with 10 points.
In a rarity, all four reserves scored in double-figures led by Luke Kennard with 18 points along with Amir Coffey, Isaiah Hartenstein, and Robert Covington who scored 12, 11, and 10 points respectively.
The Clippers held the Lakers to 25.8 percent from the perimeter and stayed on top of the playmakers holding them to 18 assists.
Norman Powell (toe), Jason Preston (foot), Paul George (elbow), and Kawhi Leonard (knee) are all out indefinitely. Jay Scrubb (toe) is lost for the season.
Houston Rockets
When two lottery-bound teams play each other the game tends to feel more like a chess game than basketball.
That’s because both clubs are strategizing where they’ll finish the season and how this one game could impact their ability to nab one of those highly coveted bottom three seeds.
With that in mind, it wasn’t surprising the Magic were willing to force the checkmate on the Rockets since they have a few losses in hand to play with.
In the loss, six Rockets scored in double-figures including Christian Wood who registered a double-double of 21 points and 11 rebounds. The other five included Jalen Green (21), Eric Gordon (15), Jae’Sean Tate (13), Garrison Matthews (13), and Dennis Schroder (10).
Kevin Porter Jr. (ankle) left the last game and is questionable while Usman Garuba (wrist) was upgraded to probable for Sunday. John Wall remains on the shelf as the Rockets failed to find a trade partner and are in a stalemate regarding a buy-out given his massive salary.
NBA Betting Trends:
- The Clippers are 6-4 in their last 10 head to head meetings
- The Rockets are 6-4 ATS in the last 10 head to head meetings
- Over/Under is 7-3 in the team’s last 10 head-to-head meetings.
- The Clippers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games.
- Houston is 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of the Clippers’ last 10 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 games.
Free LA Clippers vs. Houston Rockets NBA Prediction:
The Clippers continue to play team ball and retain a high play-in tournament seed despite being severely strapped of their top talents. On the opposite side of the court, Stephen Silas has his youngsters invested in learning and growing while compiling ample losses.
That should equate to an easy win for LA but following an intense victory versus the Lakers, Ty Lue will need to ward off his charges from the natural relaxation that arises in these circumstances and leads to trap game losses. I’m betting on his ability to do that.
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