NBA Betting: Trail Blazers vs Clippers

Courtesy of OddsShark.com The Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Clippers will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at STAPLES Center. Oddsmakers currently have the Clippers listed as 3-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Trail Blazers turned on the defense in the fourth quarter to take a 105-89 win over the Warriors at the Rose Garden Saturday. Portland covered as a 3.5-point home favorite while the final score played UNDER the 213.5-point total. Chris Kaman led the way with 26 points on Thursday night as the Clippers cruised to a 104-88 win over the 76ers. The Clippers managed to cover the 1.5-point spread in that contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the night's posted total (196.5). Current streak: Portland has won 2 straight games. Team records: Portland: 22-13 SU, 19-15-1 ATS Los Angeles: 14-18 SU, 13-19 ATS Portland most recently: When playing on Monday are 3-7 Before playing Memphis are 5-5 After playing Golden State are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing LA Lakers are 5-5 After playing Philadelphia are 4-6 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Portland is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing LA Clippers Portland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games Portland is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers The total has gone UNDER in 11 of the LA Clippers last 12 games at home LA Clippers are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games at home LA Clippers are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games at home LA Clippers are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games when playing at home against Portland Next up: Portland home to Memphis, Tuesday, January 5 LA Clippers home to LA Lakers, Wednesday, January 6