Free NBA Picks and Odds: Los Angeles Clippers at Charlotte Bobcats on NBA TV Expert Predictions – NBA Betting Preview 3/7/11: All Star Rookie Blake Griffin will lead the Los Angeles Clippers on the road to the Time Warner Cable Arena to take on a Stephen Jackson less Charlotte Bobcats on Monday night at 7:00 PM ET on NBA TV. The Bobcats are coming off a road trip where they have lost their last 4 games and at 26-36 are 4th in the Southeast and a game behind the Pacers for the 8th playoff seed while the Clippers are coming off 2 consecutive wins but at 23-40 are 4th in the Pacific and 12 games out of a playoff berth.
“Back-to-back games and when you’re missing your best scorer, it’s going to be hard to put the ball in the basket,” said coach Paul Silas, who said Friday that Jackson could be out a few games. The Bobcats could only muster 69 points at Portland on Saturday. It looks like the Clippers will be without Eric Gordon who reinjured his wrist on Saturday. “I would say the pain level isn’t as bad as it was, but it’s re-aggravated and it’s going to take some time,” Gordon said. “The big relief is that it’s not broken. … All I could do was see what kind of pain tolerance I could deal with and be able to play.” Los Angeles is just 4-16 without him in the lineup. The odds makers at JustBET have the Charlotte Bobcats a -1 1/2 point favorite at home against the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Bobcats finished their road trip Saturday with a 93-69 loss at the Portland Trail Blazers which dropped them to a mediocre 30-30-2 ATS for the season. Shooting guard Gerald Henderson led the Bobcats with 16 points and 2 rebounds while point guard D.J. Augustin added 14 points, pulled down 3 boards and dished 3 assists. Power forward DJ White came off the bench to pour in 12 points and grab 9 rebounds. Charlotte is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing LA Clippers.
The Clippers are coming off a 100-94 victory over the Denver Nuggets at home moving them to 31-31-1 ATS for the season. Griffin nearly had a triple double with 18 points, 12 boards and dished 9 dimes while Moe Williams added 17 points and 5 assists. The total has gone UNDER in 6 of the LA Clippers last 7 games on the road. Vegas odds makers have the over/under for the total score at 189 1/2 points combined of the Los Angeles Clippers and Charlotte Bobcats.
FREE PICK: Charlotte +1
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MATCHUP: L.A. Clippers (23-40) at Charlotte (26-36)
GAME TIME: 7:05 PM EST
TELEVISION: NBA TV
Recent Clippers and Bobcats NBA Betting Odds Trends:
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
LA Clippers are 4-12 SU in their last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of the LA Clippers last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of the LA Clippers last 7 games on the road
LA Clippers are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games on the road
LA Clippers are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games on the road
LA Clippers are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing Charlotte
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS
Charlotte is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte’s last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Charlotte’s last 9 games at home
Charlotte is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Charlotte is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing LA Clippers
Charlotte is 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
Opening Vegas Odds from Las Vegas
Favorite: LA Clippers -1
Total: O/U 189
* These are the Morning Lines at Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas
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